A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215293
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215293_d608f76b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Physics and Astronomy Major Requirements
0 items
Introductory Physics courses
8 items
- 1
- one ofNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- plus one ofNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- or PHYS 0174BASIC PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1 PHYS 0175 - BASIC PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2 or their honors equivalent PHYS 0475 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1 PHYS 0476 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2Not resolved to a course
Introductory Astronomy course
1 item
- 3
Intermediate and advanced Physics courses
7 items
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Laboratory courses
0 items
Required courses
3 items
- As published: “BASIC LABORATORY PHYSICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING or”2
- 3
- 3
Additional courses
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 2
Intermediate and advanced Astronomy courses
3 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND EXTRASOLAR PLANETS *”3
Note
0 items
Science elective
19 items
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 or”4
- 4
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2 or”4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- As published: “GEOLOGY OF THE PLANETS **”3
- 3
- MATH 1550VECTOR ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONSNot resolved to a course
- MATH 1560COMPLEX VARIABLES & APPLICATIONSNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Note
0 items
Prerequisite Mathematics courses
8 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “INTRO TO MATRICES & LINEAR ALG or”3
- As published: “LINEAR ALGEBRA 1 or”3
- 3
- As published: “DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS or”3
- 3
Honors major requirements
4 items
- Maintains a GPA of 3.2 or higher in the majorNot resolved to a course
- Maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higherNot resolved to a course
- Completes ASTRON 1903 - DIRECTED RESEARCH or PHYS 1903 - DIRECTED RESEARCHNot resolved to a course
- Submits a paper detailing the research within the department and presents the research in a public forum (i.e. at the University’s Science Symposium or the Undergraduate Poster Fair hosted by the David C. Frederick Honors College).Not resolved to a course
Education concentration
0 items
Additional education related courses
2 items
- 3
- 3
Physics courses removed
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Required laboratory courses
4 items
- As published: “BASIC LABORATORY PHYSICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING or”2
- 3
- 3
- 3
Required selection of science electives
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 3
Graduate School Preparation concentration
0 items
Additional intermediate and advanced Physics courses
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=79106. Captured page pages/0367.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.