[Q] What undergrad major for particle physics in grad school?

GLOBALTRAVELER
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:53:06 +0000

If i did ep would i have any chance at particle physics?



Keep in mind that Engineering Physics is not offered in many schools to begin with. There are about 15-20 known graduate Engineering Physics programs (I considered EP as a graduate major so I did some program researching back then). Usually the structure of the programs are statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, electromagnetics, instrumentation and at least 4 engineering courses. That kind of program structure may not lend itself well to additional particle physics courses unless you want to go past the 30 or 33-credit degree requirements.

You may have to select a regular Physics or Applied Physics program to allow for more actual PHYSICS courses…without the engineering course requirements that EP would have.