How is W&L's physics major?

yaupon
Sun, 29 Mar 2015 16:34:38 +0000

He could do a Physics major and a Music minor without too much difficulty, but I suspect that a double major in those disciplines would be possible only with careful planning and if he places out of W&L’s language requirement.

http://www.wlu.edu/physics-and-engineering-department/about-the-department/typical-schedule-of-study/typical-schedule-physics

W&L tends to use AP scores to place students into higher level classes instead of granting college credit, and they do not grant credit for work completed at community college. My D was able to get W&L to recognize credit for summer work (not Physics or Music) done at our flagship university and abroad through a top 20 university, so it’s possible your son could do a class or two over the summers.

There are numerous research opportunities (on and off-campus) that might be of interest for him in the summer, though, and generous funding available through the Johnson Opportunity Grants (not restricted to Johnson Scholars). – one of D’s classmates is a physics major and used this grant to fund his attendance at conferences in Paris and Madrid. Another student who graduated last year as a physics major is now at Cambridge on a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for a Ph.D. (He had a minor in poverty/human capability studies and also played on the tennis team).

Is your son interested in vocal or instrumental music?