Bachelor degree requirements

Students seeking this teacher licensure program must complete the bachelor degree requirements for secondary education, including the general education requirements, teacher education courses, and the teaching field requirements listed here.

Licensure requirement (65 credit hours)

• PHYS 122 - Physics Today I Credits: 1
• PHYS 123 - Physics Today II Credits: 1
• PHYS 191 - Descriptive Astronomy Credits: 3
• PHYS 223 - Physics I, Mechanics, and Thermodynamics Credits: 5
• PHYS 224 - Physics II, Electromagnetism, and Sound Credits: 5
• PHYS 325 - Physics III, Relativity, and Quantum Physics Credits: 4
• PHYS 506 - Advanced Physics Laboratory Credits: 4
• PHYS 522 - Mechanics Credits: 4
• PHYS 532 - Electromagnetic Fields I Credits: 4

Supporting courses required

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
• EDSEC 614 - Laboratory Techniques in Teaching Science Credits: 3
• GEOL 103 - Geology Laboratory Credits: 1
• GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: 3

• or

• GEOL 512 - Earth Science Credits: 3
• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
• MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
• MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
• MATH 340 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: 4

Note

It is highly recommended that additional courses be selected to fulfill requirements for an additional teaching area in chemistry or mathematics.  The course selection should be made in consultation with the science education advisor.