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Program checklist · Bachelor of Science Physics (BS)

Bachelor of Science Physics (BS)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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
Bachelor of Science Physics (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.0801
Total credits (published)
117-123
Credits (computed from items)
158-170
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_a26c4c96
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Lower-Division General Education

general education · 12 items
  1. Written Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  2. Oral Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Language and Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    0-6
  5. Information Literacy and Research
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. Human Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. Human Creativity
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. Interpreting the Past
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. Literature
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. Philosophy and Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. The Nature of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  12. Impact of Technology
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Physics Major

major core · 0 items

    General Education

    general education · 2 items
    1. Complete lower-division requirements
      Not resolved to a course
      30-36
    2. Complete upper-division requirements (minimum of 6 credit hours)
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Physics Major

    major core · 35 items
    1. MATH 211
      Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. MATH 212
      Calculus II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. MATH 312
      Calculus III
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 285 Transfer Credit for Calculus III
      4
    4. MATH 307
      Ordinary Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 280 Transfer Credit for Ordinary Differential Equations
      3
    5. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. MATH 316
      Introductory Linear Algebra
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MATH 401
      Partial Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
    8. MATH 421
      Applied Mathematics II: Mathematical Modeling
      Not resolved to a course
    9. MATH 422
      Applied Complex Variables
      Not resolved to a course
    10. CHEM 121N& CHEM 122N
      Foundations of Chemistry I Lectureand Foundations of Chemistry I Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    11. CHEM 123N& CHEM 124N
      Foundations of Chemistry II Lectureand Foundations of Chemistry II Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    12. PHYS 261N
      Advanced University Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      or: PHYS 231N University Physics I
      or: PHYS 226N Honors: University Physics I
      4
    13. CS 151
      Introduction to Programming with Java
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CS 153 Introduction to Programming with Python
      4
    14. PHYS 262N
      Advanced University Physics II
      Not resolved to a course
      or: PHYS 232N University Physics II
      or: PHYS 227N Honors: University Physics II
      4
    15. PHYS 303
      Intermediate Experimental Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. PHYS 319
      Analytical Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. PHYS 323
      Modern Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. PHYS 355
      Mathematical Methods of Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. PHYS 413
      Methods of Experimental Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. PHYS 420
      Introductory Computational Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. PHYS 425
      Electromagnetism I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. PHYS 452
      Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    23. PHYS 453
      Electromagnetism II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. PHYS 454
      Thermal and Statistical Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    25. PHYS 456
      Intermediate Quantum Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. PHYS 499W
      Senior Thesis *
      Not resolved to a course
      or: PHYS 489W& PHYS 490W Senior Thesis Iand Senior Thesis II
      3
    27. PHYS 120
      Physics in the 21st Century
      Not resolved to a course
      or: PHYS 309 Physics on the Back of an Envelope
      1
    28. Select two of the following: **
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    29. ASTP 313
      Elements of Astrophysics
      Not resolved to a course
    30. PHYS 411
      Introduction to Atomic Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    31. ASTP 414
      Relativity and Cosmology
      Not resolved to a course
    32. PHYS 415
      Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    33. PHYS 416
      Introduction to Solid State Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    34. PHYS 417
      Introduction to Particle Accelerator Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    35. ASTP 495
      Special Topics in Astrophysics
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Old Dominion University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/sciences/physics/physics-bs/. Captured page pages/0457.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.