2026-27 Honours Co-operative Physics Recommended Course Sequence
Note: Elective and program elective recommendation notes are listed after Year 5.
Year 1
Fall
- CHEM 120/CHEM 120L or EARTH 121/121L or 100- or 200-level BIOL with lab (if applicable)
- CS 114
- MATH 127
- PHYS 10
- PHYS 121, PHYS 121L
- One of ENGL 193 or COMMST 193
Winter
- CHEM 123 or EARTH 122/122L, or 100- or 200-level BIOL with lab (if applicable)
- MATH 128
- PHYS 10
- PHYS 122, PHYS 122L
- PHYS 160L
- One elective (0.5 unit)
Spring
- OFF
Note: Must complete a total of 1.25 units of year one science in CHEM, EARTH or BIOL (BIOL 225 and BIOL 280 can not be used as BIOL options). The associated lab can be linked to either the fall or winter course, where possible.
Year 2
Winter
- Work Term 1
Year 3
Fall
- Work Term 2
Winter
- Work Term 3
Year 4
Fall
- Work Term 4
Spring
- Work Term 5
Year 5
Fall and Winter
- PHYS 10
- Three PHYS lecture electives 400-level (1.5 units, excluding PHYS437A, PHYS437B)
- One PHYS elective (0.5 unit)
- Six electives (3.0 units)
Elective and Program Elective Recommendation Notes
- **Any four of the six listed 300-level options can be completed; students can shift around upper year electives to accommodate heavier fall or heavier winter offered selections.
- PHYS 434, PHYS 437A, and PHYS 442 are recommended electives for students wishing to pursue graduate studies.
- Of the 5.5 total electives, a max of 1.5 lab units are permitted.
- The represented sequencing of all elective types is suggestive only and can be taken in a different order, and different term, than what is shown, depending on the elective chosen, its term of offering and required requisites.
2025-26 Honours Co-operative Physics
2024-25 Honours Co-operative Physics