Physics, BS 1 Physics, BS Physics, BS Requirements: Physics, BS degree requires 128 credit hours. 9 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 00 level or higher (9 credits includes s taken at the 00+ level in major, minor (if chosen), Pre professional area and electives). 12 credit hours of 00 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 work taken at UAH. Unless otherwise noted a C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite s. No more than 6 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. For graduation application instructions, see here (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/policies-procedures/application-graduation). Degree Requirements Code Title Semester Hours Freshman Composition 6 EH 101 EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING I COLLEGE WRITING II Humanities and Fine Arts 12 Fine Arts: Choose one ARH 100 ARH 101 ARH 10 ARS 160 TH 122 MU 100 ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS THEATRE APPRECIATION INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE Literature: Choose one EH 207 or EH 22 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I MYTHOLOGY EH 208 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 Speech CM 11 Intro to Rhetorical Communication Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature: Choose one 1 PHL 101 PHL 102 PHL 10 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY INTRO TO ETHICS INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC PHL 150 TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES Any WLC 100 or 200 level WGS 200 2nd Literature 1 2nd Fine Art INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES Mathematics and Science 12 Mathematics 2 MA 171 CALCULUS A Natural Science sequence 8 CH 121 & CH 125 CH 12 & CH 126 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II History and Social Behavioral Sciences 12 History: Choose one 1 HY 10 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
2 Physics, BS HY 10 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 HY 221 UNITED STATES TO 1877 HY 222 UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two 6 ECN 12 ECN 1 PSC 101 PSC 102 PSC 260 GY 105 GY 110 GS 200 SOC 100 SOC 102 SOC 105 SOC 150 PY 101 PY 201 PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT 2nd History or rd Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one 2nd History 1 rd Social and Behavioral Science Pre-Professional 2-2 Computer Science CS 102 INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING Technical Writing EH 01 TECHNICAL WRITING Addtional Science or Engineering : Choose one - AST 106 & 106L BYS 119 & 119L CH 101 & CH 105 CS 121 ESS 10 & 10L ESS 111 & 111L MA 112 MA 11 MA 281 EXPLORING THE COSMOS I and ASTRONOMY LABORATORY PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB COMPUTER SCIENCE I ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYS Additional Required Mathematics 1 MA 172 MA 201 MA 28 MA 2 CALCULUS B CALCULUS C APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA Code Title Semester Hours Physics Core 28 PH 110 PH 111 & PH 11 FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
Physics, BS PH 112 & PH 115 PH 11 & PH 116 PH 251 PH 01 PH 05 PH 51 PH 99 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 Courses 8 PH/OPT/AST 00+ level or higher PH/OPT/AST 00+ level or higher PH/OPT/AST 00+ level or higher Elective Courses 26-27 Elective s. 16 credits of the 26-27 elective credits must be taken at the 00+ level or higher. Additional Elective s 100+ level to reach 128 credit hours. in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE s can count toward degree requirements. Total Semester Hours 128 1 2 Students must take one literature and one history. Students must also take either a second literature or history to complete a sequence. (EH 207 + EH 208, EH 209 + EH 210, EH 22 + EH 208, EH 22 + EH 210, HY 10 + HY 10, or HY 221 + HY 222) Based on Math placement, (http://www.uah.edu/science/departments/math/undergraduate-students/placement) prerequisite MA 112 and/or MA 11 Mathematics s may be required. No more than 6 credit hours can be taken in a single discipline. For choices see the World Languages and Cultures (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/colleges-departments/arts-humanities-social-sciences/ foreign-languages-literatures) department. Sample Four-Year Plan for Physics, BS degree: Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Year 1 Semester Hours EH 101 COLLEGE WRITING I MA 171 CALCULUS A PH 110 FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE CH 121 & CH 125 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I FYE 101 CHARGER SUCCESS 1 Term Semester Hours: 15 EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING II MA 172 CALCULUS B PH 111 & PH 11 CH 12 & CH 126 Year 2 PH 112 & PH 115 GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II Term Semester Hours: 15 GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II MA 201 CALCULUS C CS 102 INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING Fine art
Physics, BS Literature PH 11 & PH 116 GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III PH 251 SPECIAL RELATIVITY 1 PH 05 MATH METHODS IN PHYSICS MA 28 APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Elective Elective in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE s can count toward degree requirements. Year PH 51 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS MA 2 INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA Additional Science or Engineering Social and Behavioral science Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature Term Semester Hours: 15-16 PH 01 INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS PH/OPT/AST 00+ level or higher Social and Behavioral science CM 11 Intro to Rhetorical Communication Elective 1 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE s can count toward degree requirements. Year PH/OPT/AST 00+ level or higher PH/OPT/AST 00+ level or higher Term Semester Hours: 16 EH 01 TECHNICAL WRITING History - 2
Physics, BS 5 PH 99 PHYSICS PRACTICUM History Elective 1 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE s can count toward degree requirements. Term Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 128-129