B.S. Dual Major for Computer Science and Physics
For Students Entering in Fall 2008 or Later
June 23, 2008
June 19, 2009
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The College of Computer and Information Science
and the Department of Physics
reserve the right to modify
the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses
as necessary in the future.
Computer Science (41 or 42 SH: 9 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (37 or 38 SH)
Freshmen take both CS 1200 (CS U221) and CS 1210 (CS U222).
Transfers take CS 1220 (CS U223) instead.
CS 1200 (CS U221)
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210 (CS U222)
CS/IS Overview 2
1
CS 1220 (CS U223)
CS/IS Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800 (CS U200)
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801 (CS U201)
Recitation for CS 1800 (CS U200)
0
CS 2500 (CS U211)
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501 (CS U212)
Lab for CS 2500 (CS U211)
1
CS 2510 (CS U213)
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511 (CS U214)
Lab for CS 2510 (CS U213)
1
CS 2800 (CS U290)
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801 (CS U291)
Lab for CS 2800 (CS U290)
1
Upper level courses
CS 3500 (CS U370)
Object-Oriented Design
4
CS 3800 (CS U390)
Theory of Computation
4
CS 4500 (CS U670)
Software Development
4
CS 4800 (CS U690)
Algorithms & Data
4
Senior Seminar
CS 4000 (CS U600)
Senior Seminar
1
Computer Science Elective Requirements (4 SH)
CS Elective
4
CS Elective: CS 2600 or higher, or IS 4200 (IS U535) or IS 4300 (IS U570).
See note below on Capstone.
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGL 1111 (ENG U111)
College Writing
4
ENGL 3302 (ENG U302)
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
4
With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 (ENG U301) for ENGL 3302 (ENG U302).
ENGL 3301 (ENG U301)
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
4
Physics (38 SH: 9 @ 4 SH, 2 @ 1 SH)
Required Physics Courses (30 SH)
PHYS 1161 (PHY U161)
Physics 1
4
PHYS 1162 (PHY U162)
Lab for PHYS 1161 (PHY U161)
1
PHYS 1165 (PHY U165)
Physics 2
4
PHYS 1166 (PHY U166)
Lab for PHYS 1165 (PHY U165)
1
PHYS 2303 (PHY U303)
Modern Physics
4
PHYS 2305 (PHY U305)
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics
4
PHYS 2371 (PHY U371)
Electronics
4
PHYS 2372 (PHY U372)
Lab for PHYS 2371 (PHY U371)
0
PHYS 3600 (PHY U600)
Advanced Physics Laboratory 1
4
PHYS 3602 (PHY U602)
Electricity & Magnetism 1
4
Physics Elective Requirements (8 SH)
Physics Elective 1
4
Physics Elective 2
4
Physics Elective: PHYS 3000 or higher.
See note below on Capstone.
Mathematics (20 SH: 5 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1341 (MTH U241)
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 1342 (MTH U242)
Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 2321 (MTH U341)
Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 2351 (MTH U345)
Ordinary Differential Equations
4
MATH 4525 (MTH U525)
Applied Analysis
4
General Requirements (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
SOCL 4528 (SOC U528)
Computers & Society
4
General Electives (24 SH: 6 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
4
Elective 2: Level 1 Social Sciences Core
4
Elective 3
4
Elective 4
4
Elective 5
4
Elective 6
4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy
on general electives articulated by the College of
Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
2 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
Level 1 Social Sciences Core
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done
by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives
that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.
Capstone Requirement
Either the CS Elective or one PHYS Elective must satisfy the
Capstone Requirement.
Integrative Courses
See all Mathematics courses.
See PHYS 2371 (PHY U371) Electronics.