Simon Fraser University offers a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with a Major in Physics.
- In addition to this Major in Physics, SFU’s Physics Department offers three other Majors (Applied Physics, Biological Physics, and Chemical Physics), 5 Honours degrees (Applied Physics, Biological Physics, Chemical Physics, Mathematical Physics, and Physics), and 2 Minors (Nuclear Science and Physics), with each option having its own curriculum
- The curriculum listed below is for the general Physics major only
- Students wishing to enrol in physics courses must obtain a C- grade or better in prerequisite courses
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
SFU Program Requirements
SFU Department Website
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests
Lower division requirements:
|
SFU Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
All of: CHEM 121 CHEM 1221 CMPT 1202 MATH 152 MATH 251 MATH 252 MATH 260 PHYS 1323 PHYS 1333 PHYS 201 PHYS 211 PHYS 2334 PHYS 234 PHYS 255 PHYS 285 |
4 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 |
All of: CHEM 1120 or 1121 CHEM 1220 or 11541 CPSC 11502 MATH 1271 or 1273 MATH 2371 MATH 2471 MATH 2475 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable PHYS 2323 PHYS 24094 Unavailable Unavailable PHYS 2424 |
4 4 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 |
|
One of: CMPT 129 CMPT 1255 MACM 203 PHYS 395 |
0 65 0 0 |
One of: Unavailable CPSC 1160 and 11815 Unavailable Unavailable |
0 6 0 0 |
|
One of: MATH 150 MATH 151 |
0 3 |
One of: Unavailable MATH 1171 or 1173 or 1253 |
0 3 |
|
One of: MATH 232 MATH 240 |
3 3 |
One of: MATH 1252 MATH 2362 |
3 3 |
|
One of: PHYS 1203 PHYS 125 PHYS 1406 |
3 0 4 |
One of: Unavailable Unavailable PHYS 1125 |
0 0 4 |
|
One of: PHYS 1213 PHYS 126 PHYS 1416 |
3 3 4 |
One of: PHYS 1225 Unavailable PHYS 1225 |
4 0 4 |
|
Electives7 |
|
Electives7 |
|
FOOTNOTES:
1 LANG CHEM 1220 (4) or 1154 (4) = SFU CHEM 122 (2) & SFU CHEM 126 (2)
2 Students with computing experience may be able to test out of CMPT 120 to satisfy this requirement
3 LANG PHYS 1125 (4) & LANG PHYS 1225 (4) = SFU PHYS 120 (3) & SFU PHYS 121 (3) & SFU PHYS 133 (1)
& SFU PHYS 132 (1)
4 LANG PHYS 2409 (2) = SFU PHYS 233 (0) & SFU PHYS 2XX (2)
5 Students can choose to take both LANG CPSC 1160 (3) & LANG CPSC 1181 (3) to = SFU CMPT 125 (3) & SFU CMPT 1XX (3), Exemption SFU CMPT 127 (0).
6 Students with credit for SFU PHYS 140 and 141 are not required to complete SFU PHYS 132 or 133
7 The electives should include SFU W/Q/B requirements
This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the students' responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated August 2023