As a physics major, you will study our nationally recognized Paradigms in Physics curriculum which has reinvented the way students learn physics. Through the upper-division Paradigms curriculum, you’ll develop expertise in sub-fields of physics such as electromagnetism, thermal and statistical physics, thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. You will gain interdisciplinary, computational, core and applied physics knowledge and skills through a cutting-edge physics curriculum and acquire hands-on experience working in our laboratories. Eight options, from applied physics to geophysics, within the physics major will prepare you very well for competitive graduate programs as well as jobs in a wide variety of technical and related fields. You will have the freedom to explore and select a course of study that aligns with your academic interests and career goals. You will also write a physics thesis project to deepen your learning and enhance your problem-solving and technical skills in the field.

The flexible physics major offers both a B.S. and a B.A. in physics. The B.S. in physics is appropriate for those interested in careers in physics or a related area or in preparing for graduate study. In addition to required course, students pursuing a B.S. in physics will complete 22 credits of required and elective courses.

The B.A. degree requires fewer physics courses but more courses from the College of Liberal Arts; in addition, second-year proficiency in a foreign language is required for the B.A. degree.

What can you do with a physics degree: Careers of our recent graduates
Camera Hardware Engineer at Apple

Assistant Professor at Troy University

Graduate students at Princeton, Stanford, Brown, UT-Austin

Quality Engineers at Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Mentor Graphics

Advanced Development Engineer at KLA-Tencor
CEO & Founder of PVBid
Emergency Medicine Resident at the University of Central Florida
Process Engineers at Intel, SkyWater Technology Foundry
Research Scientist at Saint Gobain Crystals
Postdoctoral Fellow at Berkeley Lab