Comprehensive Requirement

The comprehensive requirement for majors is met by completion of 2 units of Senior Seminar (PHYS 490 or PHYS 491) and 2 units of Advanced Lab (PHYS 315 or PHYS 316) with a grade of C or better and by passing a comprehensive examination on the material covered in the Physics Foundation. If the comprehensive examination is not passed by the end of a student's penultimate semester, then the student can instead complete an additional 4 units of Upper Level Physics with a grade of C or better. Completing 4 units of Directed Research with a grade of C or better can be substituted if there are no additional Upper Level Physics classes offered in a student's final semester.