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Applied Physics, BS


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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science, BS
Plan Code: LSAPHYBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Major Requirements
MAT 265 Calculus for Engineers I (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 266 Calculus for Engineers II (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 267 Calculus for Engineers III (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 121 University Physics I: Mechanics (SCIT) AND PHY 122 University Physics Laboratory I (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
PHY 131 University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (SCIT) AND PHY 132 University Physics Laboratory II (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
PHY 201 Mathematical Methods in Physics I (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 252 Physics III (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
PHY 302 Mathematical Methods in Physics II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 314 Quantum Physics I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 315 Quantum Physics II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 321 Vector Mechanics and Vibration
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 331 Principles of Modern Electromagnetism
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 444 Fundamentals of Nanoscience
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 460 Numerical Methods in Modern Physics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 499 Individualized Instruction
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
9 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 9
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of PHY courses offered by the College of Intergrative Sciences and Arts. Six of these 12 credits must be upper division.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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