University Catalog

Curriculum in Physics
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

CHEM 121	General Chemistry I for Science Majors	3	hours
CLAB 123	General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors	1	hour
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
MATH 2001,G	Calculus I	5	hours
CMPS 161	Algorithm Design and Implementation I	3	hours
†PHYS 130	Orientation to the Physics Curriculum	1	hour
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

CHEM 122	General Chemistry II for Science Majors	3	hours
CLAB 124	General Chemistry Laboratory II for Science Majors	1	hour
ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
MATH 201G	Calculus II	5	hours
†PHYS 221G	General Physics	3	hours
†PLAB 223	General Physics Laboratory	1	hour
	Total:	16	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

†PHYS 222G	General Physics	3	hours
†PLAB 224	General Physics Laboratory	1	hour
CMPS 280	Algorithm Design and Implementation II	3	hours
MATH 312	Calculus III	3	hours
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

†PHYS 301	Electricity and Magnetism	3	hours
†PHYS 321	Thermodynamics	3	hours
†PHYS 351	Modern Physics	3	hours
†PLAB Elective2		1	hour
COMM 211G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
	Total:	13	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

†PHYS 332	Intermediate Mechanics	3	hours
†PHYS Elective3		3	hours
†PLAB Elective2		1	hour
MATH 350	Ordinary Differential Equations	3	hours
Social ScienceG		3	hours
	Total:	13	hours

 

Second Semester

†PHYS Elective3		3	hours
†PLAB 425	Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory	2	hours
Elective		3	hours
Biological ScienceG		4	hours
Social ScienceG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

†PHYS 421	Quantum Mechanics I	3	hours
†PHYS Elective3		3	hours
Arts ElectiveG, 4		3	hours
Electives		6	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

†PHYS Elective3		9	hours
Electives		5	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

^†All courses labeled with this symbol will be used to calculate the major GPA which must be a degree 2.0 average.
¹Math 161 and 175 may be used as electives for those students who must take them before entering Math 200.
²Must be selected from PLAB 303, 314, 334, and 353.

³Must be selected from PHYS 312, 331, 401, 402, 422, and 430.  PHYS 430 may be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.

⁴Must be selected from Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, or Dance.