Physics (B.S.)

The Bachelor of Science with a Physics major is designed for students who wish to pursue professional or graduate work in physics or a related area. Students in this major can choose between six concentrations.

• The research concentration provides a strong foundation for graduate work.
• The industrial physics concentration prepares students for careers in industry that require a strong background in physics. The first three years of the industrial physics track mirrors the first three years of the engineering transfer concentration.
• The Earth and space science concentration provides a strong base for future study in one or more of the Earth and space sciences (astronomy, geology, meteorology and oceanography).
• The engineering transfer concentration provides a strong base for those wishing to transfer after three years to a school with an engineering program. Upon completion of an ABET-certified engineering degree (engineering technology degrees are excluded), the student may also be eligible for the ESU degree (contingent upon certain requirements).
• The secondary education concentration provides a background in physics and secondary science education.  Students completing the secondary education concentration may be eligible for PA 7-12 teacher certification in physic upon completion of some additional coursework in secondary education (PSED420, 421, 430, 431 and PHYS499).
• The business and physics concentration prepares graduates for positions that require technical knowledge and an ability to solve technical problems but also a basic familiarity with business concepts like cost benefit analysis (how companies balance resources with product cost to ensure they continue earning a profit) and an ability to explain the technical aspects of their company's products to people who many not have a scientific or technical background.