Annual 2026-2027 Class Schedule
View all course descriptions here.
| Course # | Course Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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FIRST YEAR STUDENTS |
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| MAT SCI 401 (or PHYS 416 in winter Yr1) |
Chemical & Statistical Thermodynamics of Materials | MoWeFr 10:00AM - 10:50AM |
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| PHYSICS 411-1 | Methods of Theoretical Physics |
TuTh 2:00PM - 3:20PM |
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| PHYSICS 412-1 | Quantum Mechanics | TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM | ||
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GEN ENG 519
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09/23 to 10/27/2026: Wed 4:30PM - 6:30PM or |
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| PHYSICS 412-2 | Quantum Mechanics | TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM | ||
| PHYSICS 414-1 | Electrodynamics | TuTh 2:00PM - 3:20PM | ||
| PHYSICS 416-0 (or MAT SCI 401 in fall Yr1) | Introduction to Statistical Mechanics |
TuTh 11:00AM - 12:20PM |
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Computational Methods of Applied Physics (see course options below) |
1 Computational Methods of Applied Physics course must be chosen before the end of the 3rd year | |||
Experimental Methods of Applied Physics (see course options below) |
1 Experimental Methods of Applied Physics course must be chosen before the end of the 3rd year | |||
Electives (2) |
2 additional 400-level electives must be chosen before the end of the 3rd year | |||
SECOND YEAR OR LATER STUDENTS |
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PHYSICS 422-1 (Fall of yr 2 - or MAT SCI 405 in winter yr2) |
Condensed-Matter Physics | MoWe 2:00PM - 3:20PM | ||
MAT SCI 405 (Winter of yr2 - or PHYS 422-1 in fall yr2) |
Physics of Solids | MoTuWeFr 1:00PM - 1:50PM We 6:00PM - 8:00PM (01/27/2027) Tu 6:00PM - 8:00PM (02/23/2027) |
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Computational Methods of Applied Physics (see course options below) |
Computational Methods of Applied Physics | |||
Experimental Methods of Applied Physics (see course options below) |
Experimental Methods of Applied Physics | |||
Electives (2) |
2 additional 400-level electives must be chosen before the end of the 3rd year | |||
- Funded students should always be registered full-time (3-4 units or TGS 500).
- During your first eight quarters, if you can't register for 3 courses, you will need to add 1-3 units of APP PHYS 590 to reach full-time registration.
- Third year and beyond, students should register for TGS 500: Advanced Doctoral Studies.
- Download here the list of course options for Computational Methods of Applied Physics and Experimental Methods of Applied Physics.