Undergraduate Program Learning Outcomes

The Department of Physics and Astronomy has the goal that our graduates will:

• Be able to model physical systems in ways that allow deeper understanding and useful predictions, while recognizing the limitations of these models
• Recognize and contribute to the productive contributions that Physics makes to technology, culture and society
• Be lifelong learners capable of developing new skills and learning new knowledge that will support their personal and professional development

• PLO #1

  • Students will be able to formulate specific research questions and design and/or interpret experiments that address these questions.

• PLO #2

  • Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of a breadth of physics concepts by solving physics problems related to these concepts.

• PLO #3

  • Students will be able to demonstrate laboratory, modeling, computational and/or data analysis skills relevant to physics research.

• PLO #4

  • Students will be able to communicate scientific content and thinking
    effectively as evidenced by productive collaboration with peers, well-reasoned professionally formatted written papers and visual and oral presentations.

• PLO #5

  • Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how work in physics influences technology, society and culture.