This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2023 Physics, B.S./Astrophysics Option
- 2024 Physics, B.S./Astrophysics Option
- 2025 Physics, B.S./Astrophysics Option
All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements in Physics I, II, and III (PHYS 225, PHYS 226, PHYS 227 and Labs) and Calculus I, II, and III (MATH 150A, MATH 150B, MATH 250) completed as part of the AS-T in Physics.
Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.
Transfer Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| COMP 110/L** (if not completed prior to transfer) | 3/1 |
| PHYS 301 (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| PHYS 311 | 3 |
| PHYS 366 | 2 |
| PHYS 389 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MATH 280 (if not completed prior to transfer) | 3 |
| PHYS 365 | 2 |
| PHYS 375 | 3 |
| PHYS 402 | 3 |
| PHYS 410 | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ASTR 301 | 3 |
| PHYS 431 | 4 |
| PHYS 465 | 2 |
| PHYS Upper Division Elective* | 3 |
| Upper Division GE from Section C or Section F | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ASTR 300 | 3 |
| ASTR 401 | 3 |
| PHYS 493 | 1 |
| PHYS 497 | 3 |
| Upper Division GE from Section D or Section F | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Total units after transfer | 60 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
*PHYS 420, PHYS 421, PHYS 451, PHYS 470, PHYS 480, PHYS 489, PHYS 490
**Alternatively, students may take COMP 111A/L (2/1) and COMP 111B/L (2/1).