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Physics

Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA

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Program
Award
Physics
CIP
40.0801
Credits (computed from items)
3
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
164924
CourseShelf checklist
CK_164924_2c86569b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Physics Requirements

62 items
  1. PHYS2200
    As published: “PHYS2200 (or PHYS2100*) Introductory Physics I”
  2. PHYS 2201
    PHYS2201 (or PHYS2101*) Introductory Physics II
    Not resolved to a course
  3. PHYS 2050
    PHYS2050 Introductory Physics Lab I
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PHYS 2051
    PHYS2051 Introductory Physics Lab II
    Not resolved to a course
  5. PHYS 3100
    PHYS3100 Vibrations and Waves
    Not resolved to a course
  6. PHYS 3300
    PHYS3300 Modern Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  7. PHYS 4100
    PHYS4100 Classical Mechanics
    Not resolved to a course
  8. PHYS 4200
    PHYS4200 Electricity and Magnetism
    Not resolved to a course
  9. PHYS 4400
    PHYS4400 Quantum Physics I
    Not resolved to a course
  10. PHYS 4401
    PHYS4401 Quantum Physics II
    Not resolved to a course
  11. PHYS 4500
    PHYS4500 Applied Mathematics for Physical Scientists**
    Not resolved to a course
  12. PHYS 4600
    PHYS4600 Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics At least of a course, chosen from
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  13. PHYS 4300
    PHYS4300 Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing***
    Not resolved to a course
  14. PHYS 4951
    PHYS4951 Senior Thesis****
    Not resolved to a course
  15. PHYS 4350
    PHYS4350 Experiments in Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  16. PHYS 4505
    PHYS4505 Nuclear and Particle Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  17. PHYS 4515
    PHYS4515 The Physics of Conventional and Alternative Energy
    Not resolved to a course
  18. PHYS 4525
    PHYS4525 Foundations of Plasmonics
    Not resolved to a course
  19. PHYS 4535
    PHYS4535 Nanoscale Integrated Science
    Not resolved to a course
  20. PHYS 4545
    PHYS4545 Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  21. PHYS 5555
    PHYS5555 Optics
    Not resolved to a course
  22. PHYS 5540
    PHYS5540 General Relativity; Cosmological Implications
    Not resolved to a course
  23. PHYS 4595
    PHYS4595 Introduction to Quantum Computing
    Not resolved to a course
  24. PHYS 5520
    PHYS5520 “Biophysics”
    Not resolved to a course
  25. MATH 4440
    MATH4440 Dynamical Systems
    Not resolved to a course
  26. MATH 2202
    MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus*
    Not resolved to a course
  27. CHEM 1109
    CHEM1109-1110 and associated labs; other science courses, along with their associated labs, may qualify but require prior departmental approval
    Not resolved to a course
  28. PHYS 4300
    PHYS4300 Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing
    Not resolved to a course
  29. CSCI 2227
    CSCI2227 Introduction to Scientific Computation
    Not resolved to a course
  30. CSCI 2272
    CSCI2272 Computer Organization and Lab
    Not resolved to a course
  31. CSCI 3311
    CSCI3311 Visualization
    Not resolved to a course
  32. CSCI 2291
    CSCI2291 Data Science: Methods and Applications
    Not resolved to a course
  33. CSCI 3370
    CSCI3370 Deep Learning
    Not resolved to a course
  34. PHYS2200
    As published: “PHYS2200 (or PHYS2100*) Introductory Physics I”
  35. PHYS 2201
    PHYS2201 (or PHYS2101*) Introductory Physics II
    Not resolved to a course
  36. PHYS 2050
    PHYS2050 Introductory Physics Lab I
    Not resolved to a course
  37. PHYS 2051
    PHYS2051 Introductory Physics Lab II
    Not resolved to a course
  38. PHYS 3100
    PHYS3100 Vibrations and Waves
    Not resolved to a course
  39. PHYS 4500
    PHYS4500 Applied Math for Physical Scientists**
    Not resolved to a course
  40. PHYS 4700
    PHYS4700 Survey of Applied Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  41. PHYS 4100
    PHYS4100 Classical Mechanics
    Not resolved to a course
  42. PHYS 4200
    PHYS4200 Electricity & Magnetism
    Not resolved to a course
  43. PHYS 4400
    PHYS4400 Quantum Mechanics I
    Not resolved to a course
  44. PHYS 4401
    PHYS4401 Quantum Mechanics II (QM I prerequisite)
    Not resolved to a course
  45. PHYS 4600
    PHYS4600 Statistical Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  46. PHYS 4505
    PHYS4505 Nuclear and Particle Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  47. PHYS 4515
    PHYS4515 The Physics of Conventional and Alternative Energy
    Not resolved to a course
  48. PHYS 4525
    PHYS4525 Foundations of Plasmonics
    Not resolved to a course
  49. PHYS 4535
    PHYS4535 Nanoscale Integrated Science
    Not resolved to a course
  50. PHYS 4545
    PHYS4545 Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  51. PHYS 5555
    PHYS5555 Optics
    Not resolved to a course
  52. PHYS 5540
    PHYS5540 General Relativity; Cosmological Implications
    Not resolved to a course
  53. PHYS 4595
    PHYS4595 Introduction to Quantum Computing
    Not resolved to a course
  54. PHYS 5520
    PHYS5520 “Biophysics”
    Not resolved to a course
  55. MATH 4440
    MATH4440 Dynamical Systems
    Not resolved to a course
  56. MATH 2202
    MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus***
    Not resolved to a course
  57. PHYS 4300
    PHYS4300 Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing
    Not resolved to a course
  58. CSCI 2227
    CSCI2227 Introduction to Scientific Computation
    Not resolved to a course
  59. CSCI 2272
    CSCI2272 Computer Organization and Lab
    Not resolved to a course
  60. CSCI 3311
    CSCI3311 Visualization
    Not resolved to a course
  61. CSCI 2291
    CSCI2291 Data Science: Methods and Applications
    Not resolved to a course
  62. CSCI 3370
    CSCI3370 Deep Learning
    Not resolved to a course

Physics Minor Requirements

6 items
  1. PHYS2200
    As published: “PHYS2200 Introductory Physics I”
  2. PHYS 2201
    PHYS2201 Introductory Physics II
    Not resolved to a course
  3. PHYS 2050
    PHYS2050 Introductory Physics Lab I
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PHYS 2051
    PHYS2051 Introductory Physics Lab II
    Not resolved to a course
  5. PHYS 3100
    PHYS3100 Vibrations and Waves
    Not resolved to a course
  6. PHYS 3300
    PHYS3300 Modern Physics
    Not resolved to a course
Source. Boston College, catalog 2026 — https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/academics/sites/university-catalog/undergraduate/mcas/physics.html. Captured page pages/0047.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.