Program for Physics Education

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In addition to the core education requirements, students pursuing licensure in the field of Physics (6-12) must complete the following courses with a grade of C or better. Students have the option of pursuing a primary licensure in Physics with 49 to 53 credit hours or a secondary licensure with 31 to 33 credit hours. The secondary licensure must accompany a primary area of licensure.

Primary Endorsement

• MA 171 Calculus I
• MA 172 Calculus II
• MA 271 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
• MA 372 Differential Equations
• PC 140 Astronomy or PC 141 The Solar System
• PC 225 General Physics I
• PC 226 General Physics II
• PC 325 General Physics III
• PC 491 Senior Projects
• ED 410 Methods of Teaching Secondary School Science

Four of the following courses:

• PC 332 Electronics
• PC 340 Astrophysics
• PC 365 Wave Motion and Optics
• PC 390 Thermodynamics
• PC 441 Nuclear Physics
• PC 460 Elementary Particles Physics
• PC 470 Advanced Electricity and Magnetism
• PC 480 Advanced Mechanics
• PC 490 Quantum Mechanics
• PC 495 Special Topics

Secondary Endorsement

• MA 171 Calculus I
• MA 172 Calculus II
• MA 271 Calculus III
• PC 140 Astronomy or PC 141 The Solar System
• PC 225 General Physics I
• PC 226 General Physics II
• PC 325 General Physics III
• ED 410 Methods of Teaching Secondary School Science

See course descriptions for Mathematics and Physics.

This program information has been taken from the current College of Arts and Sciences catalog. This information is subject to change and is updated with each academic year.