The offerings of the Physics Department meets the needs of students pursuing a variety of career objectives:

1. The Physics Department offers a Bachelor of Arts program for those whose career objectives lie in physics, as well as those who desire a solid undergraduate education in the liberal arts and sciences.
2. For students in allied fields of science, the Physics Department offers courses that augment and enrich his or her understanding of the physics upon which their discipline is based.
3. For liberal arts students who wish to broaden their education in science, the Physics Department offers courses of general interest and minimal mathematics.
4. In conjunction with the Department of Mathematics, the Physics Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Physics.
5. Students may combine a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from C.W. Post with a degree from an Engineering school by transferring after two or three years of study at C.W. Post. A transfer is most easily facilitated to the engineering schools with which C.W. Post has articulation agreements or close on-going associations: Arizona State University, Polytechnic University, and Stevens Institute of Technology.
6. A Physics minor is also offered. The requirements are Physics 3, 4, 19 and two Physics electives in courses numbered 13 or higher for a total of either 17 or 18 credits depending upon the choice of electives.

Students pursuing either the B.A. in Physics or the B.S. in Mathematics and Physics and B.S. majors must satisfy the college core requirements: Competencies (variable credit); History and Philosophy (9 credits); Language and Literature (6 credits); Arts (6 credits); Political Science or Economics (6 credits); and Sociology, Psychology, Geography, Anthropology (6 credits). Candidates for a B.A. must complete at least 96 credits in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. All Physics majors should consult with the department academic counselor for further details as to degree requirements.

Those students planning a career in physics should choose a sequence of electives that include Physics 45, Mathematics 51, and at least 6 credits of advanced science courses.

It is highly recommended that students who plan to major in Physics take a secondary school program that includes: (1) calculus or pre-calculus; (2) two sciences chosen from biology, chemistry, or physics; and (3) three years of either German or Russian.

Major programs must be approved by a Physics Department advisor beginning with the first semester of the sophomore year.

To continue as a Physics major, a student must maintain an average in Physics courses of at least 2.25.