The Physics Department offers a 3/2 major in physics for students who want to pursue engineering. Students in this program spend their first 3 years at Siena and then transfer to an affiliated engineering school to complete an additional 2 years. At the end of 4 years, the student receives her BS in physics from Siena, and at the end of five years, the student receives a BE in electrical, mechanical, civil, biomedical, aeronautical, nuclear, or materials engineering
Interested students should consult with Dr. Weatherwax, the 3/2 Coordinator, for more information.Learn more...
Major Requirements
Physics (30 credits minimum, 39 maximum)
- PHYS-130 General Physics I
- PHYS-140 General Physics II
- PHYS-220 Modern Physics
- PHYS-250 Computational Physics
- PHYS-260 Thermal Physics
- PHYS-470 Advanced Lab
- At least four upper-level PHYS electives numbered 300 or higher; maximum of 7 upper-level PHYS electives.
Mathematics
- MATH-110 Calculus I
- MATH-120 Calculus II
- MATH-250 Calculus III
- MATH-250 Differential Equations
- MATH-330 Applied Mathematics I
- MATH-430 Applied Mathematics II
Chemistry
- CHEM-110 General Chemistry I
- CHEM-120 General Chemistry II
Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more?
-Richard P. Feynman