Physics, AA

Program Requirements

The following advisement plan is a recommended course of study. An academic advisor may alter course sequence to meet individual student needs. In addition, an academic advisor may recommend additional or different courses depending upon student career plans and/or requirements of the college or university to which the student plans to transfer.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

PSY 2553 - Psychology of Personal Adjustment Semester Credit Hours: 3
CHE 1214 - General Chemistry I Semester Credit Hours: 4
MAT 1323 - Trigonometry Semester Credit Hours: 3 ¹
ENG 1113 - English Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3
HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
HIS 2213 - American History I Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 16

Spring Semester

CHE 1224 - General Chemistry II Semester Credit Hours: 4
MAT 1613 - Calculus I Semester Credit Hours: 3 and
MAT 1623 - Calculus II Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
Calculus Fast Track Semester Credit Hours: 6
ENG 1123 - English Composition II Semester Credit Hours: 3
HIS 1123 - Western Civilization II Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
HIS 2223 - American History II Semester Credit Hours: 3 or elective^2,7

Total Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

MAT 2613 - Calculus III Semester Credit Hours: 3
PHY 2515 - General Physics IA Semester Credit Hours: 5
SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I Semester Credit Hours: 3 ^3,6
ENG 2413 - Survey of World Literature Semester Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
Elective (PSY, ECO, PSC, MFL, CSC) Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 17

Spring Semester

MAT 2623 - Calculus IV Semester Credit Hours: 3
MAT 2913 - Differential Equations Semester Credit Hours: 3 ^5,6
PHY 2525 - General Physics IIA Semester Credit Hours: 5
ART 1113 - Art Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3
or
MUS 1113 - Music Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3
Elective (PSY, ECO, PSC, MFL, CSC) Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 17

Note(s):

¹Students unprepared for Trigonometry should take College Algebra.

²Only 3 hours of history is required by MSU and JSU.

³Speech is not required by Ole Miss.

⁴6 hours of literature are required by Ole Miss and JSU.

⁵Differential Equations is not required by Ole Miss.

⁶Ole Miss requires 6 hours of foreign language at the 2000 level. If desired, students could begin to fulfill those requirements in place of the speech and additional math courses.

⁷MSU and JSU will accept CSC 2134 for their programming course requirement. Students may elect to schedule this course in place of the additional history class.