Program for non-majors The Physics Department offers two two-semester survey courses covering many of the main subject areas of physics (mechanics, electromagnetism and optics, thermodynamics and kinetic theory), Physics 111-112 (no calculus) and Physics 113-116 (calculus), with associated laboratory courses Physics 121-122 or Physics 123-124. (Unusually well-prepared students may take Physics 115 and 215 in place of 113.) Either of these two-semester courses will satisfy the physics requirement for admission to schools of medicine, dentistry, or architecture. There are also one-semester courses, designed for the non-specialist, that investigate a more restricted area of physics in greater detail. For help in deciding which of these course options is best suited to your needs and ability, consult the departmental adviser or the professors in charge of these various offerings.