Physics Studying physics challenges the imagination and yields big discoveries that shape our comprehension of the world around and beyond us. The physics major offers flexible options to prepare you for graduate study in fields such as physics, astrophysics, medicine and engineering. Or you may choose to go straight into professional practice as a teacher or physicist in industrial, governmental or institutional settings.
STEM Grants TREX Grant The TREX program is an opportunity for students in STEM majors to be in a paid internship program that also counts for academic credit. Selected students receive up to $1,500 while participating in an unpaid internship, opportunity for résumé-boosting hands-on-experience and a multiple mentor network to support them during the internship application process and beyond. INVEST Scholars Program Want to teach science to the next generation of students? INVEST Scholars Program prepares SPU students for a teaching career through partnerships with high need school districts. Selected students can receive up to $20,000 in scholarships in their junior and senior years. INVEST Scholars also participate in a paid four-week summer Immersion Program, work alongside a math or science professor as a learning assistant and have opportunities to work as a tutor in high-need school districts.
Society of Physics Students The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional physics association explicitly designed for students. The only requirement to join SPS is an interest in Physics. SPS holds regular meetings during the academic year.
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Saint Peter’s has a relationship with Stevens Institute of Technology for SPU students to pursue an ME or MS degree at Stevens. Students in this accelerated program will be able to earn their Bachelor’s at SPU and their Master’s at Stevens within five years with 30% savings in their tuition at Stevens. Saint Peter’s students can apply for admission in their junior year. If accepted, SPU students begin classes at Stevens Institute of Technology in their senior year.
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Sigma Pi Sigma (ΣΠΣ) Sigma Pi Sigma is a nationally recognized scholastic honor society. It elects members on the basis of outstanding academic achievement, and functions in conjunction with SPS.
5 Years, 2 Degrees Saint Peter’s and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) jointly offer a five-year program of study leading to a Bachelor degree in Physics from SPU and a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from NJIT. A student must declare their intentions to pursue the Dual Degree Program no later than the fall semester of their sophomore year. Admission Requirements: • 4 years of math • 3 years of science
Xiaoyang Huang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
• SAT Mathematics score of at least 600 • High school rank in the top 25%
Debing Zeng, Ph.D. Associate Professor
WeiDong Zhu, Ph.D. Professor and Dean of College of Arts and Sciences For course descriptions and additional information visit
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