Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science,
BS
College/School:
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Plan Code: LSAPHYBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
|
MAT 265 Calculus for Engineers I
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MAT 266 Calculus for Engineers II
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MAT 267 Calculus for Engineers III
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 121 University Physics I: Mechanics
(SCIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 122 University Physics Laboratory I
(SCIT)
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
PHY 131 University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism
(SCIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 132 University Physics Laboratory II
(SCIT)
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
PHY 201 Mathematical Methods in Physics I
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 252 Physics III
(SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
PHY 302 Mathematical Methods in Physics II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 314 Quantum Physics I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 315 Quantum Physics II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 321 Vector Mechanics and Vibration
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 331 Principles of Modern Electromagnetism
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 345 Foundations of Medical Physics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 444 Fundamentals of Nanoscience
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 460 Numerical Methods in Modern Physics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
12 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 12 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
||
|
ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
|
1 | |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
|
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of PHY courses offered by the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. Six of these 12 credits must be upper division. |

