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Clarion University offers a B.S. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and the B.S.Ed. and secondary school certification in the College of Education and Human Services.

The liberal arts degrees differ mainly in the non-major components of the program, while the professional studies program is aimed at the prospective secondary school teacher.

A cooperative degree between Clarion University and an engineering school is also available. It is a concentration within the B.S. Physics program.

Minors in Physics, Nanotechnology, and Sustainable Science & Policy are also available.

Checklists

These are the 120 credit hours checklists for the four majors available for the fall 2003 semester, along with three minor checklist.

B.S. Physics in pdf format
B.S. Physics with Cooperative Engineering concentration in pdf format
B.A. Physics in pdf format                   Dropped in August 2004
B.S.Ed. Secondary Education- Physics in pdf format
Minor- Physics in pdf format
Minor- Nanotechnology in pdf format             Available August 2004

Minor -Sustainable Science & Policy in html format       Available August 2005

Core Courses

  • Introductory Physics (1 year, freshman)
  • Modern Physics (1 semester, sophomore/junior)
  • Optics (1 semester, sophomore/junior)
  • Electricity and Magnetism (1 semester, junior/senior)
  • Experimental Physics ( 2 semester, junior/senior)
  • Mechanics and Dynamics (1 semester, junior/senior)
  • Seminar

Available Electives

  • Analog Electronics
  • Digital Electronics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Modern Physics II
  • Thermodynamics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Undergraduate Research

 

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