Programs in Physics
Faculty
P. Jason White, Professor & Physics Program Director
Overview
Housed in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, the program in Physics helps one understand the basic, universal laws of the natural world and appreciate how this knowledge is used to design diverse devices that have tremendous implications for our lives, such as pacemakers, artificial limbs, integrated circuits, or rocket engines. Physics also enhances preparation for careers in medicine, health sciences, industry, and education. Courses emphasize the applications of physics and provide important problem-solving skills as well as laboratory and computer-related experience. Students who major in Physics can use up to one AP test score of five to replace PHYS 114, a core requirement of the major. Students who major in Physics can use an IB test score of six or seven to replace a core requirement of the major PHYS 114 or PHYS 114 and PHYS 115, respectively.