Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PHYZ coursework.
Generated from Virginia Commonwealth 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 PHYZ 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 9 PHYZ and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 1 more PHYZ course have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PHYZ, 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
• Major core requirements; • Additional major requirements; • Concentration requirements; • Major electives; Select an additional ten credits from the following:; Or any course allowable for the B.S. in Physics, or a science elective approved by an adviser
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AI literacy course; Foreign language through the 102 level (by course or placement)
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PHYZ. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at PHYZ 208
2 courses deep, ending at PHYZ 103
2 courses deep, ending at PHYZ 320
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Concentration electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select five credits from 300-500 level courses with a laboratory from BIOL/BIOZ, CHEM/CHEZ or the following FRSC/FRSZ courses which include chemistry and/or biology concepts
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All PHYZ courses in the VCU catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for PHYZ yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under PHYZ yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
PHYZ does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the VCU campus feed.