Physics: Astronomy and Particle Astrophysics Track BS, Four-Year Plan

Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences

Read about the BS in Physics program.

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • APHY 140 or TPHY 141 or APHY 142 NS
  • APHY 145 or APHY 106
  • AMAT 112 or TMAT 118 MS
  • ACHM 115 or TCHM 130 and ACHM 124
  • Social Science Gen Ed SS
Year One: Spring
  • APHY 150 or TPHY 151 or APHY 152
  • APHY 155 or APHY 109
  • AMAT 113 or TMAT 119
  • APHY 100 or APHY 103 or APHY 112
  • UUNI 110 WCI
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Consider study abroad options

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • APHY 240
  • APHY 235
  • AMAT 214
  • AMAT 220
  • APHY 277 or ICSI 201 or IECE 201 
  • Arts Gen Ed AR
Year Two: Spring
  • APHY 250
  • APHY 245
  • AMAT 220
  • Diversity Gen Ed DEISJ
  • Humanities Gen Ed HU 
Year Two: Summer
  • Look for shadowing opportunities

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • APHY 320 or 410
  • APHY 440
  • U.S. History and Civic Engagement Gen Ed US
  • Upper-Division Astrophysics Elective
  • Languages Other than English LANG
Year Three: Spring
  • APHY 335
  • APHY 460
  • Upper-Division Astrophysics Elective
  • World History and International Perspectives IP
  • Upper Level Elective
Year Three: Summer
  • Internship?

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • APHY 340 or 470
  • Upper-Division Astrophysics Elective 
  • Upper Level Elective
  • Upper Level Elective
  • Upper Level Elective
Year Four: Spring
  • Upper-Division Astrophysics Elective 
  • Upper-Division Astrophysics Elective 
  • Upper Level Elective
  • Upper Level Elective
  • Upper Level Elective
Year Four: Summer
  • Congratulations!

Notes

General Education Requirements, for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts 
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives 
  • LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence.

 

 

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