Program Learning Outcomes: Physics/Physics Teacher Education

Undergraduate students who complete the physics minor will be able to demonstrate they:

1. Understand and can utilize the scientific method.
2. Have attained a firm foundation in the fundamentals and application of current scientific theories within physics.
3. Are able to carry out, record, and analyze the results of physics experiments.
4. Are able to use instrumentation, classical techniques, mathematical methods, and modeling to carry out experiments.
5. Are able to properly record experimental results and develop conclusions from these experiments.
6. Are able to identify and solve problems within physics.
7. Are able to use information searching and retrieval methods to obtain relevant information to a topic, technique, or issue related to physics.
8. Are able to effectively communicate information and scientific data to scientists and non-scientists.
9. Are ready to pursue and excel in further education or employment opportunities.