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Program checklist · B.S.

Physics, B.S. (Behrend)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington · New Kensington, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
150
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214625
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214625_6af0afb0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    8 items
    1. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. CHEM 112
      Chemical Principles II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. CHEM 113
      Experimental Chemistry II
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    4. CMPSC 121
      Introduction to Programming Techniques
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. ENGL 202C
      Effective Writing: Technical Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. MATH 220
      Matrices
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    7. MATH 230
      Calculus and Vector Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    8. MATH 251
      Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    14 items
    1. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. MATH 140
      Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. MATH 141
      Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. PHYS 211
      General Physics: Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    5. PHYS 212
      General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    6. PHYS 213
      General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    7. PHYS 214
      General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    8. PHYS 237
      Introduction to Modern Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. PHYS 400
      Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. PHYS 419
      Theoretical Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. PHYS 420
      Thermal Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. PHYS 421W
      Research Methods in Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. PHYS 458
      Intermediate Optics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. PHYS 494
      Physics Research Project
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      28

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses

      1 item
      1. CMPSC 122
        Intermediate Programming
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. MATH 455
        Introduction to Numerical Analysis I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHYS 402
        Electronics for Scientists
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        15 items
        1. Select one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. CMPSC 459
          Not resolved to a course
        3. CMPSC 465
          Data Structures and Algorithms
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CMPSC 474
          Operating System & Systems Programming
          Not resolved to a course
        5. Select 12 credits of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          12
        6. EE 352
          Signals and Systems: Continuous and Discrete-Time
          Not resolved to a course
        7. EE 453
          Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing
          Not resolved to a course
        8. MATH 456
          Introduction to Numerical Analysis II
          Not resolved to a course
        9. ME 410
          Heat Transfer
          Not resolved to a course
        10. ME 428
          Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics
          Not resolved to a course
        11. PHYS 410
          Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I
          Not resolved to a course
        12. PHYS 414
          Solid State Physics
          Not resolved to a course
        13. PHYS 446
          Not resolved to a course
        14. PHYS 494
          Physics Research Project (1-3 credits)
          Not resolved to a course
        15. PHYS 495
          Internship (1-3 credits)
          Not resolved to a course

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        1 item
        1. Select 3 credits from a school-approved list
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Prescribed Courses

        0 items

          Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

          1 item
          1. PHYS 410
            Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I
            Not resolved to a course
            3

          Additional Courses

          0 items

            Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

            9 items
            1. Select 12 credits of the following:
              Not resolved to a course
              12
            2. MATH 421
              Complex Analysis
              Not resolved to a course
            3. MATH 455
              Introduction to Numerical Analysis I
              Not resolved to a course
            4. MATH 456
              Introduction to Numerical Analysis II
              Not resolved to a course
            5. PHYS 402
              Electronics for Scientists
              Not resolved to a course
            6. PHYS 414
              Solid State Physics
              Not resolved to a course
            7. PHYS 446
              Not resolved to a course
            8. PHYS 494
              Physics Research Project (1-3 credits)
              Not resolved to a course
            9. PHYS 495
              Internship (1-3 credits)
              Not resolved to a course

            Supporting Courses and Related Areas

            1 item
            1. Select one of the following two sequences:
              Not resolved to a course
              13

            Sequence A

            0 items

              Select 8 credits of a world language 1

              0 items

                Select 5 credits from a school-approved list

                0 items

                  Sequence B

                  1 item
                  1. CMPSC 122
                    Intermediate Programming
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Select one of the following:

                  3 items
                  1. CMPSC 459
                    2
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. CMPSC 465
                    Data Structures and Algorithms 2
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. CMPSC 474
                    Operating System & Systems Programming 2
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Select 7 credits from a school-approved list

                  0 items
                    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/behrend/physics-bs/. Captured page pages/0547.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.