Department paths

Physics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Courses: 97
Prereq links: 111
Depth: 8 tiers
Feeder courses: 14

Where to start

Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.

Gateway courses

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.

MATH 232Calculus of Functions of One Variable II.opens 60 courses (6 directly)
MATH 233Calculus of Functions of Several Variablesopens 55 courses (8 directly)

All PHYS courses in the UNC catalog

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Concentration routes

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 MajorBS16 PHYS courses · ~4 total

Physics Major in the Planner

Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

Six additional credit hours chosen from:; ASTR (numbered above 300); PHYS (numbered above 300 except PHYS 395 )

ASTR 202 MATH 528 MATH 529 PHYS 231 PHYS 281L PHYS 311 PHYS 331 PHYS 332 PHYS 395 PHYS 401 PHYS 412 PHYS 421+ 5 more qualify

Additional Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

Remaining General Education requirements and enough free electives to accumulate 120 academic hours

101L CHEM 101 MATH 231 MATH 232 MATH 233 MATH 383 PHYS 118 PHYS 119

Official requirement sheet

Physics MajorBA13 PHYS courses · ~6 total

Physics Major in the Planner

Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

ENEC 2---ENEC 3---PHYS 118 PHYS 119

Chemistry MajorBA4 PHYS courses · ~10 total

Chemistry Major in the Planner

First-Year Foundation Coursesall required

First-Year Seminar or First-Year Launch; Global Language through level 3

1 course from1 required

ENGL 105

1 course from1 required

IDST 101

Earth and Marine Sciences MajorBS4 PHYS courses · ~4 total

Earth and Marine Sciences Major in the Planner

Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

Select four fundamentals courses (at least one with a lab); Select three EMES specialization courses numbered 300 and higher; Six credits of a capstone experience:

EMES 200 EMES 201 EMES 203

Environmental Health Sciences Major, B.S.P.H.BS4 PHYS courses · ~15 total

Environmental Health Sciences Major, B.S.P.H. in the Planner

Biology (any course above 101 level)all required

1 course from1 required

BIOL 103

1 course from1 required

BIOL 104

Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science MajorBS4 PHYS courses · ~4 total

Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Major in the Planner

Additional Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

101L 252L BIOL 101 BIOL 252