Understanding these principles can help us unravel, explore, and predict the basic phenomena and processes not only of physics but also of biology, chemistry, and the earth and space sciences. Such an understanding will also help with the creation, development and operation of a broad spectrum of micro and macro devices ranging from the silicon chip electronic systems and lasers of today's high technology to the more conventional mechanical and electrical instruments and machinery currently used in research and industrial organizations. Students who major in physics are offered the opportunity to prepare for a wide variety of careers. In addition to work in industrial, government, and high-technology laboratories in areas of applied physics, students who have mastered the fundamental principles emphasized in a physics education may find opportunities in such allied fields as biophysics, computer sciences, geophysics, medical and radiation physics, and various branches of engineering.
Many students majoring in physics go on to pursue advanced degrees in physics and related fields.
Acceptance into the major will be based on student's meeting the department's criteria for admission and availability of space in the programs. A minimum QPA of 2.5 must be achieved in these courses to remain in the major. Students may not graduate from the physics program unless all required physics, math, and science courses are passed with a QPA of 2.5 or more. We are constantly updating our site.