Sample
Schedules

Requirements for a Physics Major or Minor Course Catalog

The courses of study shown here should be seen as guidelines only.
Individual students will need to plan their schedules in consultation with their advisors.
Note that the first two schedules below include more courses than are required for the major.

Beginning in Fall of the First Year

	Fall	Spring
Year 1	PHY 117 General Physics I	PHY 118 General Physics II
Year 2	PHY 210 Math Methods I PHY 222 Modern Physics I	PHY 223 Modern Physics II PHY 224 Electronics
Year 3	PHY 220 Classical Mechanics PHY 348 Thermal Physics	PHY 214 Electricity and Magnetism PHY 250 Intermediate Lab PHY 340 Quantum Mechanics
Year 4	PHY 300 Current Topics PHY 3xx Elective PHY 430 Thesis	PHY 3xx Elective PHY 430 Thesis

Beginning in Spring of the First Year

	Fall	Spring
Year 1		PHY 117 General Physics I
Year 2	PHY 118 General Physics II PHY 210 Math Methods I	PHY 214 Electricity and Magnetism PHY 224 Electronics
Year 3	PHY 222 Modern Physics I PHY 220 Classical Mechanics	PHY 223 Modern Physics II PHY 250 Intermediate Lab PHY 340 Quantum Mechanics
Year 4	PHY 300 Current Topics PHY 348 Thermal Physics PHY 3xx Elective PHY 430 Thesis	PHY 3xx Elective PHY 430 Thesis

Beginning in Fall of the Second Year

	Fall	Spring
Year 2	PHY 117 General Physics I	PHY 118 General Physics II
Year 3	PHY 210 Math Methods I PHY 222 Modern Physics I	PHY 223 Modern Physics II PHY 224 Electronics PHY 214 Electricity and Magnetism
Year 4	PHY 220 Classical Mechanics PHY 300 Current Topics PHY 348 Thermal Physics	PHY 250 Intermediate Lab PHY 340 Quantum Mechanics PHY 3xx Elective

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