A close professor-student interaction is a vital part of laboratory and academic work. Special courses in electronics and microprocessors give students an insight on current applications of physics to technology. Computer simulations and applications are also used extensively. Internships Students are encouraged to pursue an internship program in their field of interest beginning the sophomore year. Companies in town as well as around the area have participated in the past.
Some interns end up actually being hired by the company they had their internship.
Outside of physics, Math. A Bachelor of Arts Degree requires the Bachelor of Science requirements plus competence at the intermediate level of a foreign language. This program offers two options as described below. The three-two programs offered in engineering combine three years of study at MacMurray and two years at Columbia University in New York or Washington University in St. Louis. Admission to any other university is contingent upon fulfilling the requirements for that engineering school.