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Honours Physics (B.Sc.)


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Admission Notes


  1. Completion of MATH 1B03  or 1ZC3  is required by the end of Level II and is strongly recommended in Level I.
  2. Completion of PHYSICS 1C03  and 1CC3  is recommended in Level I.

Admission


Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:

Program Notes


  1. Students interested in computational and theoretical physics and especially those considering postgraduate studies in this area should take the following courses: DATASCI 3ML3 MATH 2LA3  (or MATH 2R03  if they plan to take Level III Mathematics courses for which it is a prerequisite), 2T03, PHYSICS 3A03 , 3C03 4B03 , 4F03 , 4G03 , plus six additional units from Levels III, IV, V Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics.
  2. Students interested in experimental physics and especially those considering postgraduate studies in this area should take the following courses: DATASCI 4X03 , ENGPHYS 3BA4 , 3BB4 , PHYSICS 3N04 .
  3. Students interested in geophysics should consider taking EARTHSC 2E03 3V03  and 4V03 .
  4. Completion of DATASCI 2G03  (or PHYSICS 2G03) is required by the end of Level III and is strongly recommended in Level II.

Requirements


120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I

Level I: 30 Units


30 units


(See Admission above.)

Level II: 30 Units


Level III: 30 Units


Level IV: 30 Units


6 units


from

  • Level IV Astronomy, Biophysics, Physics

9 units


from

15 units


  • Electives (See Program Notes above.)

Note


Students who entered the program prior to September 2020 may refer to their Academic Advisement report or contact an Academic Advisor in the Office of the Associate Dean of Science (Academic) for program requirements.

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