The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Plan for Semesters 1-6: Physics and Engineering Dual Degree (BS), Start with Calculus I
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- PHYS 185: College Physics I (4 cr)
- MATH 198: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5 cr)
- CS 170: Introduction to Computer Science I (4 cr)
Semester 2
- PHYS 186: College Physics II (4 cr)
- PHYS 190: Calculus for Physics I (1 cr)
- MATH 263: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 3
- PHYS 191: Calculus for Physics II (1 cr)
- MATH 264: Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (4 cr)
- STAT 290: Statistics (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6 cr)
Semester 4
- PHYS 250: Modern Physics I (3 cr)
- PHYS 275: Vibrations and Waves (3 cr)
- PHYS 310: Intermediate Laboratory (2 cr)
- MATH 365: Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 5
- PHYS 351: Modern Physics II (3 cr)
- PHYS 382: Mathematical Methods in Physics (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 6
- PHYS 445: WE/Physics Capstone (2 cr)
- PHYS 345: Junior Seminar (1 cr)
- Physics Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
NOTES:
- In addition, a 15-hour learning plan is required.
- Learning plan is back-transferred engineering courses.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 8-6-24
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.