Would attaining a BA in physics at Covenant rather than a BS at a major university be a detriment for getting into graduate school?
The short answer is no. On the one hand, a far more important criterion for getting into a good graduate school is how well one does on the advanced physics GRE. Any rigorous program such as ours can prepare a student fairly well for that, although a lot also depends on the student. On the other hand, many universities look favorably on the prospective students with a BA, because often they have learned to be serious students who like to learn, and their broader backgrounds tend to help them be more flexible in graduate school. Often such students need to make up a course or two upon entering graduate school, but that is fairly common. But to answer this question more fully, there is another important side of this choice. Perhaps it is more important to think about the difference in the two degrees from the perspective of what they will do for a student. As a graduate of Covenant myself (Dr. Petcher speaking), I cannot emphasize enough that all along the way I was tremendously glad I h
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