Chemical and Physical Sciences (B.Sc.)

Formerly B.Sc. in Physical Sciences

This program is administered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy .

Admission Note

Prior to registration, students should carefully review the prerequisites of courses they anticipate taking in subsequent sessions as well as the admission requirements of programs they may seek transfer to.

Admission

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 3.5 including:

3 units

from

9 units

from the following courses, where an average of at least 4.0 (between the courses) is required:

12 units

from

the
Science I Course List
(See Admission Note above.)

Program Notes

Registration in the B.Sc. Chemical and Physical Sciences program does not guarantee access to all courses. Students are responsible for ensuring that prerequisites for anticipated courses for Level III are completed in Level II.
Students should seek academic advising to ensure that their choices are appropriate, especially if transfer to a program offered by the following Departments is being considered: Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Interdisciplinary Science, Physics and Astronomy.

B.Sc. Chemical and Physical Sciences Course List

Levels II, III, IV Astronomy, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, Medical Physics and Physics courses
EARTHSC 2E03 - Earth History
EARTHSC 3V03 - Environmental Geophysics
ENVIRSC 2Q03 - Introduction to Environmental Geochemistry
ENVIRSC 2W03 - Physical Hydrology
MATH 3C03 - Mathematical Physics I
MATH 3D03 - Mathematical Physics II

Requirements

90 units total (Levels I to III), of which no more than 42 units may be Level I

Level I: 30 Units

30 units

(See Admission above.)

Levels II-III: 60 Units

24 units

Levels II, III, IV courses from B.Sc. Chemical and Physical Sciences Course List, of which at least 12 units must be Levels III, IV (See Program Notes above.)

36 units

Electives, of which at least nine units must be selected from the Faculty of Science