Occidental College · Bachelor's
Physics
Every requirement for the Physics at Occidental College, from the catalog, as a checklist.
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120credit hours to graduate
4requirement groups
18courses named
Requirements
Physics Foundation
about 15 credit hours
- Requirements
- PHYS 107
- Mechanics option: any 1 of
PHYS 110PHYS 115 - Electricity and Magnetism option: any 1 of
PHYS 230PHYS 125 - PHYS 240
- PHYS 250
Mathematics Supporting Coursework
about 6 credit hours
Upper Level Physics
about 30 credit hours
- Requirements
- PHYS 310
- PHYS 320
- PHYS 330
- PHYS 340
- PHYS 350
- PHYS 370
- Additional 4 units of PHYS 200-series or 300-series: 4 credits in PHYS · Any additional 4 units from the 200- or 300-series physics courses
- 2 additional units of PHYS 315/316: 2 credits from
PHYS 315PHYS 316 · Additional Advanced Laboratory units beyond the capstone - 2 units of PHYS 395 or any 2-unit PHYS 200/300-series course: 2 credits in PHYS · PHYS 395 Directed Research is suggested
- Breadth: 300-level course in Chemistry, Computer Science, Education, Geology, or Mathematics: 4 credits in MATH · Excludes Junior and Senior seminars in other disciplines; a 4-unit 300-level Education class is an option for teaching-t
Physics Capstone
about 6 credit hours
- Requirements
- PHYS 490
- Advanced Laboratory (2 units): any 1 of
PHYS 315PHYS 316
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