Physics Science Education Major, 54 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Earth Science)

CIP: 131329

This major meets Grades 9-12 certification (Endorsement Area can be within: Physics Science Education) in Missouri when one science discipline is completed by the student.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (25 hours)

PHYS 25120	Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *	4
PHYS 25121	Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *	1
PHYS 25230	Fundamentals of Classical Physics II	4
PHYS 25231	Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory	1
PHYS 25352	Modern Physics	3
PHYS 25430	Optics	3
PHYS 25489	Physics Practicum	1 to 2
MATH 17121	Calculus II	5
SCED 28550	History of Science and Technology	3

Physics Electives (4 hours)

Choose 4 hours from the following:

PHYS 25325	Classical Mechanics I	3
PHYS 25326	Classical Mechanics I Laboratory	1
PHYS 25330	Electricity and Magnetism I	3
PHYS 25332	Electronics	3
PHYS 25333	Electronics Laboratory	1
PHYS 25350	Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	3
PHYS 25420	Advanced Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 25450	Computational Physics	3
PHYS 25499	Special Investigations in Physics	1 to 3

Collateral Courses (25 hours)

BIOL 04106	Principles of Biology *	3
BIOL 04107	Principles of Biology Laboratory *	1
MATH 17120	Calculus I	4
CHEM 24114	General Chemistry I *	3
CHEM 24115	General Chemistry I Laboratory *	1
CHEM 24116	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 24117	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1

GEOL 27110	General Geology *	3
GEOL 27111	General Geology Laboratory *	1
	OR
GEOL 27114	General Earth Science *	3
GEOL 27115	General Earth Science Laboratory *	1

BIOL 04420	Environmental Issues	4
	OR
BIOL 04376	Basic Ecology	4
	OR
GEOL 27360	Environmental Geology	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.

BIOL 04106 & BIOL 04107

MATH 17120

CHEM 24114 & CHEM 24115

These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

Students must take SCED 28580 Methods in Secondary School Science as part of their professional education requirements.

SCED 28580

Methods in Secondary School Science