Advising Course Plan - Physics Major, Applied Physics Concentration - 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. 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
FallUnitsSpringUnitsSummerUnits
PHYS 141P1PHYS 142P1MATH 142Q (if not previously completed, course should be taken in the summer term)1
MATH 130 or 141Q1MATH 131Q or 142Q1 
General Education Requirement of Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1 
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1 
 4 4 1
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits 
PHYS 2431PHYS 3121 
PHYS 352 or 3561PHYS 4970.5 
PHYS 3800.0PHYS 3800.0 
CSCI 261 or 1411PHYS 251 or 362 (or Elective)11 
 MATH 211Q1 
 3 3.5 
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits 
PHYS 352 or 3561PHYS 4121 
PHYS 4981PHYS 251 or 362 (or Elective)1 
PHYS 3800.0PHYS 4990.5 
General Education Requirement or Elective1PHYS 3800.0 
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1 
 Genearl Education Requirement or Elective1 
 4 4.5 
Total Units 24
1

PHYS 251 and PHYS 362 are typically offered in the spring with one offered each year.  Students must take one of them for the major.