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
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 40.0801
- Total credits (published)
- 120
- Credits (computed from items)
- 346-350
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 234030
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_234030_d0d4bdba
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Degree requirements for Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
0 items
General education
general education · 1 item
- Select 30 credits of general education courses in consultation with an adviser.Not resolved to a course30
Major requirements
major core · 0 items
• Major core requirements
major core · 8 items
- PHYS 208& PHYZ 208University Physics IIand University Physics II LaboratoryNot resolved to a course5
- 3
- PHYS 320& PHYZ 320Modern Physicsand Modern Physics LaboratoryNot resolved to a course4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
• Major electives
electives · 1 item
- Select courses from the physics and physics-related electives list below (students who have their primary major in physics are required to fulfill at least three of the credits using upper-level physics courses).Not resolved to a course9
Ancillary requirements
6 items
- As published: “Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (satisfies general education quantitative foundations)”4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- PHYS 207& PHYZ 207University Physics Iand University Physics I Laboratory (satisfies general education BOK for natural sciences and AOI for scientific and logical reasoning)Not resolved to a course5
- AI literacy course 1Not resolved to a course3
Open electives
electives · 1 item
- Select any course.Not resolved to a course42
Physics and physics-related electives
electives · 0 items
Note: indented courses offered on-demand with sufficient enrollment only.
0 items
Physics courses
29 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Directed Study (maximum of 3 credits)”1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Physics (maximum of 3 credits)”3
- As published: “Independent Study (maximum of 3 credits)”1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Math or statistics courses
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Chemistry courses
2 items
- 3
- 3
Engineering courses
13 items
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
Courses not applicable toward the major
major core · 0 items
The following courses are not applicable toward the physics major requirements but may be used as general electives toward the bachelor's degree:
electives · 13 items
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 1-3
- PHYS/MHIS 307The Physics of Sound and MusicNot resolved to a course
- PHYS/ENVS 315Energy and the EnvironmentNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 1-3
- 1
- 1
Degree requirements
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Recommended course sequence/plan of study
0 items
Junior year
0 items
Fall semester
4 items
- General education course (select BOK to complete breadth of knowledge requirementNot resolved to a course3
- Major electivesNot resolved to a course6
- Open electivesNot resolved to a course6
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course15
Spring semester
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Open electivesNot resolved to a course6
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course15
Senior year
0 items
Fall semester
5 items
- 3
- 3
- ElectivesNot resolved to a course6
- 3
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course15
Spring semester
6 items
- 3
- 1
- As published: “Independent Study (begin research)”3
- 3
- Open electivesNot resolved to a course6
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course16
Fifth year
0 items
Fall semester
3 items
- 5
- 600-level PHYS elective 1Not resolved to a course4
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course9
Spring semester
4 items
- 3
- 5
- 600-level PHYS elective 1Not resolved to a course1
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course9
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