Overview

The American Physical Society (APS) offers a series of webinars to connect you with the expertise of individuals who can offer insight into physics careers, educational programmes, and professional development for students, working physicists and educators.

Learning Outcomes

To enable the Bachelor of Science in Physics degree's at California State University Long Beach students to succeed in their future endeavours in industry, graduate programmes or teaching, we designed classes that train physics majors to achieve the following learning objectives:

Have a firm grasp of the theories that form the basis of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, special relativity, and some knowledge of optics and/or nuclear and particle physics and/or condensed matter physics and/or astrophysics.

Be able to apply the principles of physics and appropriate mathematical methods to usefully approach and solve some appropriate real world problems.

Be familiar with experiments upon which a basic understanding of physics rests, and have a familiarity with the uses of computational tools in physics.

Be familiar with basic laboratory equipment and basic symbolic software computational techniques.

Be able to discuss, design, and carry out some simple experiments to answer basic questions or to demonstrate basic principles.

Be able to keep comprehensive laboratory notebooks when appropriate.

Be able to communicate results through written reports and oral presentations.

Be able to speak to the role of science in our society, which requires a basic broader understanding of societal institutions, cultures, literacy, and the arts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mechanics and Heat

Electricity and Magnetism

Calculus

Applied Modern Physics

Calculus II

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-02 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Long Beach, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

All first-year student applicants must submit the following items:

File a CSULB application through Cal State Apply by the deadline

Have earned a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA or "B'" grade according to the CSULB GPA scale.

Fulfil CSULB's English Language Requirement

Have completed at least 1 year of high school mathematics. Applicants to STEM majors must have at least 3 years of high school mathematics.

Provide scores for at least 5 subjects completed. In addition, please provide scores for at least 2 "A/AS" subjects completed.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

18972 USD / year

≈ 18972 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

6450 USD / year

≈ 6450 USD / year

Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $444.00 for each unit of credit you take to your tuition total.

Living costs

Long Beach

United States

1400 - 2000 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

Long Beach

Funding

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