===== Sample Plans by Sub-Plan =====

Sample plans are designed to demonstrate one of several possible ways to complete a degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your sub-plan, or if courses don’t fit your schedule in a given term. Use [[https://webapps-prd.oit.umn.edu/gradplanner/home.jsp|Graduation Planner]] to make your customized plan, and work with your academic advisors to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
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 === Professional Physics Sample Plan ===

^ **Year 1 - Fall** ^^ **Credits**^
| PHYS 1301W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I | 4 |
| MATH 1271 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Freshman Composition || 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 1 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 1302W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II | 4 |
| MATH 1272 | Calculus II | 4 |
| LE Requirements || 8 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2503 | Physics III: Introduction to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity | 4 |
| PHYS 2201 | Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 3 |
| MATH 2243 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2601 | Quantum Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 2605 | Quantum Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 2263 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4001 | Analytical Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4051 | Methods of Experimental Physics I | 5 |
| Technical elective || 4 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4002 | Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 4052W | Methods of Experimental Physics II | 5 |
| Technical elective || 4 |
| //Total credits: 13.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4101 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4201 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | 3 |
| Technical elective || 4 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Spring** ^^ ^
| Technical electives || 13 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||

| Sample plan total credits: 120.0 |
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 === Engineering Physics Sample Plan ===

^ **Year 1 - Fall** ^^ **Credits**^
| PHYS 1301W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I | 4 |
| MATH 1371 | CSE Calculus I | 4 |
| Freshman Composition || 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 1 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 1302W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II | 4 |
| MATH 1372 | CSE Calculus II | 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2503 | Physics III: Introduction to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity | 4 |
| PHYS 2201 | Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 3 |
| MATH 2373 | CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2601 | Quantum Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 2605 | Quantum Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 2374 | CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis | 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4001 | Analytical Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4051 | Methods of Experimental Physics I | 5 |
| Free electives || 6 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4002 | Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 4052W | Methods of Experimental Physics II | 5 |
| Technical elective || 5 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4101 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4201 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | 3 |
| Technical electives || 6 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Spring** ^^ ^
| Technical electives || 14 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||

| Sample plan total credits: 120.0 |
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 === Biological Physics Sample Plan ===

^ **Year 1 - Fall** ^^ **Credits**^
| PHYS 1301W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I | 4 |
| MATH 1371 | CSE Calculus I | 4 |
| Freshman Composition || 4 |
| LE Requirement || 3 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 1 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 1302W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II | 4 |
| MATH 1372 | CSE Calculus II | 4 |
| CHEM 1061 | Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 1065 | Chemical Principles I Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 1009 | General Biology | 4 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2503 | Physics III: Introduction to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity | 4 |
| PHYS 2201 | Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 3 |
| MATH 2373 | CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| CHEM 1062 | Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 1066 | Chemical Principles II Lab | 1 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2601 | Quantum Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 2605 | Quantum Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 2374 | CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 2301 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4001 | Analytical Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4051 | Methods of Experimental Physics I | 5 |
| BIOC 3021 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| LE Requirement || 3 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4002 | Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 4052W | Methods of Experimental Physics II | 5 |
| LE Requirements || 6 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4101 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4201 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | 3 |
| Technical elective || 4 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Spring** ^^ ^
| Technical electives || 7 |
| Free electives || 9 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||

| Sample plan total credits: 120.0 |
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 === Physics for Teaching Sample Plan ===

^ **Year 1 - Fall** ^^ **Credits**^
| PHYS 1301W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I | 4 |
| MATH 1371 | CSE Calculus I | 4 |
| Freshman Composition || 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 1 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 1302W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II | 4 |
| MATH 1372 | CSE Calculus II | 4 |
| LE Requirements || 8 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2503 | Physics III: Introduction to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity | 4 |
| PHYS 2201 | Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 3 |
| MATH 2373 | CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| Free elective || 4 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2601 | Quantum Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 2605 | Quantum Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 2374 | CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis | 4 |
| PSY 1001 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4001 | Analytical Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4051 | Methods of Experimental Physics I | 5 |
| Free elective || 4 |
| //Total credits: 13.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4002 | Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 4052W | Methods of Experimental Physics II | 5 |
| PHYS 4121W | History of 19th-Century Physics | 3 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Fall** ^^ ^
| Technical electives || 14 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHIL 3601W | Scientific Thought | 4 |
| Technical electives || 12 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||

| Sample plan total credits: 120.0 |
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 === Computational Physics Sample Plan ===

^ **Year 1 - Fall** ^^ **Credits**^
| PHYS 1301W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I | 4 |
| MATH 1371 | CSE Calculus I | 4 |
| Freshman Composition || 4 |
| LE Requirement || 3 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 1 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 1302W | Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II | 4 |
| MATH 1372 | CSE Calculus II | 4 |
| CSCI 1113 | Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| LE Requirement || 3 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2503 | Physics III: Introduction to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity | 4 |
| PHYS 2201 | Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 3 |
| MATH 2373 | CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| CSCI 1913 | Computer Science II | 4 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 2 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 2601 | Quantum Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 2605 | Quantum Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 2374 | CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis | 4 |
| LE Requirement || 4 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4001 | Analytical Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4051 | Methods of Experimental Physics I | 5 |
| LE Requirement || 3 |
| Free elective || 3 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 3 - Spring** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4002 | Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 4052W | Methods of Experimental Physics II | 5 |
| Technical electives || 7 |
| //Total credits: 16.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Fall** ^^ ^
| PHYS 4101 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 4201 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | 3 |
| Technical electives || 8 |
| //Total credits: 15.0 credits// |||
^ **Year 4 - Spring** ^^ ^
| Technical electives || 4 |
| Free electives || 7 |
| LE Requirement || 3 |
| //Total credits: 14.0 credits// |||

| Sample plan total credits: 120.0 |
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