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Program Sheet - Chemical PhysicsPhysics
Overview
As a Physics major at Lewis University, you will be a part of a small, tight-knit learning community consisting of your peers and professors. Class sizes are small; there are usually fewer than 10 students in the upper-level courses you will take. This allows for much interaction between the professors and the students. You won’t get lost in the crowd at Lewis.
The Physics department at Lewis offers several degree options depending on what you want to do after graduation:
- The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) is intended for those students who want to go to graduate school or find a job in physics or a related technical field. Students intending to go to graduate school should view the B.S. as a minimum course of study in physics. It will be beneficial for those going to graduate school to take as many physics and mathematics courses as they can!
- The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) requires fewer credit hours. This gives a student the flexibility to choose physics as a second major or to develop a course of study leading to a career in a field other than physics or engineering. For example, a student who wants to go to graduate school in History of Science could get a B.A. in Physics and a minor or second major in History.
- The department also offers a B.A. track for students interested in getting certified to teach Physics in high school. This track requires students to declare a minor in Secondary Education.
- The Physics Track of the B.S. in Chemical Physics is also housed within the Physics Department. A Chemical Physics degree is for those students interested in both physics and chemistry. This degree prepares students to go to graduate school in Chemical Physics or in Physics or to look for a job in a field requiring knowledge of both chemistry and physics such as nanotechnology, material science, and many alternative energy technologies.
- The department also offers a B.S. track in Physics for students transferring to Lewis from an approved community college with an Associate’s Degree in Electronics or an Associate’s Degree in Non-destructive Evaluation from Moraine Valley Community College.
- Finally, the Physics Department offers a Physics Minor for the student interested in physics who want to supplement his/her primary major.
