Department of Physics & Astrophysics

The Department of Physics & Astrophysics offers excellent academic opportunities for both undergraduate (B.S.) and graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) study in physics and astrophysics.

Our Programs

Undergraduate Degree

Undergraduate students have the option specializing in one of four tracks; Applied physics, Astrophysics, Computers in Physics, and Materials Science, or earning a traditional physics degree.

Combined 4+1 Degree 

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Physics & Astrophysics also offers a Minor in Physics as well as a Minor in Astrophysics.

The research interests of the faculty lie in the general areas of astrophysics and condensed matter physics. Both graduate and undergraduate research/teaching assistantships, various scholarships, and other forms of financial assistance are available to interested students.

About the Department

The Department of Physics & Astrophysics consists of 9 regular faculty and 10 adjunct, emeritus, or non-regular faculty members. The enrollment per semester is approximately 49 undergraduate students and 12 graduate students.

Classes for both physics and astrophysics undergraduate and graduate students are generally small and provide ample opportunity for informal contact between students and faculty.

In addition, each semester the Physics & Astrophysics Faculty teaches introductory level physics and astrophysics classes to over 500 non-physics majors. The faculty have a strong commitment to teaching as well as research. There is a deep concern for preparing students for existing jobs in physics/astrophysics and related disciplines.