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Five-Year Dual Degree: B.S. Physics and M.S. Materials Science

FIRST YEAR

UNI 101

Introduction to University Life

0

CSC 169

Introduction to Computer Science

3

ENG 101

Communication Skills I

3

ENG 102

Communication Skills II

3

HED 100

Personal & Community Health

2

HIS 10X

History Elective/Social Science

3

MTH 184

Calculus I

4

MTH 251

Calculus II

4

PED 100

Fundamentals of Fitness for Life

1

PHY 160

University Physics I

4

PHY 160L

University Physics I Lab

1

PHY 161

University Physics II

4

PHY 161L

University Physics II Lab

1

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

33

 

SECOND YEAR

CHM 221

General Chemistry

3

CHM 221L

General Chemistry I Lab

1

CHM 222

General Chemistry II

3

CHM 222L

General Chemistry II Lab

1

EEN 301

Engineering Electronics

3

ENG 203

Advanced Communication Skills

3

ENG 383

African American Literature

3

MTH 252

Calculus III

3

MTH 372

Differential Equations

3

PHY 241

Physics Seminar

1

PHY 320

Waves

3

PHY 350

Modern Physics

3

PHY 351

Experimental Concepts in

1

Modern Physics

ENG 299

Writing Competency Exam

0

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

31

 

THIRD YEAR

XXX XXX

Cultural Elective**

3

XXX XXX

Elective (unrestricted)

1

XXX XXX

Restricted Math Elective*

6

PHY 365

Mechanics I

3

PHY 375

Electricity and Magnetism I

3

PHY 356

Thermodynamics

3

PHY 366

Mechanics II

3

PHY 380

Quantum Mechanics I

3

PHY 399

Advanced Laboratory

2

SCM 285

Principles of Speech

3

SOC 101

Social Science

3

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

33

 

SUMMER

PHY 397

Research (to fulfill elective Requirement)

3

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

3

 

FOURTH YEAR

CHM 545

Math Methods

3

MATS 530 

Materials Science

3

MATS 533

Polymers and Composites

3

HUM 210

Humanities or HUM 211

3

PHY 468

Optics

3

PHY 475

Electricity and Magnetism II

3

PHY 480

Quantum Mechanics II

3

PHY 497

Research (to fill elective Requirement)

3

PHY 498

Senior Project I

1

PHY 499

Senior Project II

2

PHY 580

Quantum Mechanics for Materials Science

3

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

30

*Restricted Math Elective to be selected from the following: MTH 255, 471, 472, 481, 484, or CHM 345

** Cultural Elective to be selected from the following: FIA 170, MUS 234, HIS 335, HIS 336, HIS 370, HIS 377, POS 315, PSY 340, or SOC 237

 

SUMMER

COURSE NO.

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT HOURS

MATS 697

Research

3

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

3

 

FIFTH YEAR

COURSE NO.

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT HOURS

CHM 573

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

3

MATS 575

Instrumentation

3

CHM 663

Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy

3

CHPH 600

Seminar

3

MATS 797

Research

3

MATS 710

Special Topics

3

MATS 799

Thesis Preparation

3

PHY 653

Solid State Physics

3

PHY 675

Electricity/Magnetism

3

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

27

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS REQUIRED

160

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