Advising Course Plan - Physics Major
| 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 |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 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 |
| Writing Enhanced course | 1 | |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Summer | ||
| If not previously completed, MATH 142Q should be taken in the summer term | ||
| Term Units | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS 243 | Modern Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| MATH 243Q | Calculus III with Analytic Geometry | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 304 | Mathematical Methods in Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 312 | Laboratory Techniques | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Take one of the following each semester: | ||
| PHYS 322, 332, or 343 | Mechanics I Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Mechanics I | 1 |
| PHYS 352 or 3561 | Optics Electronics | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| Junior Seminar | 1 | |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| Take one of the following each semester: | ||
| PHYS 322, 332, or 343 | Mechanics I Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Mechanics I | 1 |
| PHYS 4121 | Advanced Laboratory Techniques | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| PHYS 497 | Senior Project Proposal | 0.5 |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Take one of the following each semester: | ||
| PHYS 322, 332, or 343 | Mechanics I Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Mechanics I | 1 |
| PHYS 352 or 3561 | Optics Electronics | 1 |
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| PHYS 498 | Senior Project | 1 |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 380 | Physics Colloquium | 0.0 |
| PHYS 4121 | Advanced Laboratory Techniques | 1 |
| PHYS 499 | Senior Seminar | 0.5 |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| CSCI 261 or 141 | Data Science I Introduction to Computer Science I | 1 |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Total Unit: 32 | ||
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If selected for major requirement, or General Education requirement, or Elective.