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Undergraduate Curriculum


Important noteAcademic Board · 24 September 2025

Elective courses offered by the Technical Vocational School (TKPR219, TKPR220, and so on) can only be taken in the Not Included (NI) category and cannot be used to fulfill B.Sc. degree requirements. The decision is effective immediately, starting with the 2025-2026 fall semester.

The standard course load for the B.Sc. degree is shown below, semester by semester. You may also check the curriculum in the Online Catalog for the official information.

Year 1

First Semester

PHYS107Physics Laboratory I
PHYS109Mechanics
CHEM101General Chemistry I
MATH119Calculus with Analytic Geometry
ENG101English for Academic Purposes I
OHS101Occupational Health and Safety I

Second Semester

PHYS108Physics Laboratory II
PHYS110Electromagnetism
CHEM102General Chemistry II
MATH120Calculus of Functions of Several Variables
ENG102English for Academic Purposes II
IS100Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications
BA100Career Planning

Year 2

Third Semester

PHYS200Basics of Scientific Computation
PHYS203Introductory Electronics I
PHYS209Mathematical Methods in Physics I
PHYS221Optics and Waves
MATH260Basic Linear Algebra
HIST2201Principles of Kemal Atatürk I
or
HIST2205History of the Turkish Revolution I

Fourth Semester

PHYS202Modern Physics
PHYS210Mathematical Methods in Physics II
PHYS222Optics and Waves Laboratory
ENG211Academic Oral Presentation Skills
Free elective
HIST2202Principles of Kemal Atatürk II
or
HIST2206History of the Turkish Revolution II

Year 3

Fifth Semester

PHYS307Applied Modern Physics
PHYS331Electromagnetic Theory I
PHYS335Classical Mechanics I
OHS301Occupational Health and Safety II
Non-departmental elective
TURK105Turkish I
or
TURK201Elementary Turkish
or
TURK303Turkish I

Sixth Semester

PHYS300Quantum Physics
PHYS332Electromagnetic Theory II
PHYS336Classical Mechanics II
ENG311Advanced Communication Skills
Restricted elective
TURK106Turkish II
or
TURK202Intermediate Turkish
or
TURK304Turkish II

Year 4

Seventh Semester

PHYS400Special Problems in Physics
PHYS430Statistical Thermodynamics
PHYS431Quantum Mechanics I
Restricted elective
Technical elective

Eighth Semester

Non-departmental elective
Restricted elective
Restricted elective
Free elective
Technical elective

Explanations

Restricted electives

Courses offered by the Physics Department, grouped into concentrations. A B.Sc. student takes four restricted electives in total; two of these must be the core courses of a single concentration.

Non-departmental electives

Courses offered by any METU department, excluding the Physics Department.

Free electives

Courses offered by any METU department, including the Physics Department.

Technical electives

Courses offered by Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, and all Engineering departments.

Any course from the appropriate department may be counted as a non-departmental, free, or technical elective, provided the relevant department and the course instructor approve it.

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