Sample Curriculum Plan

Possible 4-Year Curriculum, BS in Physics at NKU for students starting with MAT 129.

Fall Semester, 1^st year	Spring Semester, 1^st year
PHY 100 (1) MAT 129 (4) PHY 220 (4) ENG 101 (3) Gen Studies (3) Total hrs = 15	PHY 224 (4) MAT 229 (5) CMST 101 (3) Gen Studies (6) Total hrs = 18
Fall Semester, 2^nd Year	Spring Semester, 2^nd Year
PHY 222 (4) MAT 329 (4) CHE 120 (3) CHE 120L (1) ENG 291 (3) Gen Studies (3) or PHY 305 (3) Total hrs = 18	PHY 360 (3) MAT 325 (3) INF 120 (3) or INF 260/260L (4) CHE 121 (3) CHE 121L (1) Gen Studies (3) Total hrs = 17-18
Fall Semester, 3^rd Year	Spring Semester 3^rd Year
PHY 361 (3) PHY 300 (2) PHY 330 or PHY 320 or PHY 315 (3)* Gen Studies (6) Total hrs = 17	PHY 301 (2) PHY 310 (3) PHY 410 or PHY 420 or PHY 460 (3 or 4)* PHY 494 (1) PHY 330 or PHY 320 or PHY 315 (3)* Gen Studies (3) Total hrs = 15-16
Fall semester, 4^th Year	Spring semester, 4^th Year
MAT 225 (3) PHY 330 or PHY 320 or PHY 315 (3)* PHY 410 or PHY 420 or PHY 460 (3 or 4)* 300/400 level course (3) (elective: ENG 347) Gen Studies (3) Total hrs = 15-16	PHY 410 or PHY 420 or PHY 460 (3 or 4)* Elective or 300/400 level course (3) Gen Studies (6) Total hrs = 12-13

*Offering Schedule:

Every Fall:

PHY 100
PHY 220
PHY 222
PHY 305
PHY 361
PHY 300

Every Spring:

PHY 220
PHY 224
PHY 310
PHY 360
PHY 301
PHY 494

Rotated Every
Semester:

PHY 315
PHY 320
PHY 330

Rotated Every
Semester:

PHY 410
PHY 420
PHY 460

*Also available on demand: PHY 394

Physics Electives

PHY 305 Statics
PHY 315 Introduction to Astrophysics
PHY 320 Physical Optics
PHY 330 Mathematical Physics
PHY 420 Modern Physics II
PHY 394 Advanced Topics

* The Topics course PHY 394 focuses on one specialized area, such as Condensed Matter Physics, General Relativity, Computational Physics, or Nuclear and Particle Physics. The same course (or topic) from this group will not be offered more than once every other year.