Advising Course Plan Physics Major 3 Year Plan
This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three years. It is appropriate for students who have already completed eight units of coursework. It is also appropriate for students working on the 3-2 Pre-Engineering Option. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.
Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan: None required.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| PHYS 141P | University Physics I | 1 |
| MATH 130 or 141Q | Calculus I with Review Part I Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Educaiton Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 142P | University Physics II | 1 |
| MATH 131Q or 142Q | Calculus I with Review Part 2 Calculus II with Analytic Geometry | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Summer | ||
| MATH 142Q | Calculus II with Analytic Geometry (if not previously completed, this course should be taken in summer sterm) | 1 |
| Term Units | 1 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS 243 | Modern Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 352 or 3561 | Optics (or Elective) Electronics | 1 |
| MATH 243Q | Calculus III with Analytic Geometry | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 304 | Mathematical Methods in Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 312 | Laboratory Techniques | 1 |
| PHYS 322, 332, or 343 | Mechanics I Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Mechanics I | 1 |
| PHYS 497 | Senior Project Proposal | 0.5 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS 322, 332, or 343 | Mechanics I Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Mechanics I | 1 |
| PHYS 352 or 3561 | Optics (or Elective) Electronics | 1 |
| PHYS 498 | Senior Project | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 322, 332, or 343 | Mechanics I Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Mechanics I | 1 |
| PHYS 4121 | Advanced Laboratory Techniques (or Elective) | 1 |
| PHYS 499 | Senior Seminar | 0.5 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| CSCI 261 or 141 | Data Science I Introduction to Computer Science I | 1 |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Total Unit: 24 | ||