Breadth Requirements for B.S. Degree in Physics
2002 Fall
College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences
Other lower- and upper-division 4 unit courses may also apply. Student should check with Dean's Office.
All non-UCR summer session courses must be approved by the Physics Department advisor prior to enrollment.
I. ENGLISH COMPOSITION: 12 units - English 1A-1B-1C (or 1SC) - Beginning with their initial matriculation, students should enroll in an English Composition course
each quarter they are registered at UCR until the sequence of Basic Writing/English 1A, 1B, 1C is completed with an average grade point of "C" or better, and no grade lower than "C-." Transfer students having credit for one semester of English Composition from another institution are required to take two additional quarters at UCR, i.e. Engl IB, 1C.
II. ETHNIC STUDIES: 4 units - One course in comparative Ethnic Studies. (ETST 2 - use only Soc. Sci.) Course is also counted toward the Humanities or Social Science requirement, but not both, depending upon content.
III. HUMANITIES: 12 units [For B.A. 20 units - 4 Fine Arts, 8 Lit. &/or Phil &/or Religious Studies, and 4 Humanities]
No more than one course in performance may be counted in this12 unit requirement.
[For B.A. no more than two performance]
1. One course (4 units) in World History: History 10, 15, or 20
2. One course (4 units) in one of the following areas:
a.) Fine Arts:
Art 1, 2, 3, 4 performance (same as FVC 4), 6 (same as FVC 6), 7 (same asFVC 7), 8, 28 (same as THEA 38 & FVC 28)
Art History 7, 9 (same as ANTH 9), 15, 17A, 17B, 17C, 18 (same as AST 18), 21 (same as URST 21),
27 (same as
ANTH 27), 28
Asian Studies AST 18 (same as AHS 18), 22 (same as FVC 22, JPN 22, and WRLT 22), AST 48 (same as CHN 18)
Creative Writing 40, 41, 43, 56, 66 (same as FVC 66 & THEA 66)
Dance 5 performance, 7, 14
Film & Visual Culture 4 (same as ART 4), 6 (same as ART 6), 7 (same as ART 7), 20, 21 (same as WRLT 21),
22 (same as AST 22, JPN 22, & WRLT 22), 25 (same as ENGL 21 & THEA 21), 28 (same as THEA 38 & ART 28),
66 (same as CRWT & THEA 66)
Music 1, 2, 5, 6 (same as ANTH 6), 8, 14 (same as ETST 14 & URST 14), 30A, 30B, 30C
Theater 10 performance., 21 (same as ENGL 21 & FVC 25), 22, 38 (same as ART 28 & FVC 28), 50,
66 (same as CRWT & FVC 66), 70
b.) Literature:
Asian Studies AST 18 (same as AHS 18), 22 (same as FVC 22, JPN 22, and WRLT 22)
English 12A, 12B, 12C, 12E-Z, 14, 15E-Z, 17, 18, 21 (same as FVC 25 & THEA 21), 23A, 23B, 23C, 31, 32
Classics CLA 10A, 10B, 10C, 27A, 27B, 40
World Literature 15, 17A, 17B, 17C, 18, 21 (same as FVC 21), 25, 29
c.) Philosophy 1, 2, 7, 8, 12
d.) Religious Studies 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 (same as ETST 12), 14, 15, 24 (same as HIST 34) , 44 (same as HIST 44)
3. One course (4 units) in Humanities from section 1, 2, or the list below:
Asian Studies AST 30 (same as CHN 30), AST 40 (same as CHN 40)
Classical Studies CLA 20, 30
Comparative Ancient Civilizations CPAC 1, 2
Ethnic Studies 1, 3, 4 (same as HIST 4), 5, 7, 8, 12 (same as RLST 12), 14 (same as MUS 14 & URST 14),
61 (same as HIST 61), 71, 91
European Civilization EUR 25, 47
Film & Visual Culture 20 (same as WRLT 20)
Foreign Language (at level 3 and above) [For B.A. at level 4 or above]
History 4 (same as ETST 4), 17A, 17B, 25, 26, 30, 33, 34 (same as RLST 24), 35, 36, 37, 38, 44 (same as RLST 44), 51, 52, 60, 60, 61 (same as ETST 61)
Humanities & Social Science HMSS 21A, 21B, 21C, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23A, 23B, 23C, 68A, 68B, 68C
Linguistics 20, 21
Urban Studies 10 (same as SOC 10), 14 (same as MUS 14 & ETST 14), 21 (same as AHS 21)
Women's Studies 10, 20
IV. SOCIAL SCIENCES: 12 units [For B.A. 16 units - 4 additional units from #3 below]
1. One course (4 units) from:
Economics 1, 2, 3, 6 (same as ENSC 6)
Political Science 5, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20 [Note: Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 15, 16, or 17]
2. One course (4 units) from:
Anthropology 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (same as MUS 6), 9 (same as AHS 9), 10, 12, 20, 26, 27 (same as AHS 27), 28, 30
Psychology 1, 2
Sociology 1, 3, 10 (same as URST 10), 15, 20, 25
3. One course (4 units) in Social Sciences from section 1, 2, or the list below:
Comparative Ancient Civilizations CPAC 1, 2
Ethnic Studies 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12 (same as RLST 12), 72, 91
Environmental Sciences 6 (same as ECON 6)
Women's Studies 1, 20
V. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: 4 units (must include lab)
Biology 2, 3, 5A + 5LA [CNAS Dean's Office must substitute], 5B, 5C, 10 (same as GEO 3)
Botany and Plant Sciences 31 [Always offered in spring quarter.]
Geology 3 (same as BIOL 10) [Always offered in spring quarter.]
NOTE: Honors courses must be approved by the CNAS Dean's Office on an individual basis.