Save The Date - Graduation 2025
Join us on December 7, 2025 as we celebrate the achievements of our graduating Class of 2025!
About Physics
The Associate Degree in Physics sustains the interest of learners with a balanced blend of classroom instruction, laboratory experiments and investigative research. The programme serves as a foundation for several careers.
Students are taught the applications of physics in a variety of fields such as medicine, astronomy, and aviation and meteorology. The Associate Degree provides a foundation for entry into higher levels of scientific education.
Course Breakdown
Physics takes 2 years to complete and rewards students with an Associate Degree.
Year One
Semester One
General Education Courses
- Critical Reading and Writing (4 Credits)
- Algebra Essentials (4 Credits)
- A Survey of Saint Lucian History and Heritage (3 Credits)
- Modern Language (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
- Mechanics I: Thermal Properties of Matter (4 Credits)
Semester Two
General Education Courses
- Speech, Self and Society (3 Credits)
- Ethics and Professional Development (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
- Fields and Waves (4 Credits)
- Medical Physics (4 Credits)
- Calculus I (4 Credits)
Year Two
Semester Three
General Education Courses
- General Education Course: Social Sciences (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
- Mechanics II: Heat and Thermodynamics (4 Credits)
- Calculus II (4 Credits)
- Elective I (3 Credits)
Semester Four
General Education Courses
- General Education Course: Humanities (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
- Electricity, Electronics, and Modern Physics (4 Credits)
- Astrophysics and Cosmology (3 Credits)
- Calculus III (3 Credits)
- Physics Practicum (2 Credits)
- Elective II (3 Credits)
Entry Requirements
You can visit our Admissions Page to read our general entry requirements.
- College entry requirements, as well as CSEC Grade III, or equivalent, in Physics and one other science subject.
- Special Considerations: CSEC Agricultural Science (double award) minimum Grade III is acceptable as qualification for other science subject.
Fees & Tuition
Visit our Tuition page to download the fees of different programmes.
Tip: Scroll inside the table for more information.
| Fee | Year One | Year Two | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Semester Two | Semester One | Semester Two | |
| Tuition for Saint Lucian & OECS Students | $ 1,055 | $ 1,110 | $ 1,080 | $ 1,080 |
| Tuition for CARICOM Students | $ 1,503 | $ 1,558 | $ 1,528 | $ 1,528 |
| Tuition for International Students | $ 3,201 | $ 3,256 | $ 3,226 | $ 3,226 |
| Audit | - | $ 30 | ||
| Registration | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 |
| Students’ Council | $ 12 | - | $ 12 | - |
| Digital Technology | $ 110 | $ 110 | $ 110 | $ 110 |
| Insurance | $ 18 | - | $ 18 | - |
| ID Card | $ 25 | - | ||
| Total Fees | Year One | Year Two | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester One | Semester Two | Semester Three | Semester Four | |
| Saint Lucian Nationals & OECS Students | $ 1,270 | $ 1,270 | $ 1,270 | $ 1,270 |
| CARICOM Students | $ 1,718 | $ 1,718 | $ 1,718 | $ 1,718 |
| International Students | $ 3,416 | $ 3,416 | $ 3,416 | $ 3,416 |
