Physics - BS, Business Track
The BS Physics, Business Track will help students develop analytical thinking and quantitative problem-solving skills, while providing students with solid knowledge of business disciplines. These qualities are in increasingly high demand in the job market. If you enjoy studying physics and at the same time aspire to become a future business leader in our technology-dominated world, this track is for you.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 104 or ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric or Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| MATH 171 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 101 | Freshman Physics Orientation 1 | 1 |
| PHYS 150 | Introduction for Programming for Physics 1 | 3 |
| American history 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ASTR 102 | Observational Astronomy | 1 |
| MATH 172 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 206 & PHYS 226 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science and Physics of Motion Laboratory for the Sciences 1 | 4 |
| American history 2 | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 221 | Several Variable Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 207 & PHYS 227 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science and Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory for the Sciences 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 221 | Optics and Thermal Physics 1 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT 209 | Principles of Business Regulations and Law | 3 |
| PHYS 225 | Electronic Circuits and Applications | 3 |
| PHYS 309 | Modern Physics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 331 | Theoretical Methods for Physicists I 1 | 3 |
| Creative arts 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| PHYS 302 | Advanced Mechanics I | 3 |
| PHYS 304 | Advanced Electricity and Magnetism I | 3 |
| PHYS 332 | Theoretical Methods for Physicists II | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 209 | Survey of Accounting Principles | 3 |
| PHYS 303 or PHYS 305 | Advanced Mechanics II or Advanced Electricity and Magnetism II | 3 |
| PHYS 327 | Experimental Physics I 3 | 2 |
| PHYS 328 | Experimental Physics II 3 | 1 |
| PHYS 412 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGMT 309 | Survey of Management | 3 |
| MKTG 409 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| PHYS 408 | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | 4 |
| Communication 4 | 3 | |
| General elective 5 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| FINC 409 | Survey of Finance Principles | 3 |
| Economics or Statistics elective 6 | 3 | |
| Science or Technical elective 7 | 3 | |
| General elective 5 | 7 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
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A physics major must complete the foundation courses (PHYS 101, PHYS 150, ASTR 102, PHYS 206/PHYS 226, PHYS 207/PHYS 227, PHYS 221, PHYS 309, PHYS 331, MATH 171, MATH 172, MATH 221, MATH 308) with a grade of C or better and have a 2.0 cumulative GPA before taking non-foundation upper-level physics courses.
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Any course in this category from the approved University Core Curriculum list of courses.
- 3
PHYS 327 is an approved W course. PHYS 328 is an approved C course.
- 4
Any approved Communication course, except PERF 407.
- 5
Electives should be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor. Three hours must be in the area of International and Cultural Diversity, and three hours must be in the area of Cultural Discourse. These may be in addition to other University Core Curriculum requirements, or, if a course in this category satisfies another area of the Core, it can be used to meet both requirements. Electives may be selected from any 100-499 course not used elsewhere, except ENGL 103; MATH 100-148, 165-166, 365-366; PHYS 201, PHYS 202.
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Any upper-division course in geo/life/physical sciences, mathematics/statistics, or engineering (except 485/491).