in the Eberly College of Science
Recommended Academic Plan for Physics - Medical Option (PHYS at University Park)
Effective Summer 2008

Semester 1 Credits Semester 2 Credits
GA, GH, or GS elective** 3 ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS)** Composition 3
CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles 3 CHEM 112 (GN) Chemical Principles 3
CHEM 111 (GN) Experimental Chemistry 1 CHEM 113 (GN) Experimental Chemistry 1
MATH 140 (GQ) Calc. w/Analy. Geometry I 4 MATH 141 (GQ) Calc. w/Analy. Geometry II 4
PHYS 211 (GN) General Physics: Mechanics 4 PHYS 212 (GN) Gen. Physics: Elec. & Magnetism 4
    FYS* 1
Total Credits: 15 Total Credits: 16
Semester 3 Credits Semester 4 Credits
GA, GH, or GS elective 3 GA, GH, or GS elective 3
BMB 251 Molecular and Cell Biology 3 BIOL 141 (GN) Introductory Physiology 3
or   or  
BIOL 110 (GN) Bio: Basic Concepts & Biodiversity 4 BIOL 240W (GN) Bio: Function & Dev. of Organisms 4
MATH 251 Ordinary & Partial Diff. Equations 4 PHYS 237 Intro. to Modern Physics 3
PHYS 213 (GN) Gen. Physics: Fluids 2 MATH 230 Calculus and Vector Analysis 4
PHYS 214 (GN) Gen. Physics: Fluids and Thermal 2 CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech 3
GHA elective 1.5    
Total Credits: 15.5-16.5 Total Credits: 16-17
Semester 5 Credits Semester 6 Credits
BioE elective 3 BioE elective 3
or   or  
CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry 3 CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry 3
MATH 405 Advanced Calc. for ENGR & SCIEN I 3 MATH 406 Advanced Calc. for ENGR & SCIEN II 3
PHYS 400 Inter. Electricity and Magnetism I 3 PHYS 419 Theoretical Mechanics 3
GA, GH, or GS elective 3 PHYS 444 Topics in Contemporary Physics 2
MATH 220 (GQ) Matrices 2 Elective 3
GHA elective 1.5    
Total Credits:
15.5
Total Credits:
14
Semester 7 Credits Semester 8 Credits
BioE elective 3    
or   Elective 3
CHEM 213 Laboratory in Organic Chemistry 2 Elective 3
GA, GH, or GS elective 3 GA, GH, or GS elective 3
PHYS 410 Intro. to Quantum Mechanics I 4 PHYS 420 Thermal Physics 3
ENGL 202C (GWS) Effective Writing 3 PHYS 457W Experimental Physics 3
Elective 3    
Total Credits:
15-16
Total Credits:
15
Scheduling patterns for courses not taught each semester:

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