Department of Physics

Physics - Suggested First Year Courses

English Composition (Select an Appropriate English Course)

• ENGL 90 Developmental Writing (0 credits)
• ENGL 101 English Composition (3 credits)
• ENGL 102 English Composition (3 credits)

Area I Core Course (List of Approved Courses) (6 credits)

Area II Core Course (List of Approved Courses) (6 credits)

Area III Core Courses

• CHEM 111 College Chemistry (4 credits)
• CHEM 112 College Chemistry (5 credits)
  Pre-requisite MATH 143 or 147
  Recommended: A solid preparation in high-school chemistry. If you do not have this solid background, you should enroll in CHEM 99, 100 or 101. You should enroll in CHEM 111 in the fall semester and continue with CHEM 112 in the spring semester.
  If you are not eligible based on your ACT/SAT scores, your placement exam scores or you have not completed the appropriate pre-requisite courses, then enroll in MATH 15, MATH 25, MATH 108, MATH 143 OR MATH 147 as a pre-requisite.

Mathematics (Select an Appropriate Mathematics Course)

• MATH 15 Arithmetic Review (0 credits)
• MATH 25 Elementary Algebra (0 credits)
• MATH 108 Intermediate Algebra (4 credits)
• MATH 147 Precalculus (5 credits)
• MATH 170 Calculus I (5 credits)
• MATH 175 Calculus II (4 credits)
• MATH 275 Multivariable and Vector Calculus (4 credits)
  
  
• PHYS 211, 211L Mechanics, Waves, and Heat and Lab (5 credits)
  Pre-requisite MATH 170, 171, Co-requisite PHYS 211L and MATH 175
• PHYS 212, 212L Electricity, Magnetism and Optics and Lab (5 credits)
  Pre-requisite PHYS 211 and MATH 175, Co-requisite PHYS 212L

Other Classes

• UNIV 101U First Year Seminar (2 credits)

You are not required to take all of the courses listed above your first year; however, most students will choose to take between 24 and 32 credits.

For additional information on the Physics Degree at Boise State University, please refer to the program website.

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