Elective credit (Natural Science) at UoPeople.

A college-level laboratory course with eight structured experiments covering kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, and oscillation. It is Physics 200 Lab.

The course uses a zero-student-cost, home-based design built around everyday materials. Specific requirements are listed in the syllabus.

Most universities require the lab alongside a lecture course. Check whether yours requires them concurrently.

The experiments are algebra-based. Calculus is not required for this lab course.

Graded quizzes for each lab plus assessed lab reports. 70 or above is required to pass.

Lab courses typically carry fewer credits than lecture courses. Confirm the value with your institution.

50 contact hours across eight experiments; typically 28–30 days.

Physics Lab carries the same ACE/NCCRS credit recommendation as our other courses, and pairing it with Physics I gives you the standard lecture-plus-lab package for science requirements. Engineering departments set their own rules, so a quick advisor check is smart.

It's designed to accompany the Physics I lecture course — pairing them is how schools award lab-science credit.

Through virtual experiments and simulations covering measurement, motion, forces, and energy — no equipment needed.

Paired with the lecture course it commonly does — confirm your school's lab-credit policy.

Elective credit (Natural Science) is one of the general education categories required for UoPeople's degree programs. It covers coursework in the relevant academic domain — designed to give students broad foundational knowledge as part of a balanced degree. Students must complete a defined number of credits in this category as part of either the Associate or Bachelor's program.

Yes. Under the published transfer agreement between UPI Study and University of the People, UPI Study's Physics Lab (1 ACE & NCCRS Approved credits) is recognized as Elective credit (Natural Science) credit. This appears on the UoPeople equivalency chart. The credit posts to your UoPeople transcript once UPI Study transmits the official transcript.

Several UPI Study courses fulfill UoPeople's Elective credit (Natural Science) bucket — including Chemistry I, Physics I, and Chemistry Lab. The complete current list of equivalencies is on the UoPeople equivalency chart.

UoPeople's general education requirements vary between the Associate (60 credits total) and Bachelor's (120 credits total) degrees. Within those, students must complete a defined set of GE credits across multiple categories including Elective credit (Natural Science). UoPeople accepts up to 75% of total degree credits as transfer credit, so you can fill most of your Elective credit (Natural Science) requirement with UPI Study courses. Check UoPeople's current academic catalog for exact category minimums.

Yes — if your Elective credit (Natural Science) category is full, Physics Lab can typically be applied as elective credit at UoPeople's discretion, as long as you have not exceeded the 75% (90-credit) transfer maximum for your Bachelor's. Contact UoPeople's registrar or your academic advisor to confirm placement before enrolling if you are close to the transfer cap.

University of the People accepts up to 75% of degree credit requirements as transfer credit — up to 90 credits for the bachelor's degree. 88 UPI Study courses are recognized by UoPeople under the Articulation Agreement, so you can stack a substantial portion of your degree before enrolling at UoPeople.

No. You can take UPI Study courses with no UoPeople enrollment, no application, and no admission process. Take the course, earn the credit, then submit your transcript to UoPeople when you're ready.

Once you complete Physics Lab, UPI Study sends an official transcript in PDF format directly to the email address designated by University of the People. UoPeople's registrar applies the agreed equivalency (Elective credit (Natural Science)) to your transcript. No third-party services are involved.