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Aug 21, 2025
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2025-2026 Rowan University Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Physics
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The Bachelor of Arts Program in Physics provides students with a flexible program in physics with enough room in electives to tailor it for their own needs. The degree is designed primarily for those students wishing to complete a double major or earn a minor (or two). Example careers for those with this degree include high school physics teaching, middle-school general science teaching, environmental science, marketing or sales representative for a technical industry, technical writing, medicine, or law. The BA can also be combined with the Master of Arts in STEM Education in an Accelerated Dual Degree Program.
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Rowan Core: 9 s.h.
All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies: - Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
- Global Literacy (GLBL)
- Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
- Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
- Scientific Literacy (SCIL)
Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere. A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements . Rowan Experience
Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere. The attributes are as follows: - Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
- Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
- Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)
Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements . *The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry. Physics Electives: five courses: (17 sh):
- Any three - 300+ PHYS courses
(Up to 4 s.h. total in Physics Learning Assistant and 300+ Physics Research can count) - Two approved - PHYS or ASTR courses
Total Required Credits for the Program: 120 s.h.
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