2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Teaching Major in Physics (BA/BS)

89 credits

This is a four-year program that will meet the high school physics certification standards of Indiana.

Common core, 34 credits

CHEM 111General Chemistry 1

4

CHEM 112General Chemistry 2

4

MATH 165Calculus 1

4

MATH 166Calculus 2

4

PHYC 120General Physics 1

5

PHYC 122General Physics 2

5

PHYC 260Introduction to Modern Physics

4

PHYC 262Modern Physics Laboratory

1

Research (honors, thesis, internship, or department research)

3

Total Credit Hours:34

Students must complete the high school physics concentration area or follow the guidelines outlined below.

High school physics concentration area, 16 credits

PHYC 330Mechanics

3

PHYC 340Physical Optics

3

PHYC 354Electronics 1

4

PHYC 434Thermal Physics

3

PHYC 450Electricity and Magnetism 1

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Total Credit Hours: 50

Students who currently hold or are pursuing a secondary license in one of the following areas will not be required to complete the high school physics concentration area: chemistry, earth/space science, life science, mathematics.

Senior High, Junior High/Middle School Education Program

Professional education sequence, 39 credits

EDFO 420Soc, Hist, Phil Found of Ed

3

EDJH 385Prin of Tchng in Mid Schl

3

EDMU 205Intro to Multicul Ed

3

EDPS 251Development Secondary

3

EDPS 390EducationalPsychology

3

EDSE 380Princ of Tchng in Sec School

3

SCI 150Bsc Con in Science Education

3

SCI 295Intro to the Teaching of Sci

3

SCI 396Using Sci Methods and Mats

3

Student teaching

12

Total Credit Hours:39

Total Credit Hours: 89

See Professional Education Assessment/Decision Points for additional information.