Physics

Objectives

An undergraduate degree in physics prepares a student for work in a wide variety of technical fields or for a career in high school teaching. The Physics program also prepares students for graduate work in physics, engineering, materials science, biophysics, optics, acoustics, atmospheric physics, some aspects of aviation, quality control, and health physics. In view of the diversity of aims the students bring to the study of physics, the requirements for a bachelor's degree are deliberately set at a minimum. This allows the faculty freedom to counsel and direct students toward the science courses most advantageous for their particular goals. Students should realize that several more courses in physics or science may be required to adequately prepare them to achieve their goals. A student who wishes to major in Physics must be proficient in the use of mathematics and have the ability to do abstract thinking.

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