Getting Started in the Major

Physics B.S. for Transfers

Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term…

...and should take these courses their first term:

PHYS 5D, unless they have credit for the course, in which case PHYS 102;
MATH 23B, unless they have credit for the course, in which case they may enroll in PHYS 116A unless they have credit for the course, or an elective or general education course;
ASTR 119, unless they have knowledge of the Python programming language and basic statistics, in which case they may enroll in PHYS 133 after obtaining a permission code.

Students who have completed courses that should be equivalent to PHYS 5D or MATH 23B but are not formally articulated as such should contact the undergraduate advisor to have their courses evaluated.

Advisor Contact Information

Physics Advising

(831) 459-1347 or physicsadvising@ucsc.edu

211A Interdisciplinary Sciences Bldg.

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