Academic Programs - Physics Teacher Certification
This program is restricted to students seeking teacher certification in physics. A minor is required. The student may complete a minor in chemistry and mathematics by electing 20 credits. Chemistry courses with a number lower than CHEM 111 cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of the chemistry minor.
Foundation Courses (25 credits required)
BIOL 111A Principles of Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
CHEM 111 General Chemistry Lecture I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
CHEM 111L General Chemistry Laboratory I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cr
CHEM 112 General Chemistry Lecture II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
CHEM 112L General Chemistry Laboratory II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cr
MATH 161 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
MATH 162 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
Plus an additional 3 credits in astronomy, meteorology or geology
Major Courses
PHYS 211 Analytical Physics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
PHYS 211L Introductory Physics Laboratory I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cr
PHYS 212 Analytical Physics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
PHYS 212L Introductory Physics Laboratory II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cr
PHYS 301 Theoretical Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 302 Electricity and Magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr
PHYS 309 Introduction to Modern Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
PHYS 312 Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr
PHYS 314 Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
PHYS 320 Junior Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cr
PHYS 332 Modern Optics and Holography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr
PHYS 400 Senior Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cr
Required Education Courses
38 credits secondary teaching professional development courses. (Refer to College of Education section of this catalog.)