PHYSICS FOR SECONDARY TEACHING CERTIFICATION

The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers a Physics Research program as follows (please note that the listing below does not include the necessary courses in the College of Education):

Total Physics and Astronomy Courses			35
A. Required physics and astronomy courses		31
ASTR 204	Astronomical Investigation		1
ASTR 205	Principles of Astronomy		4
PHY 223	Mechanics and Sound		5
PHY 224	Electricity and Light		5
PHY 330	Intermediate Mechanics I		3
PHY 332	Mechanics Laboratory		1
PHY 350	Electricity and Magnetism I		3
PHY 360	Heat and Thermodynamics		4
PHY 370	Modern Physics		3
PHY 372	Modern Physics Laboratory		1
PHY 406	Ethical Issues in Physics		1
B. Restricted electives (choose one of the following lab courses)		1-4
PHY 436	Vibration and Sound		3
PHY 442	Optics Laboratory		1
PHY 444	Applied Optics		2
PHY 456	Electronics for Scientists		4
C. General electives in physics and astronomy		0-3
Only physics or astronomy undergraduate courses numbered greater than 299 can be used on this major, with the exception of PHY 311 and PHY 325, which cannot be used on this major.
Additional Required Courses			26
D. Required mathematics courses		15
MATH 120	Calculus I		4
MATH 121	Calculus II		4
MATH 122	Linear Algebra		3
MATH 223	Multivariable Calculus		4
E. Required computer science course		3
COSC 138	Computer Science I		3
F. Required science courses		8
One of:
CHEM 115/6	Chemistry and Society with lab		4
CHEM 117/8	Fundamentals of Chemistry with lab		4
CHEM 120	Fundamentals of Organic and Biochemistry		4
CHEM 121/2	General Chemistry I with lab		4
One of:
BIOL 105	Introduction to Biology for Non-majors		4
BOTN 221	General Botany		4
ZOOL 222	General Zoology		4

 

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