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<p>Does have have any calculus from high school? Nevertheless, he is probably at least a semester behind for the physics major if he has not taken any physics (for physics majors) courses, and probably two semesters behind if he has no calculus.</p>
<p>It may be possible to cram a physics major into six semesters (or nine quarters) if he carefully maps the prerequisites of the required courses, and there is no (remaining) prerequisite chain that is longer than that.</p>