Allegheny, Boyce, South
Associate of Science

This program prepares the student for transfer to a four-year institution with a broad college background and skill and knowledge in physics.

Graduates may earn a Bachelor’s degree and prepare for graduate training in many scientific fields.

Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will:

1. Demonstrate qualitative understandings of physical processes in nature by defining terminology correctly and recognizing the concepts involved.
2. Demonstrate quantitative understandings of physical processes in nature by solving theoretical and applied-based problems with the use of proper quantitative methods.
3. Discuss objectively new scientific ideas and concepts.
4. Have an increased awareness of the physics behind phenomenon observed in everyday like, including the connections to other scientific disciplines.
5. Communicate, both verbally and in writing, contemporary experimental findings through acquiring, analyzing and interpreting scientific data.