Enhancing your post graduate career plan!
During your undergraduate years, take advantage of these opportunities to plan ahead, experience, and reflect on your personal and professional development.
Join one program during your degree or join them all.
physCAP consists of three parts:
Physics Mentorship Program
(for students in Years 2-3-4 of a U of T St. George Campus Physics Specialist, Joint Specialist or Physics Major Program)
2nd, 3rd and 4th year students are encouraged to join this valuable program as the advice and help of a mentor can be of great benefit as Physics students prepare to make their way into the working world or move into graduate work. Open to students in Physics Majors, Specialist and Joint Specialist programs at the University of Toronto St. George Campus.
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Physics Career Events
(for students in Years 2-3-4 of a U of T St. George Campus Physics Specialist, Joint Specialist or Physics Major Program)
The Career Event is designed to give 3rd and 4th year students a sense of what opportunities exist for students with the analytical and quantitative skills that are developed during an undergraduate physics degree program. Open to students in Physics Majors, Specialist and Joint Specialist programs.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Professional Physicist (P.Phys.) Certification Preparation Program
(for students in Years 2-3-4 of a U of T St. George Campus Physics Specialist, Joint Specialist, or Physics Major Program)
The purpose of this program is to introduce students to the Canadian Association of Physicists Professional Physicist certification (P.Phys.) program. While not mandatory for working physicists, the Canadian Association of Physicists offer the professional designation of P.Phys. (Professional Physicist) to their members. This serves to identify people with training in physics who are working in areas that are not obviously associated with physics, but which nevertheless rely on the skills that one develops as part of doing a physics degree.
The certification is available to all CAP members in good standing who have at least three years of experience working in a job which they feel employs the skills they learned in their training as physicists, and who have written the associated Professional Practice Exam, which targets scientific ethics rather than topics in physics.
Open to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students in Physics Majors, Specialist and Joint Specialist programs.
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Other Events/Workshops/Program
Physics Directed Reading Program 2022.2023
Here are some other resources and programs:
- Research and Job Opportunities
- University of Toronto Career Centre
- UTM Career Centre - career by major page - "Physics"
- Personal Stories
Physics Alumni share how they are using their Physics degree in the working world [more]. - Backpack to Briefcase
Learn how your physical science and mathematical training skills apply to many settings beyond the University. Hear from a variety of panelists about career paths for students in the physical and mathematical sciences and where your degree can take you. Take an evening out of your schedule to network and share ideas with other students and grads. Open to all students. - U of T Hub on Ten Thousand Coffees
The U of T Hub is a career networking platform for the whole U of T community. With more than 3,000 alumni professionals across a multitude fields, students and fellow alumni can seek out their career advice anytime and from anywhere. Monthly webinars deliver learning around best practices in the workplace.
