<p>Is this degree abnormal? Does company or graduate school accept this?</p>
<p>What’s the difference between Bach. of Arts major in Physics and Bach. of Scinece major in Physics? Which has more value?</p>
<p>In response to your second question:</p>
<p>Half of our physics majors go on to graduate school in physics. It's unusual for them to not get into Princeton, Harvard, Yale...</p>
<p>It is a bach. of arts major because Amherst is a liberal arts school, not a technical school. Students come here not just to study physics, but to get a liberal arts education.</p>
<p>Yes, the bach of arts just means you usually take less classes in physics than the bach of science. But again, as the one above said, the liberal arts school implies you take a broader selection of classes than a technical school.
I think companies or wherever you are looking for a job, they often like a broader knowledge of information since working in the real world requires more skills.<br>
As to grad school, the point of grad school is to pick a more focused area of what you majored in at undergrad generally. I find it weird to get a B.S. and then go to grad school because it seems u've already taken so many classes in your major, you are sick of it.</p>
<p>Some do interesting double-majors because it is a Bachelor of Arts. One example I know: an Amherst graduate majored in Physics and Music; studied string theory, sang in the Concert Choir which also toured Europe and Japan to perform in June..and he went to graduate school for a PhD in Physics.</p>
<p>^Wow! Sounds interesting!</p>