Major Requirements Checklist
Look below for a major requirement checklist. BA majors can follow it, but because of the nature of the BA, students pursuing it degree should consult their faculty advisor for clarification on choosing courses.
Note: For students purusing a senior thesis, you should be taking Physics 127AL, Physics 128AL and Physics 128BL in your Junior year so that you can concentrate on research in the senior year.
Students should consult the college catalog or the College of Letters and Science for General Education requirements. The below schedule is merely a worksheet for the major requirements for the degree of Physics B.S. and does not include the requirements for General Education.
| Freshman Year | ||||||||
| Fall | Units | check | Winter | Units | check | Spring | Units | check |
| Phys 20 | 4 | Phys 21 | 4 | Phys 22 | 4 | |||
| Math 3A | 4 | Math 3B | 4 | Math 3C | 4 | |||
| Chem 1A or Chem 2A | 3 | Chem 1B or Chem 2B | 3 | |||||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||||
| Phys 23 | 3 | Phys 24 | 3 | Phys 25 | 3 | |||
| Phys 3L or Phys 13AH | 1 | Phys 4L or Phys 13BH | 1 | Phys 5L or Phys 13CH | 1 | |||
| Math 5A | 4 | Math 5B | 4 | Math 5C | 4 | |||
| Junior Year | ||||||||
| Phys 100A | 3 | Phys 105A | 3 | Phys 105B | 4 | |||
| Phys 119A | 3 | Phys 115A | 4 | Phys 115B | 4 | |||
| Phys elective | Phys elective | Phys elective |
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| Senior Year | ||||||||
| Phys 110A | 4 | Phys 110B | 4 | Phys 128BL | 3 | |||
| Phys 115C | 4 | Phys 128AL | 3 | Phys elective | ||||
| Phys 127AL | 4 | Phys elective | Phys elective | |||||
