Physics Major

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• demonstrate mastery of the core concepts and general principles of physics
• demonstrate competent knowledge of the specific concepts, principles, and problems of each of the basic subfields and some areas of application in physics
• conduct experiments for a comparison with physical models and theories, and examine the results with the statistical methods of error analysis
• formulate, solve, and interpret problems by the use of physical principles, via mathematical and computational techniques

Major Requirements (58 Units)

To qualify for graduation, a physics student must have achieved at least a 2.0 (C) cumulative grade point average and at least a 2.0 (C) average in all courses required for the major.