Curriculum in Marine Science: Physics Concentration

Curriculum: Marine Science

Concentration: Physics

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Marine Science: Physics

Effective: 07/2009
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^7,2 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 PE 1** Physical Education Elective^E PY 203 University Physics III^1,6 GEP Social Sciences Requirement^D	4 3 1 1 4 3 16	Computer Science Option^3,9 GEP Humanities Requirement^C MA 341 Applied Differential Eqns I³ MEA Restricted Elective^2,10 PY 411 Mechanics ²	3 3 3 3 3 15

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Req.^G MA 401 Applied Differential Eqns II³ MEA 460 Physical Oceanography² GEP Physical Education Requirement^E PY 411 Mechanics²	3 3 3 1 3 13	Advanced Writing Elective¹² MEA 467 Marine Meteorology² PY 413 Thermal Physics² ST 380 Prob & Stat for Phys Sci³ GEP Additional Breadth Requirement^F	3 3 3 3 3 15

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
GEP Social Sciences Requirement^D GEP Humanities Requirement^C MEA 495 Senior Seminar MEA Restricted Elective^2,10 PY 414 Electromagnetism I² MEA 463 Fluid Physics²	3 3 1 3 3 3 16	MEA 461 Student Cruise MEA 462 Obser Method & Data Analysis² MEA 464 Ocean Circulations Sys² PY 415 Electromagnetism II² GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Req.^G Technical Elective^2,11	1 3 3 3 2-3 3 15-16

Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*^I,J,K:			123

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 E 115 may substitute for PMS 100. 9 CSC 112 or CSC 114. 10 MEA Restricted Elective to be selected from MEA 220 (ZO 220), MEA 473 or MEA 570. 11 Technical Electives are courses at the 300 level or above in physical, mathematical, or biological sciences and in engineering. 12 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.