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Jan 30, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Physics, B.S. Suggested 4-year Plan
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How to Use your 4-year Plan
- This is a suggested 4-year plan for your major and not meant to replace regular academic advising.
- The plan is flexible and can be changed to accommodate studying abroad, a second major/minor(s) or AP/IB credits.
- You should work with an academic advisor to develop a plan that meets your interests and goals.
- You must earn a minimum of 120 credits to graduate; 42 credits must be upper division.
- Transfer students and those seeking second majors should contact the program advisor for degree planning.
- If you have any questions, contact schmidcollege@chapman.edu.
Suggested 4-year Plan
- We encourage you to select your General Education (GE) and minor/second major/Themed Inquiry/Honors program around the plan below. Once you fill your GE classes around your major classes, you will have a better idea of space remaining each semester when choosing your Exploration Focus.
- To be enrolled full time, you must take at least 12 credits a semester.
- In order to graduate within 4 years, we recommend you take 30 credits a year.
- 6 credits of electives must be added to your plan, which can be taken in any semester provided you meet the prerequisites required for the course. We recommend discussing elective choices with your program advisor.
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Year 4
Fall Semester (6 credits for major) - PHYS 320 - Mechanics I 3 credits **
- PHYS 421 - Electricity and Magnetism I 3 credits **
OR - PHYS 430 - Thermal and Statistical Physics I 3 credits **
- PHYS 451 - Quantum Mechanics I 3 credits **
Spring Semester (8 credits for major) - PHYS 498 - Physics Capstone 2 credits
- PHYS 321 - Mechanics II 3 credits **
- PHYS 422 - Electricity and Magnetism II 3 credits **
OR - PHYS 431 - Thermal and Statistical Physics II 3 credits **
- PHYS 452 - Quantum Mechanics II 3 credits **
*Those on the accelerated calculus sequence MATH 115, MATH 116 should not take MATH 210, and may take MATH 215 in the Fall Semester of Year 2.
**The upper-level core courses in physics are currently on an alternating year schedule, with PHYS 320, 321, 421, 422 taught one year and PHYS 430, 431, 451, 452 taught the following year. Students should take all of these courses in their final two years, in whichever order they are offered.
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