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Your Pathway to Become a Physicist or Astronomer
A Physicist or Astronomer researches and discovers the ways that energy and matter interact.
Physicists and Astronomers are essential for advancing science and technology, and:
- investigate solutions or theories in science
- design scientific equipment
- study the planet and the solar system
- perform complex calculations
- teach complicated concepts
SFSC’s Associate in Arts in Physics:
- is 61 credit hours
- takes approximately two years to complete
- can be started in high school through dual enrollment
- can transfer to the University of South Florida’s Fuse program upon completion
Plan your future by following the Physics Program Map.
