The following list shows the courses and the total number of credit-hours required in each category. See the Typical Program of Study below for a 4-year curriculum guide. Students should consult their advisers regularly to work out and update their programs of study, and must have adviser approval in order to register each term.
| General Education Requirements | 25 | |
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| This must include the following: CS 145 | ||
| Physics Requirements | 62 | |
| PHYS 120, 151, 151L, 152, 152L, 201, 201L, 230, 251 PHYS 304, 318, 321, 323, 343, 376, 406, 410, 416, 499AB One of the following: PHYS 240, 314, 343, 396, 397, 398, 442, 450, 472, 496, 497, or 498 |
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| Other Requirements | 28 | |
| MATH 150, 152, 250, 305, 321 CHEM 131, 135 IS 364 |
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| Other Electives |
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| TOTAL | 121 | |
This guide provides only a suggested course of study, and should be used in consultation with an adviser along with the above list of Degree Requirements and/or the SIUE Undergraduate Catalog (see Office of the Registrar).
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| PHYS 120 - Frontiers in Physics | 3 | PHYS 151 - University Physics I (BPS) | 4 | |
| MATH 150 - Calculus I (QR) | 5 | PHYS 151L - University Physics I Lab (EL) | 1 | |
| CHEM 131 - Engineering Chemistry | 4 | MATH 152 - Calculus II (BPS) | 5 | |
| CHEM 135 - Engineering Chemistry Lab (EL) | 1 | ACS 101 or 103 - Oral Expression | 3 | |
| ENG 101 - Composition | 3 | ENG 102 - Composition II | 3 | |
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| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |
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| PHYS 152 - University Physics II (BPS) | 4 | PHYS 201 - University Physics III (BPS) | 4 | |
| PHYS 152L - University Physics II Lab (EL) | 1 | PHYS 201L - University Physics III Lab (EL) | 1 | |
| MATH 250 - Calculus III (BPS) | 4 | PHYS 251 - Waves | 4 | |
| MATH 321 - Linear Algebra I | 3 | Physics elective from list below * (even year) | 3 | |
| RA 101 - Reasoning & Argumentation | 3 | PHYS 230 - Planetary/Solar System Astro (odd yr) | 3 | |
| MATH 305 - Differential Equations | 3 | |||
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| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |
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| PHYS 304 - Intro to Quantum Physics | 4 | PHYS 230 - Planetary/Solar System Astro (odd yr) | 3 | |
| PHYS 321 - Intro to Classical Mechanics | 4 | PHYS 323 - Statistical Mechanics (odd year) | 4 | |
| PHYS 410 - Optics (odd year) | 3 | PHYS 406 - Electromagnetic Fields (odd year) | 4 | |
| Breadth Humanities (BHUM) (even year) | 3 | PHYS 318 - Electronic Measurements (even year) | 3 | |
| CS 145 - Introduction to Computing | 3 | PHYS 343 - Stellar Astronomy/Astrophys (even yr) | 3 | |
| 3 | Physics elective from list below * (even year) | 3 | ||
| PHYS 376 - Career Preparation in Physics | 1 | |||
| ENG 334 - Scientific Writing | 3 | |||
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| Total | 14 | Total (odd year) | 15 | |
| Total (even year) | 13 | |||
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| PHYS 416 - Principles of Quantum Mechanics | 4 | PHYS 318 - Electronic Measurements (even year) | 3 | |
| Breadth Humanities (BHUM) (even year) | 3 | PHYS 343 - Stellar Astronomy/Astrophys (even yr) | 3 | |
| PHYS 410 - Optics (odd year) | 3 | PHYS 323 - Statistical Mechanics (odd year) | 4 | |
| PHYS 499A - Senior Assignment Project, Part I | 3 | PHYS 406 - Electromagnetic Fields (odd year) | 4 | |
| IS 364 - The Atomic Era | 3 | PHYS 499B - Senior Assignment Project, Part 2 | 2 | |
| Breadth Life Sci & Health Experience (BLS, EH) | 3 | Breadth Fine & Performing Arts (BFPA) | 3 | |
| Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) | 3 | |||
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| Total | 16 | Total (even year) | 14 | |
| Total (odd year) | 16 | |||
| * One of the following: PHYS 240, 314, 343, 396, 397, 398, 442, 450, 472, 496, 497, or 498 | ||||
| TOTAL 121 HOURS FOR GRADUATION | ||||
