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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physics, B.S., Informatics Concentration

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Degree Awarded:         Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science        120
Career Opportunities:
Research Scientist in Federal and State Agencies, National Laboratories, and Universities; Scientific Consultant; Data Scientist; Market Analyst; Science Journalist; Software Developer; Forensic Investigator; AeroSpace, Energy, Pharmaceutical, and Medical industries; High School Science Teacher; Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering; Science Museums and Planetariums
Note(s):
 

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

Informatics (3 credit hours)

Choose from INFX 301 , INFX 361 , INFX 410 .

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of History courses.

Senior Year (29 credit hours)

Informatics (6 credit hours)

Choose from INFX 301 , INFX 361 , INFX 410 .

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses.

General Education Core Curriculum

English
(6 cr)		 Mathematics
(6 cr)		 Natural Sciences
(9 cr)		 Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  		 MATH 270  
MATH 301  		 BIOL 110 
CHEM 107  
CHEM 108  		 Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)		 Fine Arts
(3 cr)		 Communication
(3 cr)		 Literature
(3 cr)
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  		 Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  		 ENGL 365   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  

 

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