Faculty
Professors: James Burkhart (Chair), Robert Camley, Tom Christensen and Zbigniew Celinski; Professor Emeritus: Richard Blade; Associate Professor: Marek Grabowski; Assistant Professors: Anatoliy Glushchenko and Anatoliy Pinchuk; Senior Instructor: Sam Milazzo; Instructors: Robert Gist, Jeffrey Marsh, and Ramon Tirado.
Outcomes
- Students will possess the fundamental physics that is necessary for admission into a graduate program in physics or related technical fields, such as in education, industry, research, and military.
- Students will be able to apply the fundamental ideas and methods of physics and be able to analyze problems using these skills.
- Students will be able to prepare and present several research topics and defend them before peers and faculty.
Degree Options
The Bachelor of Science program in physics is designed to help students attain their professional goals in physics. Four options within the Bachelor of Science program enable students to achieve their particular educational objectives. The options are:
- Traditional Physics
- Solid State Physics
- Energy Science
- Secondary Teaching
Courses in each option are chosen to teach the fundamental concepts on which the field is based. Laboratories are designed to give students practical hands-on experience. Advanced laboratories provide opportunities to study and use state-of-the-art technology in the student’s area of interest. The solid state laboratory required in the solid state option is designed to teach the fundamentals of materials technology.
General Requirements
- 33 credit hours in Physics Core requirements
- 37 credit hours in other Core areas
- 18 credit hours in Physics Option area
- a maximum of 54 credits in PES will apply toward the degree
- a grade of C or better in every physics course that is applied toward the major
- students must meet the 12 hour LAS general education area requirements from both humanities and social science.
