Physics Major Majors & Degrees

Sample Schedule

FALL (17 credits)
  • PHY 21: General Physics I (4)
  • PHY 22: General Physics Lab I (1)
  • MA 9: Calculus I (4)
  • CS 10: Design and Implementation of Solutions to Computational Problems (4)
  • General Education (4)
SPRING (18)
  • PHY 23: General Physics II (4)
  • PHY 24: General Physics Lab II (1)
  • MA 10: Calculus II (4)
  • General Education (8)
  • PEA 32: Fitness for Life (1)
MAYTERM
  • Suggested Mayterm: GE Elective (4) on campus or abroad
SUMMER
  • Suggested research with Westmont faculty or REU
FALL (17)
  • PHY 25: Modern Physics (4)
  • MA 19: Multivariable Calculus (4)
  • CHM 5: General Chemistry (4)
  • General Education (4)
  • PEA elective (1)
SPRING (18)
  • PHY 26: Modern Physics Lab. (1)
  • PHY 40: Differential Equations (4)
  • PHY 142/143: Circuits and Electronics/Electronics Laboratory (5)
  • General Education (8)
SUMMER
  • Suggested research with Westmont faculty or REU
 
Fall (17)
  • PHY 115: Mathematical Physics (4)
  • PHY 150: Electricity and Magnetism (4)
  • General Education (8)
  • PEA Elective (1)
Spring (18)
  • PHY 131 Classical Mechanics (4)
  • PHY 160: Thermodynamics (4)
  • PHY 105: Computational Physics (2)
  • General Education (8)
SUMMER
  • Suggested research with Westmont faculty or REU
Fall (13)
  • PHY 121: Quantum Mechanics I (4)
  • PHY-198: Research (1)
  • General Education (8)
Spring (15)
  • PHY 122: Quantum Mechanics II (4)
  • PHY 195: Senior Seminar (1)
  • PHY-198: Research (1)
  • PHY 170 Adv. Lab (1)
  • General Education (8)

Meet the Staff


Susan Leyva

Academic Administrative Assistant

Assistant to the Mathematics/Computer Science and Physics/Engineering departments
Email: sleyva@westmont.edu
Tel: (805) 565-6174
Office: Winter Hall 300