Undergraduate Program
The Department offers majors and minors for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Curriculum has been designed for those degrees with or without teacher certification. The department provides instruction in physics, applied physics, astronomy, computational physics, and microelectronics.
The physics and applied physics major curriculums are designed for students pursuing careers as professional physicists or who wish to continue their studies at the graduate level in a number of technical areas including engineering. These programs prepare students for industrial employment or other careers which utilize analytical or problem solving skills. The various teacher curriculums are designed for pre-college teachers of science.
The physics department and computer science department jointly offer a series of courses in the fields of microcomputers, electronics, and signal processing for students who wish to prepare for careers in scientific data analysis or computer-based scientific instrumentation.
The department also possesses extensive equipment to aid in the preparation of teachers to introduce and teach the latest physics curriculum developments in public schools.