Teaching Specialty - Physics
Major Requirements
Major: Physics Education
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 148
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Writing in the Sciences | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): | ||
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| BIOL 124 & 124L | Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 150 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| or CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 151 | Principles of Chemistry II | 3 |
| or CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): | ||
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree – An additional 6 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences and proficiency at the second year in a modern foreign language are required.
Major Requirements
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
| CHEM 160 | Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| or CHEM 121L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | |
| CHEM 161 | Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| or CHEM 122L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | |
| CHEM Elective | 300/400-Level Elective Course & Lab | 4 |
| CSCI 114 | Microcomputer Packages | 3-4 |
| or CSCI 116 | Business Use of Computers | |
| or CSCI 160 | Computer Science I | |
| GEOL 105 & 105L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 106 & 106L | The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time Lab | 4 |
| MATH 129 | Basic Linear Algebra * | 2 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 266 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 110 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| PHYS 171 | Introductory Projects in Physics | 1 |
| PHYS 215 | Research For Undergraduates | 1 |
| PHYS 251 & 251L | University Physics I and University Physics I Laboratory | 5 |
| PHYS 251R | University Physics I Recitation | 1 |
| PHYS 252 & 252L | University Physics II and University Physics II Laboratory | 5 |
| PHYS 252R | University Physics II Recitation | 1 |
| PHYS Elective | 300/400-Level Elective Course | 3 |
| PHYS 350 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 360 | Modern Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 361 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3-4 |
| or PHYS 370: Electromagnetic Theory (MSUM) | ||
| PHYS 411 & 411L | Optics for Scientists & Engineers and Optics for Scientists and Engineers Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 455 | Classical Mechanics | 3-4 |
| or PHYS 330: Intermediate Mechanics (MSUM) | ||
| PHYS 462 | Heat & Thermodynamics | 3 |
| PHYS 485 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 |
| PHYS 491 | Seminar | 1 |
| Professional Education Requirements | ||
| EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Science) | 3 |
| EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
| Total Credits | 148-151 | |
| * | MATH 429 Linear Algebra may substitute for MATH 129 Basic Linear Algebra. |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program.
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in the professional education requirements as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program. A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all Professional Education Requirement courses.
- Courses taken Pass/Fail will not be used to satisfy any requirements other than total credits.
- See School of Education for admission requirements.
