After MATH 1400
Gateway: MATH 1400
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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 University of Pennsylvania’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 49 PHYS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 106 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.
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Core Requirements; Business & Technology Concentration Requirements; Select 1 course unit of an Elective in Computer and Information Science; CIS 1100 -4999; Select 4 course units of Electives in Business and Technology; Any course in ACCT, ECON, FNCE, MGMT, STAT, or with: Attribute APHE
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Core Requirements; Biological Science Concentration Requirements; Select 1 course unit of a Biology Elective at the 2000 Level; BIOL 2000-2999; Select 1 course unit of a Biology Elective at the 3000 or 4000 Level; BIOL 3000-4999
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Cell Biology and Biochemistry; Biophysics; Select 1 course unit or two .5 course units of electives; With Attribute: ABPE; Chemistry; OR; AND; Math; Physics
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Core Requirements; Physical Theory and Experimental Technique Concentration; Select 1 course unit of a Physics Laboratory Elective with: Attribute APHL; Select 1 credit unit of an Astronomy or Physics Elective at the 3000 or 4000 Level; ASTR 3000-4999; PHYS 3000-4999
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Core Requirements; Computer Techniques Concentration Requirements; Select 1 credit unit of a Physics Laboratory Elective with: Attribute APHL; Select 3 course units of Computer Techniques Electives from the following courses:; CIS 1000-4999
College General Education Requirements and Free Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Foundational Approaches + Sectors + Free Electives; Mathematics Requirement; Chemistry Requirement; General Chemistry:; General Chemistry Laboratories:; Organic Chemistry Requirement; Physical Chemistry Requirements; Biological Chemistry Requirements; Physics Requirement; Research Requirement
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Introductory Sequences; General Chemistry:; General Chemistry Laboratories:; Organic Chemistry with Laboratories:; Calculus:; Physics:; Additional Chemistry Requirements; Physical Chemistry and Laboratories:; Biological Chemistry:; Inorganic Chemistry:; One Advanced Laboratory:
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.
9 courses deep, ending at PHYS 4498
9 courses deep, ending at PHYS 6612
8 courses deep, ending at PHYS 4421
6 courses deep, ending at PHYS 5564
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All PHYS courses in the Penn catalog
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