Getting started in Physics: Fall 2024 Entering Frosh
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Students are admitted to UCSC with a "proposed major" in most cases, and later petition to officially declare the major. Admission to UCSC does not guarantee acceptance into a particular major. Students must be declared in a major by the end of the second year (or equivalent), so learning about and preparing for a major is a primary goal for first-year students.
Importance of an early start: |
This major is highly course-intensive and sequential; students who intend to pursue this major must begin taking classes for the major in their first quarter at UCSC. |
Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major: |
Review Major Qualification Requirements in the General Catalog. |
Frosh who intend to pursue this major should do the following things prior to the beginning of fall term... |
Complete the Math Preparation and placement process. You can review your math skills for free to prepare you for placement or your next course. It takes up to three business days for ALEKS PPL placement to be posted in your student record. Completing the assessment by August 5 will ensure your placement is posted before enrollment begins for fall. |
...and should take these courses their first term: |
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Special enrollment procedures: |
Enroll in your PHYS lab section first. You cannot enroll in the lecture until you have successfully enrolled in the corequisite lab section. |
Sample Academic Plan: |
Review the Sample Academic Plan in the General Catalog. |
Other Information: |
Graduating in four years is still possible for a student who places into MATH 2 or MATH 3; the department undergraduate advisor and the department's alternative paths webpage should be consulted. |
Links to Review: |
Physics Program Description (Catalog) |
Advisor Contact Information: |
Physics Advising (831) 459-1347 or physicsadvising@ucsc.edu 211A Interdisciplinary Sciences Bldg. |