2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Physics Education Minor, 37 hours: B.S.Ed. (Certifies Grades 9-12)

CIP: 131329

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:

 

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3

BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1

MATH 17120Calculus I

4

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

Required Courses (20 hours)

PHYS 25120Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *

4

PHYS 25121Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *

1

PHYS 25230Fundamentals of Classical Physics II

4

PHYS 25231Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory

1

PHYS 25350Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

3

PHYS 25430Optics

3

PHYS 25489Physics Practicum

1 to 2

SCED 28550History of Science and Technology

3

Required Collateral Courses (13 hours)

BIOL 04420Environmental Issues

4

OR

BIOL 04376Basic Ecology

4

OR

GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4

 

GEOL 27114General Earth Science *

3

GEOL 27115General Earth Science Laboratory *

1

MATH 17121Calculus II

5

Elective Course from list (4 hours)

PHYS 25325Classical Mechanics I

3

PHYS 25326Classical Mechanics I Laboratory

1

PHYS 25330Electricity and Magnetism I

3

PHYS 25332Electronics

3

PHYS 25333Electronics Laboratory

1

PHYS 25352Modern Physics

3

PHYS 25360Quantum Mechanics

3

PHYS 25420Advanced Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 25450Computational Physics

3

PHYS 25599Selected Advanced Topics

1 to 4

Note: If PHYS 25450 is taken, then CSIS 44141 or CSIS 44149 is an additional collateral course.  If PHYS 25360 is taken, then MATH 17321 is a collateral course.

Professional Education Requirement

See School of Education for complete course listing must include:

SCED 28580Methods in Secondary School Science

3

NOTE: student must have selected a B.S.Ed. major in order to add this minor.