BS in Applied Physics

Degree Requirement Check Sheet

DATE ______________________
Student Name _______________________ Student ID #907-______________ Phone ______________________

Advisor ____________________________ Start Date _______________ Term Being Advised _______________

CORE CURRICULUM:
Area A - Essential Skills 9 hours Area D - Science, Math and Technology 11 hours
Hrs Grade
Hrs. Grade Choose a lab sequence:
ENGL 1101* Composition I 3 ________ BIOL 1107 & L/ 1108 & L Princ. of Biology I/II 4,4 ________
ENGL 1102* Composition II 3 ________ CHEM 1211 & L/1212 & L Princ. of Chem. I/II 4,4 ________
MATH 1113* Precalculus 3 ________ PHYS 1111K/1112K Intro Physics I/II 4,4 ________
PHYS 2211K/2212K Princ. Physics I/II 4,4 ________

Area B - Institutional Options 4-5 hours MATH 1161 Calculus I 4 ________

(Choose 1 course from each sub-section) *One hour excess will be applied to Area F

I. Ethics and Values (Choose one)....................................... 2-3 hours Area E - Social Sciences 12 hours
CHEM 2600 ETHC 2000 HONS 2100 Hrs Grade
CRJU 2020 GWST 2101 PHIL 2030
ENGL 2000 HIST 2000 POLS 1200 I. American and Georgia History and Constitution
Hrs Grade HIST/POLS 1100 US & GA Pol. History 3 _______
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II. World Civilization (Choose one):
HIST 1111 Civilization I 3 _______
II. Global Perspectives (Choose one).................................. 2-3 hours HIST 1112 Civilization II 3 _______
ANTH 1150 GEOG 1100 HLPR 2010
CHEM 2200 GEOG 2120 HONS 2000 III. Social Sciences (Choose one):
CRJU 2010 GRMN 1002 POLS 1150 ANTH 1102 Intro to Anthropology 3 _______
ECON 1150 GWST 2200 POLS 2290 ECON 1101 Intro to Economics 3 _______
ENGL 2050 HIST 1111 PSYC 2300 ECON 2105 Macroeconomics 3 _______
EURO 2000 HIST 1112 or HIST 1112H RELI 2100 ECON 2106 Microeconomics 3 _______
FREN 1002 HIST 2100 SPAN 1002 PSYC 1101 Intro to Psychology 3 _______
Hrs Grade SOCI 1101 Introductory Sociology 3 _______
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IV. History or Social Sciences (Choose one):
AFAS 2000 African-American Studies 3 _______
Area C - Humanities and Fine Arts 6 hours ANTH 1102 Intro to Anthropology 3 _______
ECON 1101 Intro to Economics 3 _______
Hrs Grade ECON 2105 Macroeconomics 3 _______
I. Literature or Philosophy (Choose one): ECON 2106 Microeconomics 3 _______
ENGL 2100 Literature & Humanities 3 ________ GEOG 2120 Cultural Geography 3 _______
FREN 2001 Intermediate French I 3 ________ GWST 1101 Intro to Women’s Studies 3 _______
FREN 2002 Intermediate French II 3 ________ HIST 1111 Civilization I 3 _______
GRMN 2001 Intermediate German I 3 ________ HIST 1112 Civilization II 3 _______
GRMN 2002 Intermediate German II 3 ________ HIST 2111 History of Amer. to 1877 3 _______
PHIL 2010 Intro to Philosophy 3 ________ HIST 2112 History of Amer. Since 1865 3 _______
PHIL 2030 Ethics & Moral Philosophy 3 ________ POLS 2100 Intro to Political Science 3 _______
SPAN 2001 Intermediate Spanish I 3 ________ PSYC 1101 Intro to Psychology 3 _______
SPAN 2002 Intermediate Spanish II 3 ________ SOCI 1101 Introductory Sociology 3 _______

II. Art, Music, or Theater (Choose one): Area F - Courses Related to Program of Study
ARTS 1100 Art Appreciation 3 ________
ARTS/MUSC 1270 World Art & Music 3 ________ (See next page for additional course requirements.)
ARTS 2710 Art History I 3 ________
ARTS 2720 Art History II 3 ________ Physical Education .................................................................. 3 hrs
MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation 3 ________ (See next page for additional information)
THEA 1100 Theater Appreciation 3 ________
THEA 1200 Intro to Theater 3 ________ *FYSx First Year Seminar (in subject of choice)…..…..1 hr
THEA 2410 Oral Interpretation 3 ________ (*Required of all incoming Freshman Students as of Fall 2013)

**This form is unofficial, and students need to keep track of university *Credit may be earned by examination.
and departmental changes to graduation requirements.**
Revised on 03/21/2014.
***Students will have to register for courses by themselves via SHIP.
 Area F - Courses Related to Program of Study 18 hrs One three semester-hour math course (upper-division 3000-4000 level,
Hrs Grade excluding MATH 3411) approved by the physics faculty.
MATH 2072 Calculus II 4 ________
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MATH 2083 Calculus III 4 ________
*PHYS 2211K Principles of Physics I w/ Lab 4 ________
Three hours of related field electives approved by the physics faculty
*PHYS 2212K Principles of Physics II w/Lab 4 ________
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*(If taken to satisfy core Area D, then replace with 8 hours of lower
division electives). **If any Major Courses or Related Field Courses are shifted to
other areas, then replace the hours in Major Courses with Major
One hour excess for MATH 1161 from Core Area D
One hour excess from PHYS 1000 or any science or math course approved by
Courses not elsewhere counted and replace Related Field
the Physics faculty. Courses with any Related Field MATH, BIOL,CHEM, CSCI, or
ENGR hours not elsewhere counted through major advisement.
MAJOR FIELD COURSES: ** 30 hrs
Electives 7 hrs
PHYS 3100 Electrical Circuit Analysis 3 ________
PHYS 3120 Digital Electronics 3 ________ 6 semester hours (minimum) of upper-division courses
from Chemistry or elsewhere in the University
PHYS 3801K Modern Physics 3 ________
PHYS 3802 Intro to Quantum Mechanics 3 ________ ________________________________ ________ ________
Scientific Measurement with ________________________________ ________ ________
PHYS 4120 3 ________
Digital Interfacing
PHYS 4170 Advanced Mechanics 3 ________
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Choose one course from:
PHYS 3300 Thermodynamics 3 ________ 1 semester hour (minimum) of free elective (1000 + level)
PHYS 3400 Chemical Thermodynamics 3 ________
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Choose NINE semester credit hours from:
PHYS 2900 1-3
121 hours
Intro to Research in Physics ________ SEMESTER HOUR CHECK:
PHYS 3142 Computational Physics 3 ________
(1) Semester CORE hours completed (except P.E) ________
Mathematical Methods for
PHYS 3200 3 ________
Physicists
(2) Major Semester hours completed (except P.E.) ________
Mechanics of Deformable
PHYS 3220 3 ________
Bodies (3) First Year Seminar (*For incoming Freshmen
PHYS 3230 Fluid Mechanics 3 ________ as of Fall 2013) ________
PHYS 3312 Electromagnetism 3 ________ (4) Semester hours yet to be completed ________
Difraction and
PHYS 3500
Crystallography 3 ________
= 121 hours
Pedagogy & Supplemental
PHYS 4800 1-3 ________ Physical Education Requirement: 3 hrs
Instruction in Physics
Independent Study in (Beyond 120 semester hour requirement)
PHYS 4900
Physics 1-3 ________
PEBC 2001 - Concepts of Personal Health and Fitness (3 Cr) OR
PHYS 4950 Special Topics in Physics 3-9 ________ Three 1-credit PEBC activity courses OR
PHYS 4960 Physics Internship 1-10 ________ PEBC 2000 - Concepts of Fitness (2 Cr) and
Advanced Research in one 1-credit PEBC activity courses
PHYS 4991
Physics 1-3 ________ Course Hrs Grade
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Related Field Courses:** 23 hrs ________________________________ _____ ______
CHEM 1211/1211L Principles of Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 ________ ________________________________ _____ ______
CHEM 1212/1212L Principles of Chemistry II w/ Lab 4 ________
Other Requirements
CSCI 1301 Intro to Programming Principles 3 ________
(Or ENGR 1371 Computing for Engineers 3 _____) General Education Exit Exam ________
MATH 2160 Linear Algebra 3 ________
MATH 3411 Differential Equations 3 ________
Major Field Exit Exam ________