Physics (B.A.) with Secondary Teaching Certification

Program Overview

The Physics Major offers students a preparation for employment in industry or graduate school in physics or related areas.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

CHEM 105General Chemistry I

4
CHEM 495Capstone: Natural Sciences

3
EDUC 201Education and American Society

3
EDUC 203Educational Psychology

3
EDSP 207Introduction to Special Education

3
EDSP 307Inclusion Practices

3
EDUC 208Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools

3
EDUC 331Instructional Design and Assessment for Middle and Secondary Grades

3
ENGL 1xx
(ENGL 122-ENGL 176, meeting QuEST literature)

3
 
OR
STAT 291Statistics for Mathematical Sciences I

3
 
ENGR 212Programming for Engineers

2
ENGR 367Electromagnetics

3
ENGR 371Thermodynamics

3
MATH 111Calculus I

4
MATH 112Calculus II

4
MATH 211Calculus III

4
PHYS 211General Physics I

4
PHYS 212General Physics II

4
PHYS 251Modern Physics

4
PHYS 317Optics

3
PHYS 328Classical Mechanics

3
PHYS 402Quantum Mechanics

3
PHYS 407Prof Issues in Physics Ed

1
PHYS 494Senior Physics Seminar

2
 
PHIL 101Problems in Philosophy

3
OR
PHIL 102History of Philosophy

3
 
SCIE 307Teaching Lab Sciences in Secondary Education

1
TEP 210Sophomore Field Experience

0
TEP 310Junior Field Experience

0

PHYS 494: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.

One of the following options:

MATH 270Linear and Differential Methods

3
OR
MATH 261Linear Algebra

3
AND
MATH 308Differential Equations

3

Professional Semester:

EDUC 420Professional Issues in Education

2
TEP 407Student Teaching Seminar

1
HDFS 311Adolescent Development

3
TEP 410Secondary Pre-Student Teaching Experience

0
TEP 435Student Teaching:Secondary

9

Note: Students who are considering secondary physics teaching as one of several career options are encouraged to complete an additional six credits of ENGR 367 and ENGR 371. This allows you to graduate with a Physics degree, if you choose, while still maintaining Pennsylvania Secondary Teaching Certification.

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences (MATH 111, MATH 112, or MATH 211) met/major
Laboratory Science (PHYS 211 or PHYS 212) met/major
Science, Technology & the World waived
Social Science (EDUC 203) met/major
European History or United States History 3
Literature (ENGL 122 – 176) met/major
Philosophy and Religion (PHIL 101 or PHIL 102) met/major
Arts 3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural 3
Non-Western Studies waived
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs (THEO 223 required to waive Non-western) 3
Wellness course 1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism waived
QuEST requirements 31
Major requirements 99 – 102
Total 130-133