Undergraduate Education: Requirements

Admission to the Undergraduate Concentration

Students typically declare a field of concentration (major or minor) at the end of their sophomore year. General information and requirements for admission to a concentration in physics or in physics and astronomy, and typical freshman and sophomore year programs, are given in the pages listed below.

General Information and Requirements
Sample Program leading to a Concentration in Physics
Sample Program leading to a Concentration in Physics and Astronomy
Miscellaneous Sundry Advice

Requirements and Sample Programs for the Undergraduate Degree

General information, requirements, and sample programs for completing a BS or BA degree, or a minor, in physics or in physics and astronomy, are given in the pages listed below.

General Information and Requirements
BS degree in Physics
BA degree in Physics
BS degree in Physics and Astronomy
BA degree in Physics and Astronomy
Minor in Physics or in Astronomy

Information and Sample Programs for Double Degrees, and Multi-Disciplinary Programs

Our degree programs, especially the BA, have substantial room for electives. This flexibility can be exploited to produce a broad range of customized study plans. For some sample programs combining a major in physics with other areas of interest, go to the pages listed below.

Information for Double Majors
Certificate in Biological/Medical Physics
Premedicine & Biological/Medical Physics
BA degree in Physics with Preparation for Law School
BA in Physics Followed by MS (or MAT) in Education with NYS Secondary Physics Teacher Certification (4+1)