Seniors get a free membership to the American Physical Society, which includes a subscription to the society journal, Physics Today. Physics-club activities include faculty presentations, group trips to national meetings, and visiting speakers, including some Nobel Laureates. Value of a Physics Major Many career opportunities are available to those who study physics. Physics majors often choose to pursue graduate study and an advanced degree-a necessary requirement for a university position in teaching and research. Additional options include scientific research in laboratories associated with industrial organizations or government agencies.
Employment is also available in a number of related technical fields that draw heavily on physics.
Physics also provides a sound foundation for the study of medicine, law and business, and we have recent graduates in all these areas. The emphasis that physics places on careful analytic thinking and precise mathematical and verbal expression is highly valued in all professions. The University admits students on the basis of their potential for success here. The main criteria are the high-school curriculum, test scores and class rank. Courses such as computer math, programming, consumer math and accounting are not acceptable.