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A suggested order for the 2 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 1 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.
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Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PHYS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
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Showing the 2 PHYS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 19 more PHYS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PHYS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Physics Requirements29 required · verify with the official sheet
Physics Requirements *Physics majors are strongly recommended to take the PHYS2200-2201 sequence. PHYS2100-2101 is typically for Biology, Pre-med, and students fulfilling science requirements. **Students may replace with both MATH2210 Linear Algebra and MATH4410 Differential Equations. ***PHYS4300 c
Corequisites9 required · verify with the official sheet
Corequisites Students are also required to take the following courses. MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus* *Students without advanced math placement will need to take introductory calculus courses, such as MATH1103, which is a prerequisite for MATH2202. One Computer Science Course from the following:
Physics Requirements26 required · verify with the official sheet
Physics Requirements * Physics majors are strongly recommended to take the PHYS2200-2201 sequence. PHYS2100-2101 is typically for Biology, Pre-med, and students fulfilling science requirements. **Students may replace with both MATH2210 Linear Algebra and MATH4410 Differential Equations
Corequisites8 required · verify with the official sheet
Corequisites Applied Physics Majors are also required to take the following courses. MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus*** *** Students without advanced math placement will need to take introductory calculus courses, such as MATH1103, which is a prerequisite for MATH2202. One Computer Science Course fr
First Year6 required · verify with the official sheet
First Year CHEM1109–1110 General Chemistry with Laboratory or CHEM1117–1118 Honors Modern Chemistry with Laboratory; two semesters of Physics with Laboratory (PHYS2200–2201 or PHYS2100–2101 with PHYS2050–2051); Calculus (MATH1102–1103); Core courses.
Requirements1 required · verify with the official sheet
Total Credits: 64–65 Note: The Biochemistry major requires all of its majors to take a Boston College calculus course, regardless of AP score. Students can take Calculus 2 (MATH1101, MATH1103, or MATH1105), or Multivariable Calculus (MATH2202). *With Biology or Chemistry Department approval, no mor
Requirements15 required · verify with the official sheet
Advanced Experience courses include undergraduate research, research lab courses, and smaller classes focused on the primary literature and data analysis. Courses fulfilling this requirement are available on the Biology Department website. Note: While independent undergraduate research courses can
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PHYS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at PHYS 2200
Second Year5 required · verify with the official sheet
Second Year CHEM2231–2232 Organic Chemistry or CHEM2241–2242 Honors Organic Chemistry with Laboratory; CHEM3351 Analytical Chemistry with Laboratory; CHEM3322 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry with Laboratory; MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus; elective or Core courses.
Fourth Year1 required · verify with the official sheet
Fourth Year CHEM4461 Biochemistry I; elective or Core courses. The ten 1-semester chemistry courses that comprise the chemistry major amount to 37 credits. The five non-chemistry courses amount to 22 credits.
Quantitative Requirements: Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science19 required · verify with the official sheet
Quantitative Requirements: Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Additional options are noted on the Biology Department website. **BIOL3140 and BIOL4250 cannot be used to satisfy both a corequisite and a biology elective.
All PHYS courses in the Boston College catalog
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