

Physics
As a physics major, you’ll work closely with your professors in the classroom and laboratory, conduct independent study projects, and participate in student-faculty research. Through it all, you’ll gain critical thinking, writing, experimental, computational, and analytical skills while exploring and learning how the universe behaves.
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As an LVC physics major, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in high-impact student-faculty research in quantum information, materials science, and nuclear physics. Two of our professors have won National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to support their student-faculty research. Our students consistently exceed the national average of the ETS Major Field Test in Physics, with several scoring above the 80th percentile.
A degree in physics opens doors to a variety of career options in many different fields, from research to engineering.
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Engineer
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Medical Physicist
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Industrial Physicist
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Lab Scientist
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Physics Instructor
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Scientific Researcher
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Programmer
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Software Developer