30 credits
Admission requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the Department of Physics and Astronomy and take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or an equivalent test.
Designed for students choosing a profession in public school teaching. Candidates must possess a valid teaching license or be in the process of securing a senior high, junior high/middle school, or secondary school teaching license.
Degree requirements
Requires students to write research papers on research projects in physics, astronomy, physics education, or astronomy education. The research paper earns a total of 3 credits.
12-18 credits from
APHY, ASTR, PHYC as approved by the department
9 credits from
Professional Education Core
Research requirement
| RES 697 | Research Paper | 1 TO 3 |
| Total Credits: | 3 |
0-6 credits from
Minors and nondepartmental electives as approved by the department
Total Credits: 30