Physical Science Teaching Certification-Physics

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.

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

PHYS 152 - Mechanics Cr. 5.
PHYS 251 - Heat, Electricity, and Optics Cr. 5.
PHYS 310 - Intermediate Mechanics Cr. 4.
PHYS 322 - Optics Cr. 3.
PHYS 330 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism Cr. 3.
PHYS 331 - Electricity and Magnetism II Cr. 3.
PHYS 342 - Modern Physics Cr. 3.
PHYS 343 - Modern Physics Laboratory Cr. 1.
PHYS 345 - Optics Laboratory I Cr. 1.
PHYS 346 - Advanced Laboratory I Cr. 1.
PHYS 515 - Thermal and Statistical Physics Cr. 3.
PHYS 550 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Cr. 3.

Supporting Courses

CHM 115 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 116 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 254 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
CHM 255 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
CHM 256 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
CHM 258 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Cr. 1.
CHM 321 - Analytical Chemistry I Cr. 4.
MA 165 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Cr. 4.
MA 166 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Cr. 4.
MA 261 - Multivariate Calculus Cr. 4.
MA 351 - Elementary Linear Algebra Cr. 3.
MA 363 - Differential Equations Cr. 3.

Physical Science Teaching Certification-Physics

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

Supporting Courses

Total Credits: 140