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The B.S. (Bachelor of Science) degree in physics demands the most intense concentration of physics and mathematics.. Students graduating with the B.S. in Physics go on to graduate school in physics and engineering, and also go directly into the technical work place.
The B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree allows the greatest breadth of experience in designing a physics major curriculum. A year of a foreign language is required (two years of a foreign language in high school will satisfy this requirement. Students with the B.B. in Physics have become doctors, technical writers, bio-engineers, and patent examiners. A student wishing to graduate with a double major (such as physics-chemistry or physics-math) has more fexibility in creating a four-year schedule if the physics major is a B.A.
The B.S.ed. (Bachelor of Science in Education) follows the same physics curriculum as the B.A. program. A foreign language is not required. The program uses the B.A. flexibility to include the "junior block" of education courses and the senior semester of practice teaching. In addition to the degree, the graduating student is certified to teach secondary education physics.
Physics-3/2 Cooperative Engineering Option: Students spend three years at Millersville and two years at a cooperating engineering institution. At the end of five years, successful graduates are awarded a B.A. in physics from Millersville and a B.S. in the relevant engineering field from the cooperating engineering institution. We have agreements with Pennsylvania State University and University of Southern California. Most students have gone to Pennsylvania State University. The most common engineering field has been electrical engineering.
Other cooperative engineering students have studied mechanical, civil, industrial, and bio-engineering.
For more detailed information, see our Physics Major Handbook.
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