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Program checklist · Physics: Concentration in Preparation for Graduate School

Physics: Concentration in Preparation for Graduate School

University of North Carolina Asheville · Asheville, NC

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Program
Award
Physics: Concentration in Preparation for Graduate School
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199111
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199111_5e74177f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

I. Required courses in the major—32 hours

11 items
  1. PHYS 221
    Physics I
    As published: “Physics I (4)”
    4
  2. PHYS 222
    Physics II
    As published: “Physics II (4)”
    4
  3. PHYS 323
    Modern Optics
    As published: “Modern Optics (3)”
    3
  4. PHYS 325
    Thermal Physics
    As published: “Thermal Physics (3)”
    3
  5. PHYS 326
    Modern Physics
    As published: “Modern Physics (3)”
    3
  6. PHYS 331
    Experimental Physics I
    As published: “Experimental Physics I (3)”
    3
  7. PHYS 332
    Experimental Physics II
    As published: “Experimental Physics II (3)”
    3
  8. PHYS 401
    Classical Mechanics
    As published: “Classical Mechanics (3)”
    3
  9. PHYS 402
    Electromagnetic Theory
    As published: “Electromagnetic Theory (3)”
    3
  10. PHYS 414
    Quantum Mechanics I
    As published: “Quantum Mechanics I (3)”
    3
  11. PHYS 418
    Quantum Mechanics II
    As published: “Quantum Mechanics II (3)”
    3

The following is highly recommended

1 item
  1. PHYS 499
    Undergraduate Research in Physics
    As published: “Undergraduate Research in Physics (1-6)”
    1-6

II. Required courses outside the major—22-26 hours

8 items
  1. CHEM 111
    General Chemistry Laboratory
    As published: “General Chemistry Laboratory (1)”
    1
  2. CHEM 132
    General Chemistry
    As published: “General Chemistry (3)”
    3
  3. MATH 191
    Calculus I
    As published: “Calculus I (4)”
    4
  4. Note: MATH 191 requires completion of MATH 167 or placement
    Not resolved to a course
  5. MATH 192
    Calculus II
    As published: “Calculus II (4)”
    4
  6. MATH 291
    Calculus III
    As published: “Calculus III (4)”
    4
  7. MATH 365
    Linear Algebra I
    As published: “Linear Algebra I (3)”
    3
  8. MATH 394
    Differential Equations
    As published: “Differential Equations (3)”
    3

The following are recommended

2 items
  1. MATH 391
    Advanced Calculus
    As published: “Advanced Calculus (3)”
    3
  2. MATH 395
    Partial Differential Equations
    As published: “Partial Differential Equations (3)”
    3

III. Other departmental requirements

0 items
    Source. University of North Carolina Asheville, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.unca.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=4571. Captured page pages/0147.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.