{"id":27867,"date":"2020-05-07T21:33:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T21:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/?page_id=27867"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:08:33","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/department-of-physics\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Majors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_6289-scaled.jpeg\" data-src=\"\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_6289-scaled.jpeg\" data-src-options=\"\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_6289-scaled.jpeg\" data-src-options-mobile=\"\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_6289-scaled.jpeg\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">physics<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Our Majors<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UMW Physics: One Word to Describe Mary Wash Physics\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_US5IY3B4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-program-offers-two-majors-leading-to-a-b-s-in-physics\">The Program Offers <strong>Two Majors<\/strong> Leading to a B.S. in Physics:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/requirements-for-the-physics-track\/\">Physics Track<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/requirements-for-the-applied-physics-track\/\">Applied Physics Track<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students could also supplement another major with a <a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/physics-minor\/\"><strong>minor<\/strong> in Physics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/spsHwSesh2025-2-1024x388.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28357\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/spsHwSesh2025-2-1024x388.jpeg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/spsHwSesh2025-2-300x114.jpeg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/spsHwSesh2025-2-768x291.jpeg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/spsHwSesh2025-2-1536x582.jpeg 1536w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/spsHwSesh2025-2-2048x776.jpeg 2048w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/physics\/files\/2026\/02\/spsHwSesh2025-2-1140x432.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Program Offers Two Majors Leading to a B.S. in Physics: Students could also supplement another major with a minor in Physics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29215,"featured_media":0,"parent":6256,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-27867","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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