Advising Course Plan - Physics Major - Biophysics Concentration - 2 Year Plan
This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in two years. It is appropriate for students who have already completed sixteen units of coursework with many of the General Education requirements satisfied by that earlier 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 taken two semesters of University Physics, two semesters of Calculus with Analytic Geometry, and two semesters of General Chemistry prior to the first semester shown in the plan. Students who have completed less than 16 units, have a substantial number of General Education requirements yet to satisfy, or who have not completed the courses just listed may not be able to complete the degree in two years.
Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan: PHYS 141P, PHYS 142P, MATH 141Q, MATH 142Q, CHEM 141P, and CHEM 142P.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| PHYS 243 | Modern Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 352, 356, or HLSC 3131 | Optics (or Elective) Electronics Biomechanics | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| CHEM 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 312 | Laboratory Techniques | 1 |
| PHYS 497 | Senior Project Proposal | 0.5 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| PHYS 251, 362, or HLSC 3131,2 | Biophysics (or Elective) Thermophysics Biomechanics | 1 |
| BIOL 141P | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS 352, 356, or HLSC 3131 | Optics (or Elective) Electronics Biomechanics | 1 |
| PHYS 498 | Senior Project | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| GEneral Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 251, 362, or HLSC 3131,2 | Biophysics (or Elective) Thermophysics Biomechanics | 1 |
| PHYS 499 | Senior Seminar | 0.5 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| CSCI 261 | Data Science I | 1 |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Total Unit: 16 | ||