Course Number and Title

Credits

Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in bold.

ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing

3

ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research

3

UF 100 Intellectual Foundations

3

UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations

3

DLM MATH 170 Calculus I

4

DLN CHEM 111, 111L General Chemistry I & Lab

4

DLN PHYS 211, 211L Physics I with Calculus & Lab

5

DLV Visual and Performing Arts

3

DLL PHIL 101 Knowledge and Reality

3

DLS ED-CIFS 201 Foundations of Education

3

DLS Social Sciences course in a second field

3

CHEM 112, 112L General Chemistry II with Lab

4

EDTECH 202 Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age

3

ED-CIFS 301* Teaching Experience I

1

ED-CIFS 302* Learning and Instruction

4

ED-CIFS 401* Professional Year -- Teaching Experience II

2

ED-CIFS 404* Teaching Secondary Science

3

ED-CIFS 484/485* Teaching Experience III

16

CID ED-LTCY 444* Content Literacy for Secondary Students

3

ED-SPED 350* Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs at the Secondary Level

3

*You must apply for admission to secondary teacher education in order to enroll in these upper-division education courses.

Completion of all requirements for graduation with a secondary education option may require more than 120 credit hours. See Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies for more information.

MATH 175 Calculus II

4

MATH 275 Multivariable and Vector Calculus

4

MATH 333 Differential Equations with Matrix Theory

4

PHYS 105 Stars and Cosmology

4

PHYS 212, 212L Physics II with Calculus & Lab

5

PHYS 309, 309L Intro Modern Physics with Applications & Lab

4

PHYS 311 Modern Physics

3

FF PHYS 400 Conceptions in Physics for Teachers

3

Additional upper-division physics electives chosen from:

PHYS 307 Introduction to Biophysics

PHYS 325 Scientific Computing

PHYS 330, 330L Optics and Lab

PHYS 341 Mechanics

PHYS 381 Electromagnetic Theory

PHYS 405 Astrophysics

PHYS 412 Intermediate Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 415 Solid State Physics

PHYS 432 Thermal Physics

PHYS 436 Soft Matter Physics

PHYS 481 Advanced Physics Lab

PHYS 495 Research in Physics (no more than 2 credits)

6

To complete the degree program, the teacher candidate must accumulate credits to earn an endorsement to teach in one or more areas. A Physics Secondary Education major may seek a single field endorsement in Physics (at least 45 credits) or combine an endorsement in Physics (minimum 30 credits) with a teaching endorsement in a second area. The following teaching endorsement minors are strongly recommended for students seeking a dual endorsement: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Science, or Mathematics.

Single Field Endorsement in Physics

(To total 46 to 48 credits in physics)

PHYS 341** Mechanics

4

PHYS 381** Electromagnetic Theory

4

PHYS 432** Thermal Physics

4

Additional upper-division physics elective** chosen from:

PHYS 307, PHYS 325, PHYS 330, PHYS 330L, PHYS 405, PHYS 412, PHYS 415, PHYS 432, PHYS 436, PHYS 481

6

**Cannot duplicate physics courses already taken.

Total

131

Endorsement (30 credits) in Physics with an Endorsement in a Second Field

A second field endorsement in math or another science is recommended by the State Dept. of Education. See Science Teaching Endorsement Minors in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Science, or Mathematics for details.

(Courses in the degree program may also be counted towards a second teaching endorsement Minor.)

13-25

Total

126-138