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Physics : Secondary Teaching Option, BS

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General Education Requirements (39 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs)

English composition (6 hrs)
Oral communication (3 hrs)
- CMAT 1130 Required
Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
- PSYC 1100 Required
- PSYC 2040 Required
Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

Required Course in Oral Communication
CMAT 1130 - Communication for Professionals Credit Hours: 3
Required Courses in Social Sciences
PSYC 1100 - Intro To Psyc Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2040 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence Credit Hours: 3

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)

General Education
One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)

Program / Major Requirements

Prior to recommendation for licensure, pass an oral interview including, but not limited to, a “practice lesson”; prepare a teaching portfolio; and present proof that all admission requirements have been fulfilled as determined by the College of Education and the Department of Chemistry and Physics.

Physics Core Requirements (26-27 credit hrs)

PHYS 1010 - Practical Skills for Success in Science Credit Hours: 1 * required only for entering freshmen and transferring freshmen.
OR
CHEM 1010 - Practical Skills for Success in Science Credit Hours: 1 * required only for entering freshmen and transferring freshmen.
PHYS 2110 - General Physics I With Calculus: Mechanics Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2220 - General Physics II with Calculus: Electromagnetism and Optics Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2330 - General Physics III with Calculus: Thermodynamics, Optics and Modern Physics Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2700 - Electronics I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 3110 - Classical Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
OR
PHYS 3115 - Honors Classical Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 3150 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 3
OR
PHYS 3155 - Honors Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 3500 - Teacher Immersion Institute: Physics Credit Hours: 2
AND
PHYS 4850 - Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4

Required Supportive Courses ( 36-39 credit hrs )

BIOL 1070 - Biological Science Survey I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1080 - Bi Sci Survey II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1450 - General Chemistry II Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1460 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
Either
PH S 1140 - Prac Earth/Spa Sci Credit Hours: 3
OR
PH S 1150 - Basic Astronomy Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1250 - Pre-Calculus Math Credit Hours: 5
OR
MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
AND
MATH 1210 - College Alg & Trig Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1410 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 1420 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2430 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2550 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 4

Required Courses in Professional Education ( 28 credit hrs )

These courses must be passed with at least a grade of C.

*Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.

PHYS 1092 - Illinois Physics Teacher Certification Review Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 4710 - Readings in Science Education: Research, Theory, and Practice Credit Hours: 1
ED 2000 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4366 - Theory Second Lang Credit Hours: 3
OR
ESL 4120 - Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2020 - Educational Psych Credit Hours: 3 *
S ED 4301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3 *
S ED 4303 - Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs Credit Hours: 2 *
READ 4100 - Content Read Mid Sch Credit Hours: 2 *
PHYS 4630 - Methods of Teaching Physics and Physical Science in Secondary Schools/ Field Credit Hours: 3 *
PHYS 4750 - Student Teaching: Secondary Level Physics/ Field Credit Hours: 6
* fulfills the senior thesis/capstone requirement for PHYS students.
Degree Program Credit Hour Total: 120-121

Sample 4-Year Plan

Consult with your academic advisor for support.

1st Year - Fall

CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
ENG 1230 - Writers’ Workshop I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1410 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective - Credits / Units: 3
Foreign Language - Credits / Units: 3

1st Year - Spring

CHEM 1450 - General Chemistry II Lecture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1460 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MATH 1420 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
Humanities or Fine Arts Elective - Credits / Units: 3
CMAT 1130 - Communication for Professionals Credit Hours: 3

2nd Year - Fall

MATH 2430 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2110 - General Physics I With Calculus: Mechanics Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 4710 - Readings in Science Education: Research, Theory, and Practice Credit Hours: 1
HIST 1300 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
OR
HIST 1310 - US Hist Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1100 - Intro To Psyc Credit Hours: 3

2nd Year - Spring

PHYS 2220 - General Physics II with Calculus: Electromagnetism and Optics Credit Hours: 4
PH S 1140 - Prac Earth/Spa Sci Credit Hours: 3
ED 1520 - Intro to Teaching Credit Hours: 2
PSYC 2020 - Educational Psych Credit Hours: 3
Fine Arts Elective - Credits / Units: 3

3rd Year - Fall

BIOL 1701 - Introduction to Biology I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2330 - General Physics III with Calculus: Thermodynamics, Optics and Modern Physics Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2700 - Electronics I Credit Hours: 4
PSYC 2040 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence Credit Hours: 3
ED 2000 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 3500 - Teacher Immersion Institute: Physics Credit Hours: 2

3rd Year - Spring

PHYS 3450 - Mathematical Methods of Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 3110 - Classical Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2550 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 4
S ED 4301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 4850 - Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1092 - Illinois Physics Teacher Certification Review Credit Hours: 1

4th Year - Fall

PHYS 3250 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 3150 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 3
S ED 4303 - Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs Credit Hours: 2
READ 4100 - Content Read Mid Sch Credit Hours: 2
ED 4500 - Prin/Prac Secondary Ed Credit Hours: 2
PHYS 4630 - Methods of Teaching Physics and Physical Science in Secondary Schools/ Field Credit Hours: 3
CAS 2630 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 1

4th Year - Spring

PHYS 4750 - Student Teaching: Secondary Level Physics/ Field Credit Hours: 6
**Student Teaching (must be taken alone)

Degree Program Credit Hour Total: 120