After PHYS 251
Gateway: PHYS 251
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PHYS coursework.
Generated from North Dakota State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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.
Showing the 40 PHYS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 47 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.
Computer Science Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
CSCI Electives
Physics Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Physics Electives: Select from the following:; MSUM AST
Related Required Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Pick an introductory chemistry sequence (A or B):; Sequence A:; Sequence B:
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MATH Electives - Select 6 credits from the following:; MATH 400 Level
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Select 21 credits from the the following elective list:; BIOL 379; BIOL 493
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Pick an introductory chemistry sequence; Sequence A:; Sequence B:; Sequence A:; Sequence B:
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: PHYS 251
Gateway: PHYS 252
The deepest prerequisite chains in PHYS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at PHYS 486
7 courses deep, ending at PHYS 411L
6 courses deep, ending at PHYS 361
4 courses deep, ending at PHYS 251R
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Physics Electives: Select 9 credits from the following; MSUM Astronomy Courses (AST 300-400 level - with dept. permission)
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Computer Science:
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ECE Electives1 required
Select 9 credits of ECE 4XX level prefix electives. Includes the cross listed courses of ECE 427/IME 427; ECE 429/IME 429; ECE 411 / PHYS 411 ; & ECE 411L / PHYS 411L (excluding 494 and 496).
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Science Electives (300-400 Level)1 required
Select 300-400 level courses from the following prefixes: ANSC, BIOC, BIOL, BOT, CHEM, CSCI, MICR, PHYS, PLSC, PPTH, PSCI, or STAT. No more than 6 credits from one prefix may apply. Research credits ( CHEM 494 / BIOC 494 ; CHEM 493 / BIOC 493 ) may count towards 3 of these credits.
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All PHYS courses in the NDSU catalog
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