The basis of the former degree is the traditional preparation of a student for graduate study in physics.
The degree program in applied physics may be better suited for entry into industry or government upon graduation, preparation for further professional training, or preparation for graduate study in some other discipline.
Contact information is available for Undergraduate Student Advisement.
Each of the baccalaureate programs contains the following:
- Courses needed to meet general institutional degree requirements
- A core of technical courses intended to give a strong background in
- Mathematics
- The physical principles of
- Mechanics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Thermodynamics
- Quantum Theory
- Technical electives that enable the student to explore areas of his or her choice in greater depth
- Free electives which may be used to schedule additional technical or nontechnical courses
A total of 120 credit hours and a grade point average of at least 2.0 in physics courses numbered 3000 and higher are requisites for the bachelor's degree in physics. (Degree Requirements)
The School of Physics also offers programs of study leading to certificates in Applied Optics; Atomic, Molecular, and Chemical Physics; and in Computer Bases Instrumentation.
The Society of Physics Students has a Chapter at Georgia Tech. Check it out.