物理与天文学系提供物理学和天文学专业，还服务于其他各种科学和教育专业，并为广泛的学生提供通识教育课程。物理专业提供了广泛的基础知识，但您有机会接受专门培训。首先，您将学习两个学期的入门课程，这些课程将调查物理，化学和微积分。然后，您将继续学习涵盖古典和现代物理学，计算物理学和应用数学的课程。最高经验是一个高级项目。如果愿意，您可以通过独立学习追求自己感兴趣的主题。顾问会与您紧密合作，以制定最适合自己的情况。2012年秋季开设的新课程是49个学分的天文学专业，可获得文学学士学位。天文学是一个捕捉普遍想象力的
The Department of Physics & Astronomy offers majors in both physics and astronomy, serves a variety of other majors in the sciences and education, and offers general education courses to a wide range of students.<br><br>The Physics major leads to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree and provides a broad base of fundamentals while also giving students the opportunity to get specialized training. Two-semester introductory courses that survey physics, chemistry, and calculus are followed by courses covering classical and modern physics, computational physics, and applied mathematics, among other subjects. The capstone experience is a senior project. Interested students may pursue topics of special interest through independent study, working closely with an advisor to plan what's best for each student's situation.<br><br>The 49-credit astronomy major leads to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Astronomy is a field that captures the popular imagination. Many of us are eager to explore the science of stars, galaxies, and the solar system and to extend our understanding of the physical nature of the universe. The study of astronomy engages this natural curiosity about the cosmos while strengthening the student's scientific and technological literacy. Students have ample opportunity to study one or more other academic areas and may choose to declare a second major or a minor in a field that supports their career goals.