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All College of Science degrees require at least 120 credit hours.
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36 of those 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher
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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).
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12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
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No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree.
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A C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses, unless otherwise noted.
For UAH degree requirements and graduation application instructions, see here.
Charger Foundations
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| MA 181 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | 3 |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
SOC 102 | ||
| INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
Area V: Pre-Professional
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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| For Physics & Astronomy Majors | 30 | |
| Courses in this area may also fulfill Charger Foundations requirements | ||
| First Year Experience: | 1 | |
| CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE | ||
| Computer Programming: choose one | 3 | |
CS 100 | ||
or CS 102 | INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING | |
or CS 103 | INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA | |
or CS 104 | INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON | |
| Chemistry Sequence: | 8 | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| Mathematics: ** | 18 | |
| CALCULUS A | ||
| CALCULUS B | ||
| CALCULUS C | ||
| APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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| Physics Core: | 28 | |
| FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| SPECIAL RELATIVITY | ||
| INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS | ||
| MATH METHODS IN PHYSICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS | ||
| PHYSICS PRACTICUM | ||
| Physics Elective Requirements: | 8 | |
Choose three PH/OPT/AST courses at the 300-level or higher not listed in the courses above to reach a minimum of 8 credit hours. | ||
General Electives
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Additional courses to reach 120 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 credits of 100-level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements. | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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| Total Degree Hours | 120 | |
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- Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. Acceptable Literature sequences must include one early literature (EH 207 or EH 242 or EH 209) and one later literature (EH 208 or EH 210). Acceptable history sequences are (HY 103 + HY 104), or (HY 221 + HY 222)
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Based on Math placement, prerequisite MA 112 and/or MA 113 Mathematics courses may be required.
Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Please work with your advisor as some courses are only offered one semester out of the academic year.
| Year 1 | ||
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| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| FYE 101S | CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE FA | 1 |
| CH 121 & CH 125 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | 4 |
| MA 171 | CALCULUS A | 4 |
| PH 110 | FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE FA | 3 |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 123 & CH 126 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | 4 |
| MA 172 | CALCULUS B | 4 |
| PH 111 & PH 114 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | 4 |
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MA 201 | CALCULUS C | 4 |
| CS 104 | INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON | 3 |
| or CS 102 | or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING | |
| PH 112 & PH 115 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | 4 |
| History | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| MA 238 | APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
| PH 113 & PH 116 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | 4 |
| PH 251 | SPECIAL RELATIVITY SP | 1 |
| History | 3 | |
| Fine art | 3 | |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PH 351 | INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS FA | 3 |
| MA 244 | INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 |
| Literature | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PH 301 | INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS SP | 3 |
| PH 305 | MATH METHODS IN PHYSICS SP | 3 |
| General Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| General Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Physics Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| Physics Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| General Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| Non-Literature Humanity | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PH 499 | PHYSICS PRACTICUM | 3 |
| Physics Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| General Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| General Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |
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Course is historically offered only in Fall semesters.
- SP
Course is historically offered only in Spring semesters.