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
FallUnits
PHYS 141PUniversity Physics I1
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 Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
PHYS 142PUniversity Physics II1
MATH 131Q
or 142Q
Calculus I with Review Part 2
Calculus II with Analytic Geometry
1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Summer
MATH 142QCalculus II with Analytic Geometry (if not previously completed, this course should be taken in summer sterm)1
 Term Units1
Second Year
Fall
PHYS 243Modern Physics1
PHYS 352
or 3561
Optics (or Elective)
Electronics
1
MATH 243QCalculus III with Analytic Geometry1
PHYS 380Physics Colloquium0.0
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
PHYS 304Mathematical Methods in Physics1
PHYS 312Laboratory Techniques1
PHYS 322, 332,
or 3432
Mechanics I
Electricity and Magnetism
Quantum Mechanics I
1
PHYS 497Senior Project Proposal0.5
PHYS 380Physics Colloquium0.0
 Term Units3.5
Third 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 498Senior Project1
PHYS 380Physics Colloquium0.0
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
PHYS 322, 332,
or 3432
Mechanics I
Electricity and Magnetism
Quantum Mechanics I
1
PHYS 4121Advanced Laboratory Techniques (or Elective)1
PHYS 499Senior Seminar0.5
PHYS 380Physics Colloquium0.0
CSCI 261
or 141
Data Science I
Introduction to Computer Science I
1
 Term Units3.5
Total Unit: 24
1

One lab course selected from PHYS 352, PHYS 356, or PHYS 412 is required for the major, the others may be taken as general electives.

2

Take one of the following each semester:
PHYS 322, PHYS 332, PHYS 343