Physicists strive to discover more about the way our world worksfrom the smallest particles to the largest galaxies. Explore the physical properties behind the behavior of the universe through a curriculum that prepares you for graduate school and a future in academia and research.Take a more traditional approach to the study of physics with our BS in physics, which sets you up for success in graduate school, industry, or laboratory research. Students who opt for this course of study have been recruited by national laboratories (such as Argonne National Lab and MIT's Lincoln Lab), and have been accepted into graduate-level physics programs at schools such as Michigan State, University of Colorado Boulder, Penn State, and MIT.Get involved in research. Undergraduate students have opportunities to work with faculty on a variety of research projects. Students are paired with a faculty member for a minimum of two semesters of research, but students frequently exceed this degree requirement by taking advantage of the department's many opportunities for continued research. We take pride in providing hands-on education, undergraduate research experiences are just one of the many teaching-learning experiences in our program.<br>The physics department prides itself on a sense of collegiality. This comes not only from faculty-student mentoring but also peer-to-peer support. With such a small undergraduate community (typically 25 students per incoming class), students quickly become an integral part of the department's culture. Students are exposed to many disciplines within physics throughout their undergraduate career, which greatly increases post-graduation success.