2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 11, 2024  
2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

Physics Education Major


Physics education is a program designed to prepare effective high school physics teachers. Physics utilizes analytical problem solving skills cultivated through the study of physics and mathematics to describe theoretically the fundamental principles of the universe. A degree in physics education will prepare a student to be a secondary (7th - 12th grades) physics teacher, an area with high demand.

Total credits required: 50


Notes:


  • Students majoring in physics education must also complete the secondary education major. See the education department listing for requirements.
  • To fulfill the requirements for a mathematics teaching minor, students must take three additional courses: MAT116QR or MAT117QR, MAT411, and CSC170 or CSC171QR.
  • To fulfill the requirements for a science endorsement in chemistry, students must take two additional courses: CHE211 and CHE321.
  • To fulfill the requirements for an endorsement in basic science, students must take two additional courses: BIO116 and NSC101.