B.Sc. 5-semester Plan
The B.Sc. semester plan for a fall junior transfer student is a truncated version of the one for an incoming freshman. In this table the term “Elective” can refer to one of three categories of courses: (1) courses which can be used towards the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences degree requirements; (2) courses which can be used towards a double major in physics; and (3) true “electives,” courses which students take as a free choice, not to satisfy any particular requirement.
Fall (1st year)
- AST 3018 – Astronomy & Astrophysics 1
- PHY 3101 – Introduction to Modern Physics
- GenEd/ PHY elective
- GenEd/ PHY elective
- Elective
- Total: 15 credit hours
Spring (1st year)
- AST 3019 – Astronomy & Astrophysics 2
- AST 3722C – Observational Techniques 1
- MAP 2302 – Elementary Differential Equations
- GenEd/ PHY elective
- Elective
- Total: 15 credit hours
Fall (2nd year)
- AST 4723C – Observational Techniques 2
- AST 4000-level
- PHY 3221 – Classical Mechanics 1
- GenEd/ PHY elective
- Foreign Language course (if not already)
- Total: 15-16 credit hours
Spring (2nd year)
- AST 4000 course
- PHY 4222 – Classical Mechanics 2
- PHY 3323 – Electromagnetism 1
- GenEd/ PHY elective
- Elective (or completion of Foreign language)
- Total: 15-17 credit hours
Fall (final semester)
- AST 4000 course
- AST 4911 – Undergraduate research (individual)
- PHY 4324 – Electromagnetism 2
- PHY 3513; 4422; 4523; 4604
- Total: 12 credit hours
*Science elective is one of the following: AST 2007, AST 2037, GLY 2010C, GLY 2042, GLY 3105C, MCB 3703, PHY 2464, PHY 3101, PHZ 4710, SWS 2007.
Both semester plans are simply suggestions as to how the major requirements might be satisfied within the five-semester allotted time and the 137-credit limit (the latter assuming that the student brings in no more than 64-68 credits, excluding credits by exam such as AP, IB, or AICE).