CourseSubjectandTitleCreditHrs. Major GenEd

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Min.Grade CourseSubjectandTitle

CreditHrs. Major GenEd

UpperDiv.

Min.Grade

SemesterOne: SemesterTwo:PHYS1310&1310L(GeneralPhysics,160&160L) 4 4 4 C PHYS1320&1320L(GeneralPhysics,161&161L) 4 4 C

PHYS1311*(ProbinGenPhysics,167) CR PHYS1321*(ProbinGenPhysics,168) CR

MATH1512(CalculusI,162) 4 4 3 C MATH1522(CalculusII,163) 4 4 C

CHEM1215&1215L(GenChemI,121&123L) 4 4 3 C CHEM1225&1225L(GenChemII,122&124L) 4 4 C

GenEdChoice(1stEnglishComposition,ENGL1110) 3 3 C GenEdCommunication(2ndEnglishComposition,ENGL1120) 3 3 C

Total: 15 12 13 0 Total: 15 12 3 0Advisement:TryaFreshmanLearningCommunity-2coreclassescombined

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SemesterThree: SemesterFour:PHYS2310&2310L(GeneralPhysics,262&262L) 4 4 C PHYS2415(ComputationalPhysics,290) 3 3 C

PHYS2311*(ProbinGenPhysics,267) CR PHYC330(IntroModernPhysics) 3 3 3 C

MATH2530(CalculusIII,264) 4 4 C PHYC331*(ProbinModernPhysics) CR

GenEdCommunication(COMM1130,ENGL2210or2120,PHIL1120) 3 3 C MATH316(AppliedOrdinaryDiffEquas) 3 3 3 C

GenEdSecondLanguage 3 3 C GenEdHumanities 3 3 C

GenEdSocialandBehavioralSciences 3 3 C

Total 14 8 6 0 Total 15 9 6 6

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SemesterFive: SemesterSix:PHYC303(AnalyticalMechanicsI) 3 3 3 C PHYC304(AnalyticalMechanicsII) 3 3 3 C

PHYC313*(ProbinAnalyticalMechanicsI) CR PHYC314*(ProbinAnalyticalMechanicsII) CR

PHYC302(IntroductiontoPhotonics) 3 3 3 C PHYC405(ElectricityandMagnetismI) 3 3 3 C

PHYC366(MathematicalMethodsofPhysics) 4 4 4 CR PHYC415*(ProbinElectricityandMagnetismI) CR

MATH314(LinearAlgebrawithApplications) 3 3 3 C PHYC302L(OpticsLab) 3 3 3 CR

ElectiveAnyLevel 3 D- GenEdArtsandDesign 3 3 C

ElectiveAnyLevel(ifrecitationsnottaken) 3 D-

Total 16 13 0 13 Total 15 9 3 9CompleteGraduationWorkshop&Applyfordegree (after4thweek)

SemesterSeven: SemesterEight:PHYC406(Electricity&MagnetismII) 3 3 3 C Science/Math/EnggelectiveII 3 3 3 C

PHYC416*(ProbinE&MII) CR OpticsElectiveII 3 3 3 C

PHYC301(ThermodynamicsandStatMech) 3 3 3 C ElectiveAnyLevel(ifrecitationsnottaken) 3 D-

PHYC311*(ProbinThermodynamicsandStatMech) CR UpperDivisionElective 3 3 D-

OpticsElectiveI 3 3 3 C UpperDivisionElective 3 3 D-

Science/Math/EnggElectiveI 3 3 C

ElectiveAnyLevel(ifrecitationsnottaken) 3 D-Total 15 12 0 9 Total 15 6 0 12

DegreeTotal 120 81 31 49

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TheNewMexicoGeneralEducationCurriculum(31units)Communication:(6credithours)MathematicsandStatistics:(3credithours)PhysicalandNaturalSciences:(4credithours)SocialandBehavioralSciences:(3credithours)

Humanities:(3units) DepartmentalHonorsProgramSecondLanguage:(3credithours)ArtsandDesign:(3credithours)StudentChoice:(6credithours)

ArtsandSciencesCollegeMinimumRequirements MinoroptionsTotalcredithours=120

300/400levelcredithours=48

MinimumcredithourstaughtinA&S=90

NotesUniversityResidenceRequirements OpticsElectiveI-oneofECE475,PHYC463,PHYC464,ASTR426

a.Minimumhours=30 OpticsElectiveII-oneofPHYC430,PHYC477L,PHYC493L,PHYC554b.Seniorstanding=15past92c.Inmajor=Onehalf EitherECE475orPHYC430orbothmustbetakentoensurebreadthinmaterialphysicsd.Inminor=Onequarter

OneofScience/Math/Enggelectivesmustbeat200-500level,allothersat300-500levelMinimumgraduationGPA=2.00

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*Physics1311,1321,2311,331,311,313,311,415,416,496,and497areallonecredithourRecitationSectionsassociatedwithPhysics1310,1320,2310,330,301,303,304,405,406,491,and492,respectively.Theserecitationsessionsarepracticeinsolvingproblemsfromtheassociatedlecturecourses.Theyareveryusefulandstonglyrecommendedforthemajor.

TheDepartmentalHonorsProgramrequires2semestersofanHonorsSectionofPhysics456.Thestudentandfacultymentorpresentamutually-agreeabletopictothedepartmentforapproval.Also,theUniversityrequiresaGPAofatleastaGPAofatleast3.25.SeetheHonorswebpageformoreinformationatphysics.unm.edu/pandaweb/undergraduate/programs/honors.php

NominorisrequiredfortheB.S.inPhysics,althoughanoptionalminororsecondmajormaybeselected.