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Major in Physics

State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY

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Program
Award
Major in Physics
CIP
40.1101
Total credits (published)
70-74
Catalog edition
2025-2026 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Minor in Astronomy Minor in Physics General Studies Honors Program Academic Policies Course Descriptions Archives Print Options (70-74 credits) The following revised major plan will be effective for students who declare in or after fall 2026. Plan of Study Grid Code Title Credits
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196176
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196176_0e67caf5
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Required Physics Courses (35 Credits)

12 items
  1. PHY 105
    New Physics & Astronomy Student Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  2. PHY201& PHY211
    General Physics 1and Physics 1 Laboratory
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. PHY202& PHY212
    General Physics 2and General Physics 2 Lab
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  4. PHY 306
    Mechanics 1
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. PHY 308
    Modern Physics I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PHY 313
    Electricity and Magnetism
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. PHY 322
    Optics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. PHY 323
    Optics Laboratory
    Not resolved to a course
    2
  9. PHY 331
    Quantum Physics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. PHY 335
    Thermal Physics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. PHY 424
    Advanced Physics Laboratory
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. PHY 491
    Physics Senior Project (3-6)
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Required Cognate Courses (26-30 Credits)

Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following math options: · 11 items
  1. CHE201& CHE211
    General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. CHE202& CHE212
    General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. MAT 251
    4
  4. MAT 252
    4
  5. MAT 353
    4
  6. Select one of the following math options:
    Not resolved to a course
    3-6
  7. MAT 341
    3
  8. MAT359& MAT362
    Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Select one of the following programming options:
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4
  10. CPS 210
    4
  11. EGC 251
    3

Physics Electives (9 Credits)

Choose 3 of the following · Select three courses from the following: · electives · 7 items
  1. Select three courses from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. PHY 305
    Computational Physics
    Not resolved to a course
  3. PHY 307
    Mechanics 2
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PHY 340
    Introduction to Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
  5. PHY 366
    Nonlinear Dynamics
    Not resolved to a course
    or: MAT366 Nonlinear Dynamics
  6. PHY 390
    Research in Physics and Astronomy
    Not resolved to a course
  7. PHY 429
    Solid State Physics
    Not resolved to a course

Other courses by advisement

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    Source. State University of New York at New Paltz, catalog 2025-2026 Catalog — https://catalog.newpaltz.edu/undergraduate/school-science-engineering/physics-astronomy/major-physics/. Captured page pages/0343.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.