Curriculum in Marine Science: Physics Concentration

Curriculum: Marine Science

Concentration: Physics

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Marine Science: Physics

Effective: 07/2011
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research^1,4,H CH 101 Chemistry- Molecular Sci^1,B CH 102 General Chemistry Lab^3,B MA 141 Calculus I^1,A PMS 100 Orientation to PAMS⁵ PY 201 University Physics I^1,6	4 3 1 4 1 4 17	CH 201 Chemistry – Quant Sci^1,B CH 202 Quant Chemistry Lab³ MA 241 Calculus II^1,A MEA 100 Earth System Science^2,7 PY 202 University Physics II^1,6	3 1 4 4 4 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
MA 242 Calculus III³ MEA 200 Intro to Oceanography² MEA 210 Oceanography Lab² PY 203 University Physics III^1,6 GEP Social Sciences Reqt.^D	4 3 1 4 3 15	Computer Science Option^3,8 GEP Humanities Reqt.^C MA 341 Applied Differential Eqns I³ MEA 250 Intro to Coastal Environments² PY 411 Mechanics ²	3 3 3 3 3 15

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
GEP Interdisc. Persp. Reqt.^G MA 401 Applied Differential Eqns II³ MEA 460 Physical Oceanography² PE 1** Physical Education Reqt.^E PY 411 Mechanics²	3 3 3 1 3 13	MEA 462 Obser Method & Data Analysis² MEA 467 Marine Meteorology² PY 413 Thermal Physics² ST 380 Prob & Stat for Phys Sci³ GEP Addtl. Breadth Reqt.^F	3 3 3 3 3 15

SUMMER SESSION
Summer Semester	Credit
MEA 459 Coastal Processes²	5

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
Advanced Writing Elective¹⁰ GEP Social Sciences Reqt.^D GEP Physical Education Elective^E MEA 495 Senior Seminar MEA 463 Fluid Physics² PY 414 Electromagnetism I²	3 3 1 1 3 3 14	MEA 464 Ocean Circulations Sys² PY 415 Electromagnetism II² GEP Humanities Requirement^C GEP Interdisc. Persp. Reqt.^G Technical Elective^2,9	3 3 3 2-3 3 14-15

Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*^I,J,K:			124

Footnotes:

Major/Program Footnotes: 1 Grade of C- or higher required in CH 101, 201; ENG 101; MA 141, 241; PY 201, 202, 203. 2 No more than one D will be accepted in MEA core courses and concentration courses. 3 No more than one D will be accepted in other basic math or science courses. 4 ENG 101 will not be available for all students in fall of their freshman year. Students not enrolled in ENG 101 should register for this course the following fall, and substitute a GEP Social Sciences Requirement in their first semester. 5 E 115 may substitute for PMS 100. 6 Students may substitute PY 205 for PY 201, PY 208 for PY 202, and PY 407 for PY 203. However, they must take the lab section of PY 203 if they elect to take PY 407. 7 Majors should enroll in the honors lab section. 8 CSC 112 or CSC 114. 9 Technical Electives are courses at the 300 level or above in physical, mathematical, or biological sciences and in engineering. 10 Advanced Writing Elective must be selected from ENG 331, ENG 332, and ENG 333. It satisfies the Communication in the Major Co-Requisite. * General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes: To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html . A. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix) Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: MA 141, MA 241 B. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab) Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: CH 101, CH 102, CH 201 C. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes) Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: none D. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes) Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: none E. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course) Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list. F. Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists) X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts G. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours) Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: none H. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better ) The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements: I. U.S. Diversity (USD) Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: none J. Global Knowledge (GK) Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: none K. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.