Undergraduate Handbook

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What a physics major needs to know

• To become a physics major

• To combine a physics major with a major in another field

• Advisers

• The yearly registration process

• Liberal Education requirements

• The graduation process

• Undergraduate research opportunities

• The Society of Physics Students (SPS)

• Sources of information

Policies, procedures, and forms

• Academic policy petitions

• Request for special examination

• Review of transfer credits

Undergraduate Scholarships in Physics and Astronomy

The CSE Undergraduate Physics Major (B. S.)

• Core Coursework

  • Admission Requirements

  • Program Requirements

  • LE Requirements

• Additional Programmatic Requirements by Sub-Plan

  • Professional Physics

  • Science and Engineering Physics

  • Biological Physics

  • Physics for Teaching

  • Computational Physics

• Sample Programs

• Upper Division Honors in Physics

The CLA Undergraduate Physics Major (B. A.)

• Program Requirements

• The CLA Undergraduate Physics Major with Honors

The CLA Undergraduate Physics Minor

Applying to Graduate School: Some things to consider

Physics as a Career