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If you have a mind for science, consider adding a minor in physics to your chemistry or mathematics major. Physicists who are Christians find themselves in the privileged position of deciphering the blueprints of creation. How does it all work? How did God put it together? What are the underlying principles of order and design?
These are the sorts of questions that drive a physicist’s inquiry into nature. And the answers to these questions often seem to be written in the language of mathematics, making a physics minor a good addition to a mathematics degree. Chemistry makes extensive use of the ideas of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, so a physics minor is also a natural partner for that major.
Where can physics take you? You may find yourself doing research, development, design or testing while working in industry or for a university, environmental firm, nonprofit research center or government laboratory/agency. Physicists often find a natural outlet for their passions in teaching at the university, college or high school level. With their backgrounds in physics and chemistry, our secondary-level teaching graduates find themselves highly marketable. And for students interested in engineering, Northwestern offers a two- to three-year pre-engineering program. Northwestern's physics program is also included in Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges, a national guidebook that recommends specific college departments to prospective students.
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