The B.S. physics program is intended primarily for those who intend to go to a graduate school. This program can lead to graduate work in physics or in a number of related fields. Graduate schools actively recruit people with B.S. physics degrees into their programs in chemistry, engineering, mathematics, computer science, geophysics, astrophysics, biophysics, law, and even management science graduate programs. The B.S. program has no language requirement, since the value of a language as a supporting skill for the physicist is diminishing. But additional languages have cultural value for any student.
Graduate schools vary greatly in their attitudes toward language requirements in the sciences.
Some require as many as two languages, some require none. Physics majors preparing for graduate study should inquire about the language requirements at the schools they are interested in. The most useful languages for a physicist are German and Russian. The student has the final responsibility for choosing the proper courses for his or her program. The final authority on program requirements is the Lock Haven University General Catalog.