Benefit of a Physics Certificate

Fanger3
Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:27:19 +0000

I’m pursuing a bachelors degree in Computer Science and Biology and I was considering trying to get a certificate in Physics. It’s not quite the physics minor. It’s only a dozen or so credits in any classes in the university’s physics department.

The reason I’m considering doing this is I’m interested in physics, and I always keep on hearing/reading that grad schools/prospective employers (in any field ex. Economics, Soft. Development, etc) are particularly keen on physics majors/graduates even if that particular applicant doesn’t have a whole lot of experience in the specified field.

The downside to this is that I’d have a larger course load and possibly need 4 1/2 years instead of just 4 to graduate.

So I was wondering if anyone had any input on if the physics certificate would be worth it.