The department will provide to its students an excellent undergraduate education suitable for entering graduate school or the job market.

To respond to the mission, physics department has formulated the following goals:

• Programs: The department will offer its students an appropriate selection of majors which have graduate degrees available in schools across the country and which have a variety of job possibilities upon completion of the baccalaureate degree.
• Faculty:The department will provide a faculty with a variety of backgrounds and skills to serve a diverse student body and support the major program offerings.
• Research opportunities:The faculty will engage in research and encourage students with good academic records to participate in joint faculty/student research projects.

The Physics Department offers both a major and a minor in physics and a special track in Astrophysics. The major in physics is a B.S. degree which provides graduate school preparation and satisfies the core requirements for initial licensure in Secondary School Teaching with a major in physics.

Another degree, leading to a career in radiation therapy is Radiation Biology. This degree is offered jointly with Suffolk University’s Biology Department and the Radiation Oncology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Finally, there is a major available in the environmental area. A B.S.E. degree in Environmental Engineering which is administered by the physics department.