Institution Implementation

Workshop Recommendations

RECRUITING STUDENTS
	Create flexible tracks for physics majors to allow interdisciplinary studies.
	Progress:	The University initiated two new physics degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in Physics and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics with a concentration in secondary education. "The motivation for offering a BA degree in physics is to give students who are not planning to study physics in graduate school a strong foundation in physics but significantly fewer physics course requirements than our current BS programs," Provost Max Seel explained. "The resulting flexibility will allow students to pursue other scholarly interests and career goals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, entrepreneurship, medicine and law. Physics can provide an excellent foundation for interdisciplinary endeavors in all of these fields." The BA in Physics with a concentration in secondary education is designed to prepare more students to become high school physics teachers. "The preparation of teaching professionals in the sciences has become an issue of national concern," President Glenn Mroz said. "We are very fortunate in our local school districts to have excellent high school teachers with strong science credentials, but this is simply not true nationally. And if students don't have good science teachers in K-12, they will not be prepared to pursue the math and science-related degrees in college that are in the highest demand for jobs."
	Impact:	Information Unavailable

(Last Updated: January 5, 2012)