Physics BS, Four-Year Plan
Physics Department,
College of Arts and Sciences
Year One
Year One: Fall
- APHY 140 or 142 or TPHY141 (DP-NATSCI)
- APHY 145 or 106
- AMAT 112 or 118 (MATH)
- ACHM 115
- Arts (DP-ARTS)
Year One: Spring
- APHY 150 or 151 or TPHY 151
- APHY 155 or 109
- AMAT 113 or 119
- ACHM 116
- Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
Year One: Summer
- Consider coursework
- Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
- Consider study abroad options
Year Two
Year Two: Fall
- APHY 240 or 241
- APHY 235
- AMAT 214
- Humanities (DP-HUM)
- U.S. History (CH-USHIS1): Regents < 85 or U.S. History (CH-USHIS2): Regents 85 +
Year Two: Spring
- APHY 250
- APHY 245
- AMAT 220 or 314 or 367 or 412
- ICSI 201
- Social Sciences (DP-SOCSCI)
Year Two: Summer
Look for shadowing opportunities
Year Three
Year Three: Fall
- APHY 320
- APHY 440
- APHY 300+ Level Elective
- Foreign Language (LANG)
- International Perspectives (INTLPER)
Year Three: Spring
- APHY 450
- APHY 460
- APHY 335Z
- Challenges for the 21st Century (CHALLENGES)
- Professional Development or Elective
Year Three: Summer
Consider an internship
Year Four
Year Four: Fall
- APHY 340
- APHY 300 or 400 Level Y Elective
- APHY 497
- Elective
- Professional Development or Elective
Year Four: Spring
- APHY 350
- APHY 497
- Elective
- Elective
- Professional Development or Elective
Year Four: Summer
Congratulations, you've completed your degree!
Notes
General Education Requirements, for students matriculating Fall 2014 and after
- Mathematics and Statistics (MATH)
- Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
- Arts (DP-ARTS)
- Humanities (DP-HUM)
- Natural Sciences (DP-NATSCI)
- Social Sciences (DP-SOCSCI)
- U.S. History (CH-USHIS1): Regents < 85 or U.S. History (CH-USHIS2): Regents 85 +
- International Perspectives (INTLPER)
- Foreign Language (LANG)
- Challenges for the 21st Century (CHALLENGES)
Credit bearing Professional Development Options
- Community Service (RSSW 290, 291 and 390)
- Research within major
- University Internship
- Departmental Internship
- Community Engaged Coursework
- Study Abroad
- Tutoring Opportunities
This is a suggested course sequence.