Jersey City, NJ – Saint Peter’s College and the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) Newark College of Engineering will now offer a five-year dual-degree program in physics and electrical engineering. Marylou Yam, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs for Saint Peter’s College, and Sunil Saigal, Ph.D., the dean of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering, signed the agreement on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Saint Peter’s Jersey City campus.
The dual-degree program will allow undergraduate students to attain a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Saint Peter’s College and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from NJIT. Students will spend their first two years at Saint Peter’s, their third year taking courses at both colleges, and their last two years at NJIT.
“The partnership affords Saint Peter’s students the opportunity to acquire cutting-edge knowledge in the fields of physics and electrical engineering,” noted Dr. Yam.
Saint Peter’s physics program aims to develop well-rounded physicists with a comprehensive grasp of the principles of physics. The program also emphasizes the concepts and techniques that have led to the most recent understanding of the physical universe.
NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering prepares engineering students to use science, mathematics, technology and problem-solving skills to design, construct, test and maintain products, services and information systems.
Saint Peter’s College is the Jesuit College of New Jersey. Founded in 1872, Saint Peter’s has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The main campus is located in Jersey City with a branch campus in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, with courses at various corporate sites at the Jersey City waterfront and in South Amboy, NJ.