Advising Course Plan - Physics Major - 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 and two semesters of Calculus with Analytic Geometry 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, and MATH 142Q.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| PHYS 243 | Modern Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 352 or 3561 | Optics (or Elective) Electronics | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| MATH 243Q | Calculus III with Analytic Geometry | 1 |
| 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 3432 | 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 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS 322, 332, or 3432 | 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 3432 | 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 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Total Unit: 16 | ||