Associate of Science - Physics - Transfer to California State University

An Associate in Science in Physics for Transfer (AS-T) from Skyline College is intended for students who are interested in transferring to a California State University (CSU) campus with a major in Physics, or similar majors. The program is designed to teach them analytical skills, mathematical techniques and knowledge of physics in both the theoretical and experimental domains, as appropriate to prepare students for subsequent upper division course work in the same or similar arenas. The theoretical foundation is laid for mechanics, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics. In laboratory, graduates are introduced to various measurement techniques and instruments including computerized data collection, and learn to model data and interpret it statistically to produce appropriate conclusions about the natural world.