Undergraduate Foundation Program + Bachelor of Science - Physics - Astrophysics

Undergraduate Foundation Program

WSU’s Undergraduate Foundation program provides additional academic and/or English language support and personalized advising to help students smoothly transition to full university study. Students are unconditionally admitted to the university and graduate in the same amount of time as direct-entry students – they are just provided with additional support courses.

Bachelor of Science - Physics - Astrophysics

Physics is the most basic natural science and considers physical systems ranging in size from nuclei, to atoms, to the cosmos. It is an extremely broad field, with many sub-fields.

Astrophysics, an option within the physics major, deals with the beginning and future of the universe, black holes, and the fate of the sun. It also covers scientific discoveries such as gravitational lenses, gamma-ray bursters, quasars, and extra-solar planets using instruments like the Hubble Space Telescope and the Galileo probe orbiting Jupiter.

At completion, students earn both a bachelor’s degree in physics and a minor in astronomy, the precise background favored by most graduate astronomy programs across the country.