Physics Education

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Sample Program Guide

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: A Sample Program Guide provides an unofficial guide of program requirements and should be used by prospective students who are considering attending NDSU in the future. It is NOT an official curriculum and should NOT be used by current NDSU students for official degree planning purposes. Note that the official curriculum used by current NDSU students can vary from the Sample Program Guide due to a variety of factors such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability.

To ensure proper program completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with their academic advisor to ensure requirements are being met.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 1103CHEM 122
122L (or CHEM 151 & CHEM 161)
4
CHEM 121
121L (or CHEM 150 & CHEM 160)
4MATH 129 or 3293
COMM 1103MATH 1664
MATH 16514PHYS 251
251L
5
PHYS 1711ENGL 1203
 15 19
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 3213EDUC 3223
GEOL 105
105L (OR GEOL 106 & GEOL 106L)
4MATH 2663
MATH 2654PHYS 1103
PHYS 252
252L
5PHYS 3503
Complete Core Academic Skills Exam or access your ACT+ scores Social & Behavioral Science/Cultural Diversity Gen Ed3
 Apply to the School of Education 
 16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
BIOL 150
150L
4EDUC 4813
EDUC 4513EDUC 4863
ENGL 3243PHYS 3613
PHYS 3553Social & Behavioral Science Gen Ed3
Humanities & Fine Arts Gen Ed3Wellness Gen Ed2
 16 14
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 4752EDUC 4851
EDUC 4823EDUC 4879
EDUC 4893EDUC 4883
PHYS 411
411L
4 
PHYS 4623 
Humanities & Fine Arts Gen Ed3 
Apply for Student Teaching  
Complete PLT (grades 7-12) Exam  
Complete Subject Area Assessment Exam  
 18 13
Total Credits: 126
1

Students who place into a math course lower than MATH 165 may need to extend their time to degree completion by up to a year.