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Department of Earth Sciences & Physics
Akeley-Lawrence Science Center
414 E Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
phone: (605) 677-5649
fax: (605) 677-6121
phys@usd.edu

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Last Modified: 02/19/08

Welcome to the Physics Program

Physicists are relationship experts. It’s their job to explore one of the most fundamental relationships of all – the one between matter and energy. Physicists help us understand the world at its most fundamental level, from the smallest particles to the universe itself.

Physics has broad applications in a number of fields. Physics grads are invaluable in industries dealing with nuclear energy, electronics, communications, aerospace, medical instrumentation and more.

The U offers a 36-hour major in physics toward the BS degree and an 18-hour physics minor. Majors often choose physics as a double major with another discipline such as math, chemistry or computer science.

Physics is a department within the College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s oldest academic unit. The College of Arts and Sciences provides the foundation for all of the University’s undergraduate students and offers outstanding preparation for graduate and professional programs.

Christina Keller, Director - Physics
Department of Earth Sciences & Physics
Akeley-Lawrence Science Center
Phone: (605) 677-5649
Fax: (605) 677-6121
Email: phys@usd.edu