- Hi, my name is Vanessa Preisler,
and I am the chair of
the physics program here
at the University of Melbourne.
So I wanted to take a little time
to talk to you about physics major.
Physics majors is a
great major to get into.
After graduating with physics major,
there's just a world of possibilities
of employment out there
for physics majors,
from engineering to computer science
to going on to grad school and physics.
And at La Verne,
we have a particularly
special physics program.
We have a few advantages
that are special to La Verne.
For example, our small class sizes,
we have very tight-knit
physics community of students.
They have clubs, they have
study groups together.
You really get to know
all the physics majors
when you're here as well as the faculty
and they'll get to know you.
We also have customized
tracks for a physics major,
so if you're, for example, interested
in teaching, becoming a
high school physics teacher,
we have a program, a track
where you can get your physics major along
with your teaching
credential in five years.
We also have a biomedical physics track,
if you want to be a pre-med physics major,
as well as a 3-2 engineering program.
So that's a great program.
We have a partnership with
the University of Washington
in St. Louis, their
engineering school there.
So, at the end of the program,
you'd get a degree from La Verne,
a physics degree from La Verne
as well as a engineering degree
from the University of Washington
and you are guaranteed admission
into their program as long as
you maintain a B plus average
while here at La Verne.
Finally, we also have
the opportunity for you
to do research while you're here.
You'll be doing two research projects
with faculty about their research,
which is a great opportunity
that not all undergraduates get.
And that's something we have here
at our physics program at La Verne.
Finally, you have plenty of opportunities
to get involved in the community.
We have a physics women in physics group
that's very involved on
campus as well as a society
of physics students chapter.
So that is kind of an overview
of our program here at La Verne.
Thank you for listening and
we hope to see you next fall.
Thank you.
