Physics Major With Graduate School Emphasis
PHYSICS GRADUATE SCHOOL EMPHASIS (BA/BS)
(Recommended for students intending to attend graduate school.)
MAJOR - 38 UNITS
1. SELECT 1 GROUP (PHYSCS 180, PHYSCS 181) OR (PHYSCS 140, PHYSCS 141)
2. PHYSCS 221, PHYSCS 305, PHYSCS 310, PHYSCS 324, PHYSCS 325, PHYSCS 344 AND PHYSCS 364 AND PHYSCS 489
3. SELECT 2 UNITS OF PHYSCS 190
4. SELECT REMAINING UNITS FROM PHYSICS NUMBERED 300 OR 400 WITH NO MORE THAN 3 UNITS FROM COURSES PHYSCS 490 THRU 499
5. DEPARTMENT EXIT INTERVIEW
MAJOR - UNIQUE REQUIREMENT - 11 UNITS
1. COMPSCI 173, MATH 255, MATH 355 AND MATH 361
WRITING - 3 UNITS
1. ENGLISH 370 OR ENGLISH 372 RLS
AN APPROVED MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS MAJOR
Click here for the Physics Graduate School Advising Checklist
A suggested four-year course plan can be found here.(PDF document)
Also, the following table represents a typical 4-year plan for a student intending
to pursue graduate study in physics or a related field. This 4 year plan
fulfills the requirements for a Bachelor of Science, a physics major and a
mathematics minor, as well as the General Education courses required by the
University for graduation. You may wish to view a table of course
requirements to compare the physics coursework required for each
of the four emphases of the physics major.
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
Fall 2010 |
English 101 Freshman English |
3 |
|
Spring 2011 |
English 102 Freshman English |
3 |
|
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Physics 180 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I |
5 |
|
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Physics 181 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II |
5 |
|
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Physics 190 Frontiers of Engineering and Physics |
1 |
|
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Math 254 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II |
5 |
|
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Math 253 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
5 |
|
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GenEd 110 World of the Arts |
3 |
|
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PEGRNL 192 Personal Health and Fitness |
1 |
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Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
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Total Semester Credits |
16 |
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Fall 2011 |
GenEd 130 Individual and Society |
3 |
|
Spring 2012 |
Speech 110 Fundamentals of Speech |
3 |
|
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Physics 305 Mechanics: Statics |
3 |
|
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Physics 310 Mechanics: Dynamics |
3 |
|
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Physics 190 Frontiers of Engineering and Physics |
1 |
|
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Physics 330 Electronics |
3 |
|
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Physics 324 Methods of Theoretical Physics |
3 |
|
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Physics 331 Electronics Laboratory |
1 |
|
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Math 255 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III |
3 |
|
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GenEd 120 or GenEd 140 Global or Historical Perspectives |
3 |
|
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Physics 221 Intermediate Laboratory |
2 |
|
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Math 355 Matrices and Linear Algebra |
3 |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
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Total Semester Credits |
16 |
|
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|
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|
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Fall 2012 |
Physics 364 Thermal Physics |
3 |
|
Spring 2013 |
Physics 344 Modern Physics |
4 |
|
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Chemistry 102 Introductory Chemistry I |
5 |
|
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Physics 325 Classical Electromagnetism |
3 |
|
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GenEd 390 The World of Ideas |
3 |
|
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Chemistry 104 Introductory Chemistry II |
5 |
|
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Math 361 Differential Equations |
3 |
|
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CompSci 496 Scientific Computing |
3 |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
14 |
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
|
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Fall 2013 |
Physics 489 Senior Seminar |
2 |
|
Spring 2014 |
Math 459 Partial Differential Equations |
3 |
|
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Physics 496 Special Topics |
3 |
|
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Diversity |
3 |
|
|
English 370 Adv. Composition or English 372 Technical and Scientific Writing |
3 |
|
|
Physics 360 Optics |
4 |
|
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Foreign Language I |
4 |
|
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Foreign Language II |
4 |
|
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Elective |
3 |
|
|
Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
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Total Semester Credits |
16 |
|
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