Physics Majors
Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science
- Physics major
- Engineering Physics major
The Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering offers curricula leading to the Bachelor of Science in Physics and the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics. Students must complete 43 semester hours of coursework that is common to both majors. The major in Engineering Physics requires a further 12 semester hours in electrical and general engineering.
University Core Requirements
Students complete 30-36 semester hours of general University Core requirements according to their major requirements. Use these links to access the Core requirements for each major:
Lower Division Major Requirements common to both majors
Physics and Engineering Physics students take the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| CHEM 111: General Chemistry I Laboratory |
CHEM 1A: General Chemistry and Chemical Analysis |
| CHEM 114: General Chemistry for Engineers |
No course equivalency |
| ENGR 160: Algorithms and Applications |
No course equivalency |
| MATH 131: Calculus I |
MATH 5A: Calculus |
| MATH 132: Calculus II |
MATH 5B: Calculus |
| MATH 234: Calculus III |
MATH 5C: Calculus |
| MATH 245: Ordinary Differential Equations |
MATH 55: Differential Equations
OR
MATH 55H: Honors Differential Equations |
| MATH 250: Linear Algebra |
MATH 10: Linear Algebra and Applications |
| PHYS 101: Introduction to Mechanics |
PHYS 1A: General Physics |
| PHYS 195: Waves and Light |
No course equivalency |
| PHYS 201: Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism |
PHYS 1C: General Physics |
| PHYS 206: Foundations of Modern Physics |
No course equivalency |
| PHYS 212: Intermediate Mechanics |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |
Additional Coursework specific to the Engineering Physics major
Students pursuing the degree in Engineering Physics take these additional courses:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| ELEC 210: Electric Circuit Analysis |
ELTRN 9: Principles of DC and Network Analysis
OR
ENGR 16: Engineering Circuits |
| ELEC 220: Electric Circuit Applications |
No course equivalency |
| ELEC 281: Logic Design |
CS 6: Introduction to Applied Logic Design |
| ENGR 100: Introduction to Engineering Analysis and Problem Solving |
ENGR 15B: Applied Mechanics |
| LMU |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE |