General resources for physics students
- The Writing Center - great help with improving your writing, both for GE and science classes
- The Learning Center - they offer some support for the intro physics courses, but you might also consider applying for one of their paid tutoring positions
- American Journal of Physics - a peer-reviewed physics journal intended for an undergraduate audience (the university maintains a subscription to this journal - access through the Library portal in MRD)
- Wolfram Alpha - a great online system for assistance with difficult mathematics problems
- Desmos - a nice set of online tools for graphing and analysis
- Anaconda - a user-friendly program for Python programming
Scholarships, financial aid, and on-campus jobs
- Financial Aid - The Financial Aid Office at SUNY Cortland can assist with planning and applying for private, state, and federal financial aid programs.
- Scholarships
- SUNY Cortland has many university-wide scholarships.
- Selection for scholarships usually happens early in the spring semester, so be sure to apply in the fall.
- There are also science and physics-specific scholarships:
- Scheffer scholarship - open to all physics majors
- Wheeler scholarship - open to all physics majors
- Eisenhardt and Fish scholarship - open to all physics majors
- Hutchinson scholarship - for PEN majors only
- Phelps scholarship - open to all science majors, with preference for physics majors
- Chaturvdi scholarship - open to all science majors
- Gomez scholarship - open to all science majors
- Braruer scholarship - open to all science majors
- Eisenhardt scholarship - open to chemistry, math, and physics majors
- Benham scholarship - for science Ad Ed majors
- Cadwallader scholarship - for chemistry & physics Ad Ed majors
- O'Reilly scholarship - for math and science Ad Ed majors
- Wortmann scholarship - open to science Ad Ed majors
- Campus jobs - a wide variety of campus employment
- The Learning Center - work as a paid tutor
- The Writing Center - work as a paid student writing consultant
- Student Employment Services - general jobs listings at SUNY Cortland
Resources to help you get started in your career
- Career Services Office - multiple resources to help you connect with employers and prepare for interviews
- Handshake - a networking system that connects SUNY Cortland students with employers
Resources for graduate school
If you are interested in going to graduate school, some programs may require that you take the GRE. Check each graduate program for specific requirements.
- Graduate Review Exam (GRE) - like the SAT/ACT, but for graduate school
- The GRE Physics Exam - a physics-specific GRE that some schools may require
Engineering programs in New York
This list is only a sample of some programs in New York state to which our students have transferred in the PEN program.