Physics (9-12)
Physics Education
Middle/Secondary Education: Physics (9-12) + General Science (5-8)
Overview of Physics 9-12 degree
A major in Physics Education leads to a degree and teaching license. Students will also complete the middle school (5-8) General Science licensure with this major to be qualified to teach 5-8 Science and 9-12 Physics.
The requirements for Physics Education also satisfy the requirements for a B.A. in Physics.
Declaring your major: To declare this major, you should start with Middle/Secondary Education (MSED) and then find Physics (9-12). You should also add General Science 5-8 when you declare your major. You can also add Physic B.A. when declaring your major.
Majors must complete the following
Core Secondary Education Requirements
Block 1
- EDUC 210 Education: Issues and Policies (4 credits)
Block 2
- EDUC 329 Diversity and Cultural Competence (4 credits)
- EDUC 330 Psychology for Teaching and Learning (4 credits)
- EDUC 332 Field Experience II: Learning & Teaching (0 credit)
Block 3
- EDUC 355 Reading for the 5-12 Teacher (4 credits)
- EDUC 318 Curriculum and Instruction: Science (4 credit)
- EDUC 344 Field Experience III: Science (0 credit)
Block 4
- EDUC 431 Use of Technology for Instruction (4 credits) or EDUC 432 Learning Design with Technology in International Contexts (4 credits)
- EDUC 460 Clinical Practice: Student Teaching and Seminar (10 credits)
Plus:
- CISC 130 Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving in the Sciences (4 credits) or CISC 131 Introduction to Programming (4 credits)
- MATH 113 Calculus I (4 credits)
- MATH 114 Calculus II (4 credits)
- MATH 200 Multivariable Calculus (4 credits)
- MATH 210 Introduction to Differential Equations and Systems (4 credits)
- PHYS 211 Introduction to Classical Physics I (4 credits)
- PHYS 212 Introduction to Classical Physics II (4 credits)
- PHYS 215 Foundations of Modern Physics: From the Atom to the Big Bang (4 credits)
- PHYS 225 Applications of Modern Physics: From the Atom to the Diode (4 credits)
Plus 4 credits from the following:
- PHYS 323 Methods of Experimental Physics (4 credits)
- PHYS 325 Methods of Computational Physics (4 credits)
- ENGR 481 Engineering Design Clinic II
Plus:
- Eight additional Physics elective credits.
Plus:
- Eight additional Physics or Allied elective credits.
Physics Elective Courses:
- One of PHYS 104 Astronomy (4 credits) or PHYS 105 Musical Acoustics (4 credits).
- Any PHYS course numbered 150 or above.
Allied Electives Courses:
- Biology courses at or above BIOL 207.
- Chemistry courses at or above CHEM 109.
- Engineering courses at or above ENGR 100.
- Geology courses at or above GEOL 111.
- Mathematics courses at or above MATH 300.
General Science (5-8) Concentration
Students have the option of adding the General Science (5-8) licensure
- BIOL 101 or BIOL 207 and 208
- PHYS 101
- CHEM 100 or CHEM 111 and CHEM 112
- PHYS 104 Astronomy
- GEOL 111 or GEOL 115