PH
YS
ICA
L
SC
IE
NCE
Inte
r
disc
ipli
nary
Pr
ogram
W
illia
m
P
.
O’B
rie
n,
PhD,
Chair
and
Ass
ociat
e
P
rofessor
of
Physics
P
hys
ical
Sc
ien
c
e
Major
(Du
al
Degr
ee,
Pr
e-En
ginee
rin
g
Pr
ogram)
F
or
s
tudent
s
inter
es
ted
in
engineering,
Southw
ester
n
University
of
fers
a
dual
degr
e
e
progr
a
m
w
hic
h
cons
ists
of
three
years
of
class
es
at
S
outh
western
followed
by
approximately
two
years
of
c
la
sse
s
a
t
a
n
eng
ineeri
ng
school
accr
edi
ted
by
the
Accreditation
Board
for
Engineering
and
T
ec
hnology
(AB
ET)
.
This
program
is
de
s
igned
to
place
the
technical
training
of
the
engineer
w
ithi
n
the
br
oad
e
r
per
spective
of
the
liberal
arts
tradition.
In
this
age,
the
e
ngineer
cannot
a
lw
ays
conf
ine
h
ims
elf
or
hers
e
lf
to
the
t
echnical
aspects
of
engineering
projects.
The
mode
r
n
e
ngine
er
must
be
a
war
e
of
the
s
ocial
responsi
bilities
of
the
profession
and
must
be
able
to
e
xpla
in
the
poss
ibilities
and
t
he
r
isks
of
new
technologies
to
fellow
citizens.
Thes
e
c
onside
ra
tions
ha
ve
been
given
added
emphas
is
by
r
ecent
decisions
of
many
engineering
s
chools
to
a
dd
more
humanities
cour
ses
to
t
heir
program
s
and
are
especially
relevant
to
those
w
ho,
in
the
c
ours
e
of
a
technical
career
,
m
ove
i
nto
decision-making
positions.
C
omple
tion
of
the
program
at
Southwest
er
n
is
t
he
first
stage
of
the
dual
degree
program.
In
their
thr
ee
ye
ar
s
at
Southwest
er
n,
students
mus
t
sat
is
fy
the
basic
requirements
of
the
Bachelor
of
Arts
de
gre
e
(
inc
luding
a
ll
Area
One
and
T
wo
requi
rements),
and
they
must
take
a
series
of
science
a
nd
ma
them
ati
cs
cour
ses
outlined
below
.
T
hese
courses
in
the
Physic
al
Science
major
provide
a
f
oundati
on
upon
which
further
work
in
e
ngineering
will
be
built.
I
n
thei
r
thi
rd
ye
ar
,
s
tudent
s
apply
for
a
dmi
ss
ion
to
an
ABET
accredited
engineering
school
(
whi
ch
us
ual
ly
r
equir
es
a
GP
A
of
3.0).
T
ransfer
credit
has
been
arranged
with
several
e
ngine
er
ing
sc
hools
incl
uding
A
r
izona
St
at
e
University
in
T
empe,
Arizona,
and
T
exas
A&M
U
nive
rs
ity
in
C
oll
ege
Station,
T
exas.
I
n
t
he
case
of
W
ashington
University
in
St.
Louis,
students
w
ith
t
he
a
bove-
note
d
GP
A
and
a
r
e
commendat
ion
fr
om
the
liaison
of
fice
(
Southwes
tern’
s
P
hysic
s
De
par
tme
nt)
are
normally
admitt
ed.
In
addition,
W
ashington
University
in
St.
Louis
of
fe
rs
a
D
ua
l
Degre
e
Engineering
Af
fil
iat
i
on
Scholarship
to
be
awarded
by
the
Southwestern
U
nive
rs
ity
lia
is
on
of
f
ice.
T
o
be
eligible
for
t
he
scholar
s
h
ip,
which
c
overs
half
of
the
tuition
cost
a
t
W
as
hington
Univers
ity
in
St.
L
ouis,
a
s
t
uden
t
must
ha
ve
a
cumulative
grade
point
average
of
3.5
a
nd
me
et
t
he
dual
degree
admis
s
ion
requi
rements.
Students
in
the
dual
degree
program
at
W
as
hington
Unive
rs
ity
in
St.
L
ouis
const
it
ut
e
a
bout
20
percent
of
the
under
graduate
engineering
s
tudent
s
a
nd
re
c
eive
their
degrees
upon
sat
i
s
fac
tory
completion
of
a
two-year
program
in
St.
L
ouis.
B
e
ca
use
the
engineering
s
chools
and
Southwestern
frequently
adjust
their
c
ur
ricula,
s
tudent
s
int
er
est
e
d
in
the
dual
degree
program
should
consult
regularly
with
the
Pre-Engineering
a
dvise
r
a
bout
the
ir
progr
es
s
and
changes
i
n
af
filiation
agreements.
A
ft
er
suc
ce
ss
ful
ly
com
plet
ing
al
l
of
the
requi
rements
f
or
their
degree
at
the
engineering
school,
S
outhw
es
te
rn
Univers
ity
will
award
the
st
udents
in
the
d
ual
degree
program
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
de
gre
e
w
it
h
a
ma
jor
in
phys
ical
science.
Students
who
can
provide
evidence
that
they
will
c
omple
te
thei
r
engineering
degree
at
the
end
of
the
sprin
g
semester
can
petition
the
Provost
by
the
publis
he
d
dea
dlines
t
o
par
ticipat
e
in
t
he
May
commencement
activities
at
Southwestern
U
nive
rs
ity
.
M
ajor
in
P
h
ysic
al
Science:
47
semes
ter
hours,
includin
g
Chemistry
51-
153/151,
163/161;
C
ompute
r
S
cie
nc
e
54-143
or
184;
Mathe
mat
ics
52-
154,
254,
353,
673,
753;
Physics
53-154,
164,
214,
334;
Che
mis
try
51-
714
or
Physi
cs
53-204.
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