Physics Undergraduate College Search Advice

ucbalumnus
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 04:00:43 +0000

Check each school’s catalogs and schedules to see that the usual upper level physics courses are offered at reasonable frequency. The courses:

Intermediate / advanced mechanics
Electromagnetism (often 2 semester)
Quantum mechanics (often 2 semester)
Statistical and thermal physics
Intermediate / advanced lab

Once every two years is the bare minimum, but that means a student has one chance to take each course, which reduces schedule flexibility. Better would be once per year or every semester.