• Overview
• Faculty
  • Douglas Allen, Ph.D.
  • Robert Bishop, Ph.D.
  • Erik Brekke, Ph.D.
  • Darren Craig, Ph.D.
  • Stewart DeSoto, Ph.D.
  • Dillard Faries, Ph.D.
  • Joseph Spradley, Ph.D
  • William Wharton, Ph.D.
• Majors
  • Engineering
  • Physics
• Courses
• Activities & Resources
  • Activities
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    • Engineers Without Borders
    • Society of Physics Students
  • Resources
    • Scholarships
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    • For Prospective Students
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• Research
  • Summer Opportunities
  • Science Symposia
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  • Faculty Research

Information for Prospective and Incoming Students

AP Credit

• Score of 4 or 5 on Physics C (Mechanics and/or Electricity and Magnetism) earns Physics AP Credit, and student can then enroll in PHYS 233 and/or PHYS 234, as appropriate based on the score and test(s).
• Physics B may also earn some credit, based on the score, but it does not apply to the calculus-based physics sequence (PHYS 231/232).
• Even if someone passes out of parts of the introductory physics sequence with AP credit, he or she is still encouraged to take the full semester classes (PHYS 231/232), further reinforcing concepts while refining critical thinking and lab skills.
  

Scholarships

• For more information about Physics and Engineering scholarship opportunities click here.
  *One of the four recipients of the 2008-2009 Physics Merit Scholarship was a freshman
  

Check out current faculty research in the department

• Dr Craig - WIRX (Wheaton Impulsive Reconection Experiment) Plasma Physics
• Dr. DeSoto - NMR Research
  

Major Requirements

• Physics Major
• Engineering Major
  

Any other questions?

• Please email the physics department with any questions you may have