## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements
  * Plan of Study
The computer science and physics combined major brings together three
disciplines: computer science, physics, and mathematics. The mathematics
requirements serve as a foundation for both computer science and physics. From
hands-on experience with sophisticated physics instruments, to mathematical
theory, to the latest computational innovations, our interdisciplinary
approach will prepare students for the myriad challenges in today’s rapidly
changing world.
* * *
  * Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
  * Certain options within the program may be  _required_ at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 
* * *
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete
any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified
and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major
requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
## Computer Science Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Computer Science Overview|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| First Year Seminar| 1  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| Professional Development for Khoury
Co-op| 1  
Computer Science Fundamental Courses|  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| Discrete Structures  
and Seminar for CS 1800| 5  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 1  
and Lab for CS 2500| 5  
[CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 2  
and Lab for CS 2510| 5  
[CS 2800](/search/?P=CS%202800 "CS 2800")| Logic and Computation| 4  
Computer Science Required Courses|  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| Algorithms and Data| 4  
[CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| Object-Oriented Design  
and Lab for CS 3500| 5  
[CS 3800](/search/?P=CS%203800 "CS 3800")| Theory of Computation| 4  
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500")| Software Development| 4  
or [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")|  Fundamentals of Software
Engineering  
## Physics Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Required Courses|  
[PHYS 1161](/search/?P=PHYS%201161 "PHYS 1161")  
and [PHYS 1162](/search/?P=PHYS%201162 "PHYS 1162")| Physics 1  
and Lab for PHYS 1161| 5  
[PHYS 1165](/search/?P=PHYS%201165 "PHYS 1165")  
and [PHYS 1166](/search/?P=PHYS%201166 "PHYS 1166")| Physics 2  
and Lab for PHYS 1165| 5  
Intermediate Physics|  
[PHYS 2303](/search/?P=PHYS%202303 "PHYS 2303")| Modern Physics| 4  
[PHYS 2371](/search/?P=PHYS%202371 "PHYS 2371")  
and [PHYS 2372](/search/?P=PHYS%202372 "PHYS 2372")| Electronics  
and Lab for PHYS 2371 (Integrative course)| 4  
Advanced Physics|  
[PHYS 3600](/search/?P=PHYS%203600 "PHYS 3600")| Advanced Physics Laboratory|
4  
[PHYS 3602](/search/?P=PHYS%203602 "PHYS 3602")| Electricity and Magnetism 1|
4  
[PHYS 4305](/search/?P=PHYS%204305 "PHYS 4305")| Thermodynamics and
Statistical Mechanics| 4  
## Capstone and Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Capstone|  
[PHYS 5318](/search/?P=PHYS%205318 "PHYS 5318")| Principles of Experimental
Physics| 4  
Khoury Elective|  
With advisor approval, a directed study, research, project study, or
appropriate graduate-level course may also be taken as a computer science
elective.|  
Complete 4 semester hours of CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that are not already
required. Choose courses within the following ranges:| 4  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500") or higher, except [CS
5010](/search/?P=CS%205010 "CS 5010")|  
CY 2000 or higher, except [CY 4930](/search/?P=CY%204930 "CY 4930")|  
[DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500 "DS 2500") or higher, except DS 4900|  
[IS 2000](/search/?P=IS%202000 "IS 2000") or higher, except IS 4900|  
Physics Elective|  
Complete one course in the following range:| 4  
PHYS 3000 to PHYS 5999|  
## Integrative Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Calculus|  
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| Calculus 1 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
[MATH 1342](/search/?P=MATH%201342 "MATH 1342")| Calculus 2 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
[MATH 2321](/search/?P=MATH%202321 "MATH 2321")| Calculus 3 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
Additional Mathematics Requirements|  
[MATH 2341](/search/?P=MATH%202341 "MATH 2341")| Differential Equations and
Linear Algebra for Engineering| 4  
[MATH 3081](/search/?P=MATH%203081 "MATH 3081")| Probability and Statistics| 4  
## Supporting Course
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[AFCS 2600](/search/?P=AFCS%202600 "AFCS 2600")| Issues in Race, Science, and
Technology|  
[CY 4170](/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170")| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data
and Digital Technologies|  
[CY 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240")| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and
Digital Rights|  
[HIST 2220](/search/?P=HIST%202220 "HIST 2220")| History of Technology|  
[INSH 2102](/search/?P=INSH%202102 "INSH 2102")| Bostonography: The City
through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks|  
[IS 1300](/search/?P=IS%201300 "IS 1300")| Knowledge in a Digital World|  
or [PHIL 1300](/search/?P=PHIL%201300 "PHIL 1300")|  Knowledge in a Digital
World  
[PHIL 1145](/search/?P=PHIL%201145 "PHIL 1145")| Technology and Human Values|  
[SOCL 1280](/search/?P=SOCL%201280 "SOCL 1280")| The Twenty-First-Century
Workplace|  
[SOCL 2485](/search/?P=SOCL%202485 "SOCL 2485")| Environment, Technology, and
Society|  
[SOCL 4528](/search/?P=SOCL%204528 "SOCL 4528")| Technology and Society|  
## Computer Science Writing Requirement
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
College Writing|  
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| First-Year Writing| 4  
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines|  
[ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| Advanced Writing in the
Technical Professions| 4  
or [ENGW 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307 "ENGW 3307")|  Advanced Writing in the
Sciences  
or [ENGW 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")|  Interdisciplinary
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
## Required General Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.| 24  
## Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
## NUpath Requirements Satisfied
  * Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  * Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  * Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  * Analyzing and Using Data
  * Writing in the First Year
  * Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  * Writing-Intensive in the Major
  * Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-
op.
## Program Requirement
135 total semester hours required
## Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| 1| [CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510
"CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5| [CS
3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| Elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [ENGW
1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| [MATH
2321](/search/?P=MATH%202321 "MATH 2321")| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [MATH 1342](/search/?P=MATH%201342 "MATH 1342")| 4|  |   
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4| [PHYS 1165](/search/?P=PHYS%201165 "PHYS 1165")| 4|  |   
[PHYS 1161](/search/?P=PHYS%201161 "PHYS 1161")| 4| [PHYS 1166](/search/?P=PHYS%201166 "PHYS 1166")| 1|  |   
[PHYS 1162](/search/?P=PHYS%201162 "PHYS 1162")| 1|  |  |   
| 20|  | 18|  | 9|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| 1| Co-op| | Co-op| | Elective| 4  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| 4|  |  | Elective| 4  
[MATH 2341](/search/?P=MATH%202341 "MATH 2341")| 4|  |  |   
[PHYS 2371](/search/?P=PHYS%202371 "PHYS 2371")| 3|  |  |   
[PHYS 2372](/search/?P=PHYS%202372 "PHYS 2372")| 1|  |  |   
Elective| 4|  |  |   
| 17|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 2800](/search/?P=CS%202800 "CS 2800")| 4| Co-op| | Co-op| | [PHYS 3600](/search/?P=PHYS%203600 "PHYS 3600")| 4  
[PHYS 3602](/search/?P=PHYS%203602 "PHYS 3602")| 4|  |  | [PHYS 4305](/search/?P=PHYS%204305 "PHYS 4305")| 4  
[PHYS 2303](/search/?P=PHYS%202303 "PHYS 2303")| 4|  |  |   
PHYS Elective| 4|  |  |   
| 16|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
[CS 3800](/search/?P=CS%203800 "CS 3800")| 4| [ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307 "ENGW 3307"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4|  |   
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500") or [ 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")| 4| [PHYS 5318](/search/?P=PHYS%205318 "PHYS 5318")| 4|  |   
[MATH 3081](/search/?P=MATH%203081 "MATH 3081")| 4| Khoury Elective| 4|  |   
Computing and Social Issues| 4| Elective| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 136  
### Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| 1| [CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510
"CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5| [CS
3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [ENGW
1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| [MATH
2321](/search/?P=MATH%202321 "MATH 2321")| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [MATH 1342](/search/?P=MATH%201342 "MATH 1342")| 4|  |   
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4| [PHYS 1165](/search/?P=PHYS%201165 "PHYS 1165")| 4|  |   
[PHYS 1161](/search/?P=PHYS%201161 "PHYS 1161")| 4| [PHYS 1166](/search/?P=PHYS%201166 "PHYS 1166")| 1|  |   
[PHYS 1162](/search/?P=PHYS%201162 "PHYS 1162")| 1|  |  |   
| 20|  | 18|  | 8|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| [CS
1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| 1| Elective| 4| Co-op|  
[MATH 2341](/search/?P=MATH%202341 "MATH 2341")| 4| [CS
2800](/search/?P=CS%202800 "CS 2800")| 4| Elective| 4|  
[PHYS 2371](/search/?P=PHYS%202371 "PHYS 2371")| 3| [PHYS 2303](/search/?P=PHYS%202303 "PHYS 2303")| 4|  |   
[PHYS 2372](/search/?P=PHYS%202372 "PHYS 2372")| 1| [PHYS 3602](/search/?P=PHYS%203602 "PHYS 3602")| 4|  |   
Elective| 4| Computing and Social Issues| 4|  |   
| 17|  | 17|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
Co-op| | [CS 3800](/search/?P=CS%203800 "CS 3800")| 4| [PHYS 3600](/search/?P=PHYS%203600 "PHYS 3600")| 4| Co-op|   
| [MATH 3081](/search/?P=MATH%203081 "MATH 3081")| 4| [ENGW
3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307
"ENGW 3307"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4|  
| [PHYS 4305](/search/?P=PHYS%204305 "PHYS 4305")| 4|  |   
| Physics Elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| | [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")| 4|  |   
| [PHYS 5318](/search/?P=PHYS%205318 "PHYS 5318")| 4|  |   
| Khoury Elective| 4|  |   
| Elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 136  
### Physics Course Offering Schedule
[PHYS 2303](/search/?P=PHYS%202303 "PHYS 2303") offered every fall, spring,
and summer 2
[PHYS 2371](/search/?P=PHYS%202371 "PHYS 2371")/[PHYS
2372](/search/?P=PHYS%202372 "PHYS 2372") offered every fall
[PHYS 3600](/search/?P=PHYS%203600 "PHYS 3600") offered every summer 1 and
summer 2
[PHYS 3601](/search/?P=PHYS%203601 "PHYS 3601") offered every fall and spring
[PHYS 3602](/search/?P=PHYS%203602 "PHYS 3602") offered every fall and spring
[PHYS 3603](/search/?P=PHYS%203603 "PHYS 3603") offered fall, spring all
years, and summer 1 (odd years)
[PHYS 4115](/search/?P=PHYS%204115 "PHYS 4115") offered every fall and spring
[PHYS 4305](/search/?P=PHYS%204305 "PHYS 4305") offered fall, spring all
years, and summer 2 (even years)
[PHYS 4621](/search/?P=PHYS%204621 "PHYS 4621") offered fall (even years) and
spring (odd years)
[PHYS 4623](/search/?P=PHYS%204623 "PHYS 4623") offered fall (even years) and
summer 1 (even years)
[PHYS 4651](/search/?P=PHYS%204651 "PHYS 4651") offered fall (odd years) and
spring (odd years)
[PHYS 4652](/search/?P=PHYS%204652 "PHYS 4652") offered every spring
[PHYS 5318](/search/?P=PHYS%205318 "PHYS 5318") offered every spring