Applied Physics, B.S. Physical Sciences Emphasis - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	33-34
Upper Division Major Requirements	35
Upper Division Major Elective Requirements	9-10
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	41-43
Total Units	120

Lower Division Requirements - 33-34 units

CHEM 105 - Introduction to Chemistry Units: 3
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4
MATH 151 - Calculus II Units: 4
MATH 250 - Calculus III Units: 3
PHYS 200 - General Physics I Units: 4
PHYS 201 - General Physics II Units: 4
PHYS 202 - General Physics III: Light, Relativity And Modern Physics Units: 4
Complete one from the following:
BIOL 200 - Principles of Organismal and Population Biology Units: 4
BIOL 201 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Units: 4
Complete one from the following:
COMP 121 - Introduction to Programming in C for STEAM Units: 3
COMP 150 - Object-Oriented Programming Units: 4

Upper Division Requirements - 35 units

MATH 350 - Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems Units: 3
PHYS 304 - Electromagnetism Units: 4
PHYS 306 - Modern Physics Units: 3
PHYS 310 - Electronics (Cross-listed as EMEC 310) Units: 4
PHYS 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as ENGL 338) Units: 3
PHYS 345 - Digital Image Processing (Cross-listed as MATH 345, COMP 345) Units: 3
PHYS 405 - Optics Units: 4
PHYS 434 - Introduction to Biomedical Imaging (Cross-listed as BIOL 434, HLTH 434) Units: 4
PHYS 448 - Team-Based Research Units: 3
PHYS 499 - Senior Colloquium Units: 1
Complete three units from the following (any combination):
PHYS 492 - Internship Units: 3 (required for teachers)
PHYS 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-3
PHYS 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3

Electives in the Major - 9-10 units

Complete 9-10 units with faculty advisor’s approval

EDUC 330 - Introduction to Secondary Schooling Units: 3 ^#
MATH 240 - Linear Algebra Units: 3
MATH 352 - Probability and Statistics Units: 3
MATH 448 - Scientific Computing Units: 3
MATH 450 - Partial Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics Units: 3
MATH 451 - Complex Analysis Units: 3
PHYS 301 - Classical Mechanics Units: 3
PHYS 335 - The Physics of Music (Cross-listed as PAMU 335) Units: 3
PHYS 344 - Energy and Society (Cross-listed as CHEM 344) Units: 3
PHYS 400 - Quantum Physics Units: 3
PHYS 406 - Solid State Physics Units: 3
PHYS 410 - Introduction to Electro-Optics Units: 4
PHYS 445 - Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition (Cross-listed as COMP 445, MATH 445) Units: 3
PHYS 464 - Medical Instrumentation (Cross-listed as BIOL 464) Units: 4
PHYS 490 - Topics in Physics Units: 3
PHYS 492 - Internship Units: 3 (if not taken as a required course)
PHYS 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-3 ^†
PHYS 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3 ^†
Note(s):
^† Cannot exceed a total of 3 units, when added to units taken within the upper division requirements
^# Recommended for Teachers

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division), including the following General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements :

Additional lower division GE Area A-E requirements not met within major
American Institutions Requirement
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Mission Pillar Requirement
Nine units of Upper Division General Education (UDGE) courses, one each in Areas UDGE-B, UDGE-C, and UDGE-D
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation