| Fall One | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PH 201 Introduction to Analytical Physics | 5 | |
| MA 106 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 | 4 | |
| FYS 101 First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (1) | 4 | |
| PWB Physical Well-Being | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
| Spring One | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PH 202 Introduction to Analytical Physics | 5 | |
| MA 107 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 | 4 | |
| FYS 102 First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (2) | 3 | |
| CS 142 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | 35 |
| Summer One | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AS 102 Modern Astronomy with Lab | 5 | |
| GHS (1) Global & Historical Studies | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | 43 |
| Fall Two | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PH 301 Modern Physics | 3 | |
| AS 301 Modern Astronomical Techniques | 3 | |
| MA 208 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 3 | 4 | |
| PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts or SW Social World or TI Texts & Ideas | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (3) | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 59 |
| Spring Two | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PH 303 Electromagnetic Waves and Optics | 3 | |
| AS 311 Astrophysics 1 | 3 | |
| MA 215 Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts or SW Social World or TI Texts & Ideas | 3 | |
| PH 325 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (optional) or other elective | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 75 |
| Summer Two | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PH 331 Electromagnetic Theory (might be offered as independent study) | 4 | |
| GHS (2) Global & Historical Studies | 3 | |
| ICR Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 85 |
| Fall Three | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AS 312 Astrophysics 2 | 3 | |
| PH 495 Senior Seminar | 1 | |
| PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts or SW Social World or TI Texts & Ideas | 3 | |
| MA 334 Differential Equations | 3 | |
| PH 421 Quantum Theory (optional) or other elective | 4 | |
| Elective in Physics, Astronomy, or other discipline | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 103 |
| Spring Three | Term Credit Hours | Cumulative Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AS 340 Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics | 3 | |
| PH 321 Intermediate Classical Mechanics | 4 | |
| PH 491 Undergraduate Tutorial and Research | 3 | |
| PH 311 Experimental Modern Physics (optional) or other elective | 3 | |
| Elective in Physics, Astronomy, or other discipline | 4 | |
| Total | 17 | 120 |