Degree Plan for B.S. in Physics
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - PAN AMERICAN COS&M 2008
Physics Degree Plan
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General Education Requirements
(44 Hours)*
A
Communication (6 Hrs.)
Courses Completed
Hours
Courses to be Completed
Hours
English 1301 & 1302 6
Hrs.
B
Science & Math (11 Hrs.)
Group 1
PHYS 2401 & 2402 8
Hrs.
Group 2
MATH 1460
4 Hrs.*
C
Humanitites (9 Hrs.)
Group 1
English
3 Hrs.
Group 2
The Arts
3 Hrs.
Group 3
Philosophy & Modern/Classical
Language Literature
3 Hrs.
D
Social Sciences (15 Hrs.)
Group 1
American History
6 Hrs.
Hist 2313 & 2314
Group 2
Political Science
6 Hrs.
Pols 2313 & 2314
Group 3
Other Social Science
3 Hrs.
Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics,
Psychology or Sociology
E
Computer Literacy (2 Hrs.)
CIS or CSCI 1201 OR higher 2
Hrs.
PHYSICS MAJOR
(36 Hours)
REQUIRED PHYSICS COURSES (36 Hrs.)
Courses Completed
Hours
Courses to be Completed
Hours
3303
Thermodynamics
3 Hrs.
3402
Modern Physics
4 Hrs.
3305
Classical Mechanics
3 Hrs.
3311
Math Methods
3 Hrs.
3101
Junior Lab I
1 Hr.
3404
Optics
4 Hrs.
4305
Statistical Mechanics
3 Hrs.
3102
Junior Lab II
1 Hr.
3301
E&M Theory I
3 Hrs.
4303
Quantum Mech I
3 Hrs.
4101
Senior Lab I
1 Hr.
3302
E&M Theory II
3 Hrs.
4304
Quantum Mech II
3 Hrs.
4102
Senior Lab II
1 Hr.
Academic Minor (18-24 Hours); consult the academic minor as
requirements vary.
Minor Courses
Courses Completed
Hours
Courses to be Completed
Hours
18 Hrs. of which at least 9 must be advanced
Note: Physics majors have 15 of 23 hours required for a minor in
Applied Mathematics. If the student chooses to minor in MATH,
the student is required to take 9 advanced MATH hours for their
minor and then an additional 9 elective hours in any subject. This
path does not affect the total hours in the degree plan.
OTHER COURSES TO BE COMPLETED including ADV HRS (24 Hours,
including 1 hr from Math 1460)
Upper Level PHYS Course PreReqs
Courses Completed
Hours
Courses to be Completed
Hours
MATH 1470 Calculus II 4
Hrs.
MATH 2401 Calculus III 4
Hrs.
MATH 3349 Differential Eq. 3
Hrs.
PHYS advanced electives 12 Hrs.
*Note: The University core curriculum requirement is 3 hrs. of
mathematics.
ADVANCED HOURS MINIMUM
51 Hrs.
Current Total Adv. Hours :
TOTAL HOURS MINIMUM
121 Hrs.
Current Total Hours :
Remarks or
Substitutions_____________________________________________________________________
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Freshman
Fall (14 hours): MATH 1460, PHYS 2401, plus 6 additional hours of
core curriculum requirements
Spring (16 hours): MATH 1470, PHYS 2402, plus 8 additional hours of
core curriculum requirements
Sophomore
Fall (16 hours): MATH 2401 PHYS 3303, plus 9 additional hours of core
curriculum requirements
Spring (16 hours): Math 3349, PHYS 3402, plus 9 additional hours of
core curriculum requirements
Junior
Fall (16 hours): PHYS 3305, PHYS 3311, PHYS 3101, 3 hour physics
elective, plus 6 minor elective hours*
Spring (17 hours): PHYS 3404, PHYS 4303, PHYS 3102, 3 hour physics
elective, plus 6 minor elective hours*
Senior
Fall (13 hours): PHYS 3301, PHYS 4304, PHYS 4101, 3 hour physics
elective, plus 3 minor elective hours*
Spring (13 hours): PHY 3302, PHYS 4305, PHYS 4102, 3 hour physics
elective, plus 3 minor elective hours*