Physics, BS < UAH - University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Physics, BS Requirements:

Physics, BS degree requires 128 credit hours.
39 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher (39 credits includes courses taken at the 300+ level in major, minor (if chosen), Pre professional area and electives).
12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen).
12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
Unless otherwise noted a C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses.
No more than 64 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree.
For graduation application instructions, see here.

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Semester Hours
Freshman Composition		6
EH 101	COLLEGE WRITING I
EH 102	COLLEGE WRITING II
Humanities and Fine Arts		12
Fine Arts: Choose one		3
ARH 100	ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101	ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103	ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160	DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122	THEATRE APPRECIATION
MU 100	INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature: Choose one		3
EH 207	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
or EH 242	MYTHOLOGY
EH 208	READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
Speech		3
CM 113	Intro to Rhetorical Communication
Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature: Choose one ¹		3
PHL 101	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102	INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103	INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150	TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
Any WLC course 100 or 200 level ⁴
WGS 200	INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
2nd Literature ¹
2nd Fine Art
Mathematics and Science		12
Mathematics ²		4
MA 171	CALCULUS A
Natural Science sequence		8
CH 121 & CH 125	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123 & CH 126	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
History and Social Behavioral Sciences		12
History: Choose one ¹		3
HY 103	WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104	WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221	UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222	UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two		6
ECN 142	PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143	PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
PSC 101	INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102	INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260	INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GY 105	WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
GY 110	PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
GS 200	GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
SOC 100	INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102	ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 105	INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
SOC 150	SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI
PY 101	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201	LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
2nd History or 3rd Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one ³		3
2nd History ¹
3rd Social and Behavioral Science ³
Pre-Professional		23-24
Computer Science		3
CS 102	INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING
Technical Writing		3
EH 301	TECHNICAL WRITING
Addtional Science or Engineering course: Choose one		3-4
AST 106 & 106L	EXPLORING THE COSMOS I and ASTRONOMY LABORATORY
BYS 119 & 119L	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY
CH 101 & CH 105	INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CS 121	COMPUTER SCIENCE I
ESS 103 & 103L	ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE and LABORATORY
ESS 111 & 111L	WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG and LABORATORY
MA 112	PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113	PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 281	ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYS
Additional Required Mathematics		14
MA 172	CALCULUS B
MA 201	CALCULUS C
MA 238	APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MA 244	INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA

Course List
Code	Title	Semester Hours
Physics Core		28
PH 110	FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE
PH 111 & PH 114	GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112 & PH 115	GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113 & PH 116	GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
PH 251	SPECIAL RELATIVITY
PH 301	INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS
PH 305	MATH METHODS IN PHYSICS
PH 351	INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS
PH 499	PHYSICS PRACTICUM
Physics Elective Courses		8
PH/OPT/AST 300+ level or higher course
PH/OPT/AST 300+ level or higher course
PH/OPT/AST 300+ level or higher course
Elective Courses		26-27
Elective courses. 16 credits of the 26-27 elective credits must be taken at the 300+ level or higher.
Additional Elective courses 100+ level to reach 128 credit hours. Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
Total Semester Hours		128

Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. (EH 207 + EH 208, EH 209 + EH 210, EH 242 + EH 208, EH 242 + EH 210, HY 103 + HY 104, or HY 221 + HY 222)

Based on Math placement, prerequisite MA 112 and/or MA 113 Mathematics courses may be required.

No more than 6 credit hours can be taken in a single discipline.

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For choices see the World Languages and Cultures department.

Sample Four-Year Plan for Physics, BS degree:

Note: This is only an example and variations are possible.

Year 1
Fall		Semester Hours
EH 101	COLLEGE WRITING I	3
MA 171	CALCULUS A	4
PH 110	FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE	3
CH 121 & CH 125	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I	4
FYE 101	CHARGER SUCCESS	1
	Term Semester Hours:	15
Spring
EH 102	COLLEGE WRITING II	3
MA 172	CALCULUS B	4
PH 111 & PH 114	GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I	4
CH 123 & CH 126	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II	4
	Term Semester Hours:	15
Year 2
Fall
PH 112 & PH 115	GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II	4
MA 201	CALCULUS C	4
CS 102	INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING	3
Fine art		3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
Literature		3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
	Term Semester Hours:	17
Spring
PH 113 & PH 116	GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III	4
PH 251	SPECIAL RELATIVITY	1
PH 305	MATH METHODS IN PHYSICS	3
MA 238	APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
	Term Semester Hours:	17
Year 3
Fall
PH 351	INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS	3
MA 244	INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA	3
Additional Science or Engineering course		3-4
See Requirements tab for approved list.
Social and Behavioral science		3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature		3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
	Term Semester Hours:	15-16
Spring
PH 301	INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS	3
PH/OPT/AST 300+ level or higher course		3
Social and Behavioral science		3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
CM 113	Intro to Rhetorical Communication	3
Elective 300+ level or higher course		3
Elective		1
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
	Term Semester Hours:	16
Year 4
Fall
PH/OPT/AST 300+ level or higher course		3
PH/OPT/AST 300+ level or higher course		2
EH 301	TECHNICAL WRITING	3
History		3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
Elective 300+ level or higher course		3
Elective 300+ level or higher course		3
	Term Semester Hours:	17
Spring
PH 499	PHYSICS PRACTICUM	3
History		3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
Elective 300+ level or higher course		3
Elective 300+ level or higher course		3
Elective 300+ level or higher course		3
Elective		1
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
	Term Semester Hours:	16
	Total Semester Hours:	128-129

Physics, BS

2018-2019 Catalog

Physics, BS Requirements:

Degree Requirements

Sample Four-Year Plan for Physics, BS degree: