B.S. in Physics, 2024-2025 Catalog

Four Year Degree Worksheet for:

This degree worksheet is intended to help you develop a balanced course schedule while completing your degree within 4 years. The same sequence of courses (with fewer courses each semester) is also recommended for students completing their degree in 5 or 6 years.

This worksheet is not intended to replace academic advising with your assigned advisor. Students should consult with their assigned advisor to determine the appropriate sequence of required courses and electives based on their academic goals.

新澳门六合彩资料 Enrollment Services prepares the Academic Requirements Report, which is the official graduation verification.

Major-Specific Degree Requirements

Major-Specific Degree Requirements are listed as an "MSDR" in the notes column. These courses must be completed in order to declare your major. All students must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the STEM MSDR suite. For more information, please see: Major-Specific Degree Requirements for 新澳门六合彩资料 Students.

Pre-Physics first-time freshmen must complete MATH 123 or higher within one year of matriculation. Some students may need to take courses during Summer Session to meet these requirements. Students who have not met the requirements by the required semester must either declare another major or meet with an Academic Advisor to determine if the student's performance in the courses merits an additional semester to complete.

Year 1 - Semester 1

Courses to Take in Year 1 - Semester 1
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
MATH 122
(area B4)
Calculus I (4)Appropriate placement; MATH 111 and either 112B or 113MSDR
PHYS 151Mechanics and Heat (4)Pre/Corequisite: MATH 122, 123, or 224MSDR
GE (area A2)Written Communication (3) MSDR
GE (area C,D,E,F)Other Exploration (3)  
NSCI 190AExperience Success Program I (1) Fall only

Year 1 - Semester 2

Courses to Take in Year 1 - Semester 2
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
MATH 123
(area B4)
Calculus II (4)MATH 122MSDR
PHYS 152Electricity and Magnetism (4)PHYS 151, Pre/Corequisite: MATH 123MSDR
GE (area A1)Oral Communication (3) MSDR
GE (area A3)Critical Thinking (3) MSDR
ElectiveElective (1)  

Year 2 - Semester 3

Courses to Take in Year 2 - Semester 3
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
MATH 224Calculus III (4)MATH 123 
PHYS 254Applied Modern Physics (3)PHYS 152, Corequisite: MATH 224 
PHYS 255Laboratory on Modern Physics (1)Pre/Corequisite: PHYS 254 
GE (area C,D,E,F)Other Exploration (3)  
GE (area C,D,E,F)Other Exploration (3)  
ElectiveElective (1)  

Year 2 - Semester 4

Courses to Take in Year 2 - Semester 4
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
MATH 247Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)MATH 123 
PHYS 310;
OR
PHYS 360
Analytic Mechanics (3);
OR
Physics with Symbolic Algebra Software (3)
PHYS 151; Corequisite: MATH 364A or 370A or 247;
OR
PHYS 254, Corequisite: MATH 247
 
BIOL 200;
OR
BIOL 211;
OR
CHEM 111A
General Biology (4);
OR
Evolution & Diversity (4);
OR
General Chemistry (5)
GE Foundation Requirements;
OR
Corequisite: CHEM 111A;
OR
CPT score of 24 or higher; MATH 112A or 112B or higher
 
GE (area C,D,E,F)Other Exploration (3)  
ElectiveElective (1-2)  

Year 3 - Semester 5

Courses to Take in Year 3 - Semester 5
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
MATH 364AOrdinary Differential Equations I (3)MATH 224. Pre/Corequisite: MATH 247 
PHYS 310;
OR
PHYS 360
Analytic Mechanics (3);
OR
Physics with Symbolic Algebra Software (3)
PHYS 151. Corequisite: MATH 364A or 370A or 247;
OR
PHYS 254. Corequisite: MATH 247
 
PHYS 320Thermodynamics (3)PHYS 152; Pre/Corequisite: PHYS 254Fall only
PHYS 390;
OR
Elective
Exploring Physics Teaching (3);
OR
Elective (3)
PHYS 151 and consent of instructor 
ElectiveElective (3)  

Year 3 - Semester 6

Courses to Take in Year 3 - Semester 6
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
PHYS 340AElectricity and Magnetism I (3)PHYS 152 and 310, Pre/Corequisite: MATH 364A or 370ASpring only
PHYS 350Quantum Physics I (3)PHYS 310 and 254; MATH 370A or 364ASpring only
PHYS 380Electronics (4)PHYS 152 and 255Spring only
PHYS 495,
AND
PHYS 496;
OR
Electives
Colloquium (1),
AND
Special Problems in Physics (1);
OR
Electives (2)
Consent of instructor 
MATH 361AIntroduction to Math Analysis I (3)Prerequisites: MATH 224, and MATH 233 or MATH 247GE AREA UD B

Year 4 - Semester 7

Courses to Take in Year 4 - Semester 7
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
PHYS 340BElectricity and Magnetism II (3)PHYS 340AFall only
PHYS 450Quantum Physics II (3)PHYS 340A and 350Fall only
PHYS 44x (UD physics lab);
OR
PHYS 401,
AND
PHYS 495,
AND
PHYS 496;
OR
Elective
Advanced Laboratory in Physics [400-level] (3);
OR
Preparing for the Physics Profession (1),
AND
Colloquium (1),
AND
Special Problems in Physics (1);
OR
Elective (3)
Consent of instructor 
Physics UD ElectivePhysics (3)  
GE Upper Division (area C-UD, D-UD)Upper Division (3)GE FoundationGWAR/WI

Year 4 - Semester 8

Courses to Take in Year 4 - Semester 8
Course #Course Title (Units)PrerequisitesNotes
PHYS 44x (UD physics lab)Advanced Laboratory in Physics [400-level] (3)Consent of instructor 
PHYS UD ElectivePhysics (3)  
GE Upper Division (area C-UD, D-UD)Upper Division (3)GE Foundation 
ElectiveElective (3)  
ElectiveElective (3)