Bachelor of Arts in Physics

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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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.

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:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
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.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 19 s.h.

Courses in this section cannot be in the major department.

PHIL 09261 - Philosophical Perspectives on Science-WI Credits: 3 (Satisfies Humanistic Literacy (HUML) Requirement)
MATH 01130 - Calculus I Credits: 4 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) Requirement)
CS 04103 - Computer Science and Programming Credits: 4 (preferred)
or
CS 01104 - Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving Credits: 3

Then choose one of the following course sequences:

Biology sequence (take the following two courses):
MCB 01101 - Foundations in Biology for Biomedical Sciences I Credits: 4
MCB 01102 - Foundations in Biology for Biomedical Sciences II Credits: 4
Chemistry sequence (take the following two courses):
CHEM 06100 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 06101 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
Computer Science sequence (take 8 credits of courses to fulfill CS Minor or CUGS):
Other sequence (proposed by student and approved by advisor): Credits: 8 s.h.

Required Courses

Foundational Courses: 17 s.h.

MATH 01131 - Calculus II Credits: 4
PHYS 00130 - Building Momentum as a Physics Student at Rowan and Beyond-RS Credits: 1
PHYS 00220 - Introductory Mechanics Credits: 4 (Satisfies Scientific Literacy (SCIL) Requirement)
PHYS 00221 - Introductory Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, and Optics Credits: 4
PHYS 00222 - Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Credits: 4

Bachelor of Arts in Physics

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

Rowan Experience

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 19 s.h.

Then choose one of the following course sequences:

Required Courses

Foundational Courses: 17 s.h.

Mid-Level Courses: 15 s.h.

Upper Level Courses: 10 s.h.

Free Electives: 50 s.h.

Total Required Credits for the Program: 120 s.h.