Physics B.A-Computational Physics_Fall 2025.xlsx

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1	University of Minnesota Duluth
2	Swenson College of Science and Engineering
3	The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, your math placement, overlapping liberal education electives, if you are pursuing an additional major(s) and/or minor(s), or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Please work with your academic advisor to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
4	Sample Plan: Physics B.A-Computational Physics					TOTAL CREDITS:	120
5	Year 1:	Fall Semester			Year 1:	Spring Semester
6	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
7	CS 1612	Introduction to Computer Science	4		MATH 1297	Calculus II	4	LQR
8	MATH 1296	Calculus I	4	LQR	PHYS 1022	SAIL: Skill Building for Physicists	1
9	PHYS 2018	Honors: General Physics I	3	NS	CS 1622	Object-Oriented Programming and Design	4
10	PHYS 2014	General Physics Lab I	1	NS	PHYS 2018	Honors: General Physics II	3	NS
11	WRIT 1120	College Writing	3	WIL	PHYS 2016	General Physics Lab II	1	NS
12	UST 1000	Learning in Community	1		PHYS 1905	Special Relativity	1
13		Term credits	16			Term credits	14
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15	Year 2:	Fall Semester			Year 2:	Spring Semester
16	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
17	CS 1632	Introduction to Data Structures and Analysis	4		MATH 3298	Calculus III	4
18	MATH 3280	Differential Equations with Linear Algebra	4		PHYS 2021	Quantum Physics	4
19	LE	Humanities	3	HUM	PHYS 2023	Fluids and Thermal Physics	2
20	LE	Cultural Diversity in the US	3	CD	LE	Global Perspectives	3	GP
21	PHYS 2024	Geometric and Wave Optics	2		LE	Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice	3	RPJ
22		Term credits	16			Term credits	16
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24	Year 3:	Fall Semester			Year 3:	Spring Semester
25	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
26	CS 2531	Discrete Structures for Computer Science	4		MATH 4810	Applied Mathematics: Numerical Methods	4
27	PHYS 2022	Oscillations and Waves	4		WRIT 3150	Advanced Writing: Science	3
28	PHYS 4052	Computational Methods (Program Requirement Elective 11 cr)	3		LE	Social Sciences	3	SS
29	LE	Sustainability	3	S	Elective		3
30	PHYS 2033	Classical and Quantum Physics Lab	2		LE	Fine Arts	3	FA
31		Term credits	16			Term credits	16
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33	Year 4:	Fall Semester			Year 4:	Spring Semester
34	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
35	PHYS 4xxx		4		PHYS 4090	Undergraduate Physics Seminar	1
36	LE	Oral Communication & Language	3	OCL	PHYS 4xxx		4
37	LE	Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences*	3	FA, HUM, NS, SS*	LE	Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences*	4	FA, HUM, NS, SS*
38	Elective		4		Elective		3
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40		Term credits	14			Term credits	12
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42		*Two courses taken in a category must be different subjects within the category (ex. COMM and ANTH).
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