2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Physics Secondary Education, B.S.

Location(s): Main Campus

Major Requirements

Major Requirements: 54 Credit Hours within the content area. An additional 42 Credit Hours of professional education courses are required for students pursuing secondary certification.

Exit Exam: ETS

Required Physics Core Courses: 17 Credit Hours

PHYS 241 - Physics I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 242 - Physics II Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 335 - Quantum Physics Credits: 3 hours
PHYS 340 - Classical Physics Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 410 - Ethics in Science Credits: 1 hour
PHYS 419 - Physics Capstone Credits: 1 hour

Required Physics Theory Courses: Choose 12 Credit Hours

PHYS 430 - Classical Mechanics Credits: 3 hours
PHYS 431 - Electromagnetism Credits: 3 hours
PHYS 435 - Quantum Mechanics Credits: 3 hours
PHYS 439 - Applications of Nuclear Physics Credits: 3 hours
PHYS 490 - Selected Topics in Physics Credits: 1 to 3 hours

Required Physics Experimental Courses: 7 Credit Hours

PHYS 312 - Experimental Design and Analysis Credits: 1 hour
PHYS 332 - Experimental Physics I Credits: 3 hours
PHYS 432 - Experimental Physics II Credits: 3 hours

Required Mathematics Courses: 15 Credit Hours

MATH 140 - Calculus I Credits: 4 hours
MATH 240 - Calculus II Credits: 4 hours
MATH 241 - Calculus III Credits: 4 hours
MATH 430 - Differential Equations Credits: 3 hours

Required Information Technology Science Course: 3 Credit Hours

ITSS 131 - Introduction to Object Oriented Programming Credits: 3 hours

Required Professional Education Courses: 42 Credit Hours

COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 235 - Basic Concepts Concerning Education Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 237 - Effective Teaching Practices Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 232 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 238 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
SOWK 436 - Human Diversity in a Global Society Credits: 3 hours OR SPAN 134 - Spanish for Public Service
SPED 233 - Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12) Credits: 3 hours
The following may not be taken until admitted into the Teacher Education program:
EDUC 331 - Studies in Education: Special Topics in Literacy Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 432 - Fundamentals of Secondary Education Credits: 3 hours OR EDUC 430 - Classroom Management & Behavior (P-12 candidates only)
EDUC 497 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: 12 hours *
*Student Teaching placements determined by Director of Student Teaching the semester before Student Teaching begins.