Approved 10/14/11

Bachelor of Arts in Physics

Lower/Upper Division Prerequisites

Course Title Units
MATH 226-228 Calculus I-III (4 units each) 12
MATH 245 or MATH 376 Elementary Differential Equations & Linear Algebra or Ordinary Differential Equations I 3
PHYS 220/222 General Physics with Calculus I/Laboratory 4
PHYS 230/232 General Physics with Calculus II/Laboratory 4
PHYS 240/242 General Physics with Calculus III/Laboratory 4

Total lower/upper division prerequisites:  24   27  units

 

Upper Division Requirements

Course Title Units
PHYS 320 Modern Physics I 3
PHYS 321 Modern Physics Laboratory I 2
PHYS 330 Analytical Mechanics I 3
PHYS 360 Electricity and Magnetism I 3
PHYS 370 Thermodynamics 3
PHYS 385 Introduction to Theoretical Physics2 3
PHYS 490 - 491 GW Physics Project Laboratory 1 & Advanced Laboratory II - GWAR  2   3 
PHYS 695 Culminating Experience in Physics 1

Upper division electives ( 8   4  units) On advisement (PHYS 460 recommended)

Total upper division requirements: 28 units

Total units for the Bachelor of Arts in Physics: 52 units

 

footnotes

  1. PHYS 490 and 491 satisfy the GWAR requirement when taken in sequence in Fall 2010 or later.
  2. It is also recommended that students take MATH 245 or MATH 376.
  3. Additional upper division elective units in astronomy, mathematics, or physics may be substituted for CSC 210 or CSC 309 by students proficient in computer programming, subject to approval by the department chair.