Schools Roanoke College Dean's Award: Physics Program Review

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The discussion centers on the Roanoke College Dean's Award and the evaluation of its physics program. The program is part of a combined department with mathematics and computer science, and prospective students are encouraged to review the program requirements and course descriptions available on the Roanoke College website. Data on graduate outcomes suggests that students may benefit from exploring other universities for potentially better opportunities.

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Got offered a dean's award from here - http://roanoke.edu/

What do you think of their physics program?
 
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To save others a few seconds of clicking through various links:

http://roanoke.edu/Academics/Academic_Departments/Math_CS_and_Physics/Physics/Physics_Requirements.htm

http://roanoke.edu/Academics/Academic_Departments/Math_CS_and_Physics/Physics/Course_Descriptions.htm

Some data of where their physics(apparently math and CS too, they're all one department) grads end up:

http://roanoke.edu/Academics/Academic_Departments/Math_CS_and_Physics/Mathematics/Grad_School.htm

After looking it all over, I would suggest looking at other unis.
 
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