Physics Curriculum

| Area A | Area B | Area C | Area D | Area E | Area F |

Area A - Essential Skills - 9 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  ENGL 1101 English Composition I 3
  ENGL 1102 English Composition II 3
  MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus* 3

* MATH 1113 has prerequisites of

  • MATH 1101, Mathematical Modeling, or MATH 1111, College Algebra AND

  • MATH 1112, Trigonometry, or completion of a high school course in trigonometry.

MATH 1101 or MATH 1111 and MATH 1112 may be taken simultaneously.

MATH 1501, Calculus I, 4 credit hours, may be taken in place of Pre-Calculus if the student is prepared. If MATH 1501 is taken in Area A, one hour of credit is applied to Area F.

Area B - Critical Thinking and Communications - 4 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  CRIT 1101 Critical Thinking across the Curriculum 3
  COMM 1001 Presentational Speaking 1

 

Area C - Humanities - 6 semester hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  one of the
following

ENGL 2111
ENGL 2112
ENGL 2130
PHIL 2201
SPAN 2001
FREN 2001
GERM 2001
SPAN 2002
FREN 2002
GERM 2002

 Select ONE (1) of the following
Literature or Philosophy courses:

World Literature I - Pre-Modern
World Literature II - Modern
American Literature
Introduction to World Philosophy
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German

 3
  one of the
following

ART 2301
ART 2302
THEA 1100
MUSC 2301
MUSC 2101
PHIL 2401
SPAN 2001
FREN 2001
GERM 2001
SPAN 2002
FREN 2002
GERM 2002

 Select ONE (1) of the following
Fine Arts courses:

Art of the Pre-Modern World
Art of the Modern World
Theater Appreciation
Intro to World Music
Music Appreciation
Intro to Aesthetics
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German

 3

 

Area D - Science, Mathematics and Technology - 11 semester hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I 3
  CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I 1
  CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II 3
  CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II 1
  MATH 1501 Calculus I * 3*

* Calculus I is a 4 credit hour course. One (1) credit hour is applied to Area F.

 

Area E - Social Sciences - 12 semester hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  POLS 1101 American Government 3
  HIST 2111
or
HIST 2112		 US History to 1877
or
US History Since Reconstruction		 3
  PSYC 1101
or
SOCI 1101		 Introduction to General Psychology
or
Introduction to Sociology		 3
 

SOSC 2501
or
HIST 1111
or
HIST 1112

Survey of Social Sci & Contemp. Issues
or
World History I
or
World History II (Modern World History)

 3

 

Area F - Other Program Requirements - 18 semester hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  MATH 1501 Calculus I * 1*
  MATH 2502 Calculus II 4
  MATH 2503 Calculus III 4
  PHYS 2211 Principles of Physics I 3
  PHYS 2211L Principles of Physics Laboratory I 1
  PHYS 2212 Principles of Physics II 3
  PHYS 2212L Principles of Physics Laboratory II 1
  CPTG 1010 Computing with Spreadsheets 1

* Calculus I is a 4 credit hour course taken in Area D. One (1) credit hour is applied to Area F.

Last update: February 12, 2004