The Department of Physics offers both an undergraduate major and minor in physics. The major in physics includes a strong emphasis on experiment and covers the broad fundamentals necessary for graduate study in physics and related fields. The minor in physics offers a slate of courses that provides a firm grounding in the basics with sufficient flexibility to accommodate the needs and interests of those likely to pursue this line of study. For more details concerning our undergraduate major, including sample programs, please consult the College Catalog or contact either Stuart Gazes, the Undergraduate Program Chair, Zosia Krusberg, Director of Graduate Studies, or Peter Littlewood, the Department Chair.
Links to detailed information and resources for undergraduate students are found under the tabs below.
- Career Advancement: career advising and planning
- Finding a Career: a bit of practical advise
- Educational Testing Service (ETS): concerning the GRE, TOEFL, etc.
- Who's Hiring Physics Bachelors
- College Course Evaluations
- College Tutoring Program
- Current Course Offerings: U of C class search site
- Final Exam Schedule
- Graduate Courses: A list of regularly scheduled graduate courses
- Lab Wiki Home
- Physics Instructional Services: lab schedules, office hours, lost & found, etc.
- Physics and Math Tutoring Pilot Program: Tutoring program and math workshop series aimed at students in the introductory physics sequences (PHYS 120s, 130s, & 140s).
- Textbook Lists: Current Quarter
- Undergraduate Course Descriptions: In the College Catalog
- Undergraduate Course Outlines
- University Libraries
- Grad School Forum: Every spring, the department hosts a "Grad School Forum." This event, led by a member of the department's academic staff, offers advice on things such as the following:
- Should you go to graduate school?
- How to choose the right graduate school.
- How to prepare your application for graduate school.
- How to prepare for the GRE.
- About Hyde Park
- Bias Education & Support Team (BEST)
- Campus and Student Life: a wealth of information for students
- Center for Awareness, Resolution, Education, and Support (CARES)
- Center for Identity and Inclusion
- Chicago Studies: Engaging students with the community
- Food: Campus Dining, Hyde Park
- Lost and Found:
- Kersten Physics Teaching Center: Room 205
- Elsewhere On Campus (scroll to the bottom)
- Safety and Security
- Transportation (campus shuttles)
- Parking
- Public Transportation (CTA)
- Student Health & Counseling Services
- Undergraduate Housing
- University of Chicago Police Department
- General Information: List of units engaged in Physics-related research and the information about the Physics Reading Seminar.
- Summer Internships - UChicago-Specific