Degrees & Certificates
B.S. with Physics Teaching Certification
Students who wish to earn physical science teaching certification should complete the requirements for the B.S. with a major in physics teaching with the following adjustments. In addition, the Praxis II Specialty Area Exam in both physics and chemistry must be completed before or during the student teaching semester, normally in your senior year.
| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Core and Concentration (Major) Courses |
||
| PHYS 152 | Mechanics | 5 |
| PHYS 251 | Heat, Electricity, and Optics | 5 |
| PHYS 310 | Intermediate Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 322 | Optics | 3 |
| PHYS 330 | Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHYS 331 | Electricity and Magnetism II | 3 |
| PHYS 342–343 | Modern Physics and Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 345 | Optics Laboratory I | 1 |
| PHYS 346 | Advanced Laboratory I | 1 |
| PHYS 515 | Thermal and Statistical Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 550 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
Supporting Courses |
||
| CHM 115–116 | General Chemistry | 8 |
| CHM 254-255-256-258 | Organic Chemistry and Lab | 8 |
| CHM 321 | Analytical Chemistry I | 4 |
| MA 165–166 | Integrated Geometry and Calculus I–II | 8 |
| MA 261 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 |
| MA 351 | Elementary Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MA 363 | Differential Equations | 3 |
Total |
140 |
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