Dr. Richard F. Martin, Professor and Chairperson
Department of Physics
Illinois State University
Campus Box 4560
Normal, IL 61790-4560
Phone: (309) 438-8756
Fax: (309) 438-5413
Internet: info@phy.ilstu.edu
Web: http://www.phy.ilstu.edu
ISU's Engineering Physics major is a five-year program shared with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Bradley University, or other approved engineering university. Completion of the program leads to two bachelor's degrees. Students begin at Illinois State University and transfer to an engineering college after completing a minimum of 90 credit hours. After transferring 30 approved hours back to Illinois State, students receive the B. S. in physics. They receive a second B. S. in engineering from their engineering university after satisfying their engineering requirements.
This program has many advantages over a traditional four to five year engineering program. From an educational perspective, it produces an engineer with a strong foundation in physics, mathematics, the social sciences and humanities. In addition, it offers the engineer in-depth experiences in two fields of study at two universities. All our double-degree majors will, with the combined engineering and physics background, be in a better position to participate in the rapidly-changing technologies of the future.
This is a five-year program shared with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) or Bradley University. Completion of the program leads to two bachelor's degrees. Students begin at Illinois State University and transfer to an engineering college after completing a minimum of 90 credit hours. After transferring 30 approved hours back to Illinois State, students receive the B. S. in physics. They receive a second B. S. in engineering from their engineering university after satisfying their engineering requirements.
One of the benefits of being in a department without
graduate students is that your professors can devote
their time and energy to you, our undergraduate
majors. One major advantage is the opportunity to
work on forefront research projects in collaboration
with faculty, other students, and post-doctoral
researchers. Working with a small team on a
research project will give you a feel for how science
and engineering are done in the real world, often a
very different experience than oursework.I
If you find the prospect of learning both physics
and engineering, and involving yourself in cutting
edge research, please let us know. We’d be happy
to show you around the department and introduce
you to our enthusiastic teachers and students.
Contact us to set up a campus visit, or come to
one of ISU’s Open House days and visit us at our
afternoon Physics Department Showcase.
This program requires that you meet with your advisor to carefully plan this program of study to ensure that you recieve the proper transfer of courses between institutions.