  {"id":337,"date":"2021-05-17T16:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T20:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:10:03","slug":"handbooks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/handbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Handbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Below are present and past Handbooks for the Undergraduate Programs in Physics &amp; Astronomy and Biophysics\/Biomedical Physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">See also our one-page summary handout: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2026\/01\/useful1page2025-2026-new.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Useful Information for BPHS and PHAS Majors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics Covered in the Handbooks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Summary of Support Services<br>Timetable of Courses<br>Program Information<br>Careers<br>Internships<br>B.Sc. Bachelor and B.Sc. Honours Paths<br>Degree Classifications<br>Which Path Should you Choose?<br>Entrance Requirements<br>Degree Requirements<br>Advice About Options and Electives<br>Workload<br>Course Selection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Grading System<br>Standards<br>Opportunities for Research<br>Professional Certification<br>Awards<br>Support<br>Exchange Opportunities<br>Recommended Schedule<br>Example Five-Year Schedules<br>Interested in Theoretical Physics?<br>Degree Combinations<br>Course Descriptions<br>Department of Physics and Astronomy Directory<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-lg border-primary p-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id337_e9094f-96 kt-accordion-has-12-panes kt-active-pane-5 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-9 kt-pane337_a1f2ee-0a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Physics &amp; Astronomy Program Undergraduate Handbook<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2026\/04\/PHAS_Handbook_20260421.pdf\">2026-2027 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2026\/03\/PHAS_Handbook_20260303.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-2026 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2024\/10\/PHAS_Handbook-2024-10-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024-2025 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2023\/03\/PHAS_Handbook-FW-2023-2024-update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023-2024 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/11\/PHAS_Handbook-2022-11-11-update.pdf\">2022-2023 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/08\/PHYS-Master_2021_2022_final.pdf\">2021-2022 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHYS-MASTER_2020-2021_1113.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020-2021 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHAS_Handbook_2019-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019-2020 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHAS_Handbook_2018-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018-2019 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHAS_Handbook_2017-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017-2018 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHAS_Handbook_2016-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016-2017 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHAS_Handbook_2015-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2015-2016 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHAS_Handbook_2014-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2014-2015 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/PHAS_Handbook_2013-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2013-2014 Physics &amp; Astronomy Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane337_b51211-fb\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Biophysics\/Biomedical Physics Program Undergraduate Handbook<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2026\/04\/BPHS_Handbook_20260421.pdf\">2026-2027 Biomedical Physics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2026\/03\/BPHS_Handbook_20260303.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-2026 Biomedical Physics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2024\/10\/BPHS_Handbook-2024-10-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024-2025 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2023\/03\/BPHS_Handbook-FW2023-2024-2024-01-04-update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023-2024 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2022\/08\/BPHS_Handbook-2022-08-30-update.pdf\">2022-2023 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/07\/BPHS-Master_2021_2022_final.pdf\">2021-2022 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/BPHS-MASTER_2020-2021_1113.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020-2021 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/BPHS_Handbook_2019-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019-2020 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/BPHS_Handbook_2018-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018-2019 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/BPHS_Handbook_2017-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017-2018 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2021\/06\/BPHS_Handbook_2016-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016-2017 Biophysics Undergraduate Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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