Dec 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Physics, BS, Informatics Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
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Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 108 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CMPS 150 - Introduction to Computer Science Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
MATH 270 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 301 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 191 - Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 192 - Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4

Sophomore Year (29 credit hours)

ENGL 365 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
INFX 101 - Informatics Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
INFX 210 - Human-Computer Interaction Credit Hours: 3
MATH 302 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 350 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 202 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 216 - Physics Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 291 - Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
or PHYS 292 - Seminar II Credit Hours: 1

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

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

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

CMPS 260 - Introduction to Data Structures and Software Design Credit Hours: 3
INFX 240 - Information Technology Infrastructure Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 301 - General Physics III Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 311 - General Physics Laboratory III Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 312 - General Physics Laboratory IV Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 323 - Classical Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 391 - Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
or PHYS 392 - Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 411G - Computational Physics Laboratory Credit Hours: 3

Informatics (3 credit hours)

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INFX 301 - Computational Thinking Credit Hours: 3
INFX 330 - Information Management Credit Hours: 3
INFX 412 - Visual Analytics Credit Hours: 3

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

MATH 362 - Elementary Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 440G - Vector Analysis Credit Hours: 3
MATH 450G - Mathematical Modeling Credit Hours: 3
MATH 455G - Numerical Methods Credit Hours: 3
MATH 495G - Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists Credit Hours: 3
STAT 325 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credit Hours: 3

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Senior Year (29 credit hours)

PHYS 324 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 405G - Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 437G - Quantum Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 491 - Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 492 - Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 497 - Senior Research I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 498 - Senior Research II Credit Hours: 3

Informatics (6 credit hours)

Choose from:

INFX 301 - Computational Thinking Credit Hours: 3
INFX 330 - Information Management Credit Hours: 3
INFX 412 - Visual Analytics Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

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

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Life Science courses.

General Education Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 270 MATH 301	PHYS 201 PHYS 202 Choose from the Gen Ed Course List of Life Sciences	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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Physics, BS, Informatics Concentration

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (29 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

Informatics (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (29 credit hours)

Informatics (6 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Physics, BS, Informatics Concentration

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (29 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

Informatics (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (29 credit hours)

Informatics (6 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum