Registration Guide: Mathematics & Physics

Students majoring in Mathematics & Physics will ordinarily, through coursework in the major, satisfy BU Hub requirements in Quantitative Reasoning and some of the Intellectual Toolkit. Remaining BU Hub requirements will be satisfied by selecting from a wide range of available courses outside the major or, in some cases, cocurricular experiences.

A typical first semester Mathematics & Physics schedule looks like:

  1. CAS MA 123 Calculus 1 or CAS MA 124 Calculus 2
  2. CAS PY 251 Physics 1 (fall semester only) or CAS PY 211 Physics 1
  3. Language course or Course of interest
  4. CAS WR 120 First-Year Writing Seminar* or CAS CC 101 Core Humanities 1 (fall semester)
  5. Optional add-on: CAS PY 195 Freshman Seminar for Physicists (fall semester) or CAS FY 101 First-Year Seminar (fall semester) or CAS FY 102 First-Year Career Development (spring semester)

*If you were previously instructed to take the Multilingual Writer Placement, please take this before registering for a course. Based on your placement, you can choose to register for one of the following courses: CAS WR 111 Academic Writing for ELL Students 1, CAS WR 112 Academic Writing for ELL Students 2, or CAS WR 120 First-Year Writing Seminar.

Please see below for more detailed suggestions on each course:

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