Department of Physics

Physics Education Major

A Physics Education Major requires 37 hours of General Education courses, 38 hours of Professional Studies courses, and 62 hours of Physics Specialization Courses. This includes the core requirements for middle school endorsement. See the list of required courses below:

General Education Courses
COR 101 Cornerstone Seminar
COR 102 Intro to Christian Thought
COR 201 Foundations of Science
COR 401 Capstone Seminar

COM 101 Speech Communication
ENG 101 Research & Writing
HPR 101 Wellness: Basic Concepts
HPR 200 Self Defense

HPR Activity Course
HST 101 Western Civ
HUM 211 Fine Arts
Literature
Biblical Studies Course
PSY 206 Adolescent Development
Philosophy

Professional Studies (Education) Courses
EDU 101 Intro to Ed Practice
EDU 202 Cultural Conflict/Class
EDU 280 Exceptional Child
EDU 316 Reading and Writing across the Curr.
EDU 330 Behavior Management
EDU 340 Measurement/Evaluation
EDU 342 Middle School Curr/Inst
EDU 400 Early Exp.
EDU 412 Clinical Pract - Secondary
EDU 421 Student Teaching

Education Department Courses and Descriptions

Physics Specialization
PHY 120 General Physics I
PHY 210 General Physics II
PHY 220 General Physics III
PHY 311 Elect/Magnetism
PHY 318 Mechanics
PHY 321/CHM 321 Thermodynamics/Physical Chemistry
PHY 322 Modern Physics
PHY 350 Physics Curriculum Project
PHY 402 Senior Physics Lab
PHY 409 Seminar in Physics

College Catalog: Physics Department Courses and Descriptions
Physics Education Description
Teacher Education Information

Required Related Courses
BIO 110 General Biology
CIS 140 Introduction to Computer Programming
MTH 115 Calculus I
MTH 116 Calculus II
MTH 217 Multi Variable Calculus
MTH 218 Differ. Equations
CHM 111, 112 General Chemistry

Other Endorsements:
-A student needs 24 hours of Physical Science for a secondary Physical Science Endorsement - met by Physical Education curriculum
-A student needs 10 hours of Chemistry for a secondary Chemistry Endorsement - met by Physics Ed curriculum
-A student needs 8 hours of Biology for a secondary General Science Endorsement

HS Math Endorsement requires 3 of the following:
MTH 212 Linear Algebra
MTH 301 Prob & Stat
MTH 302 Non-Euclidean Geo/Hist
MTH 304 Applied Mathematics
MTH 308 Abstract Algebra

Note: Technology Proficiency Required
CIS 105 recommended as preparation for successful completion of proficiency or as remediation.

Last updated: September 16, 2005