Physics Science Education Requirements (BSE)

Major Requirements 1, 2
Select one of the following:10
PHYSCS 140
& PHYSCS 141
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I
and PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II
PHYSCS 180
& PHYSCS 181
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I
and PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS II
Additional Coursework:
PHYSCS 190FRONTIERS OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS1
PHYSCS 221INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY2
PHYSCS 324METHODS OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS3
PHYSCS 344MODERN PHYSICS4
PHYSCS 389JUNIOR SEMINAR1
ASTRONMY 112INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 5
Additional PHYSCS courses numbered 300 or 400 4
Total Units30
1

Departmental Exit Interview.

2

An approved minor is not required for this major.

 
Licensure Requirements 3
SPECED 205INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION3
EDFOUND 212EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
EDFOUND 243FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY3
EDFNDPRC 210INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING3
ELEMMID 324TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL3
EDFOUND 425MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL3
SECNDED 429METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE3
SECNDED 466LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES3
Select one from:3
BIOLOGY 214
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
BIOLOGY 257
INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY
GEOGRPY 252
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
Select one of the following student teaching groups:14
Group A
CIFLD 352
SCIENCE PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL
CIFLD 454
SCIENCE STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL
Group B
CIFLD 354
SCIENCE PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL
CIFLD 452
SCIENCE STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL
Total Units41
General Science and Other Unique Requirements
MATH 253CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I 5
MATH 254CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II4
CHEM 102GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 5
CHEM 104GENERAL CHEMISTRY II5
BIOLOGY 141INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I 5
BIOLOGY 142INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II 5
GEOLGY 100PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY4-5
or GEOLGY 214 EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
or GEOGRPY 210 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Total Units33-34
Writing Requirement
ENGLISH 370ADVANCED COMPOSITION3
or PWP 371 WRITING IN THE SCIENCES
Total Units3
3

GPA requirements:

  1. to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75; and
  2. students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all required courses with the prefixes EDFOUND, EDFNDPRC, ELEMMID, SECNDED, or SPECED before they can enroll in CIFLD 452 or CIFLD 454. Must pass the appropriate Praxis II content knowledge test by March 1 for a following fall semester student teaching placement, or October 1 for a following spring semester student teaching placement.
First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
ENGLISH 100 or 1013-4ENGLISH 1023
CHEM 1025CHEM 1045
MATH 1424MATH 151 or 1523-5
CORE 1103BIOLOGY 1415
INTRAUNV 1041 
PHYSCS 1901 
 17-18 16-18
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
PHYSCS 140 or 1805PHYSCS 141 or 1815
BIOLOGY 1425EDFOUND 2123
MATH 2535MATH 2544
PEGNRL 1921GEOLGY 100, 214, or GEOGRPY 2104-5
 16 16-17
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
EDFOUND 2433PHYSCS 3891
EDFNDPRC 2103PHYSCS 3444
COMM 1103ELEMMID 32413
PHYSCS 3243ASTRONMY 1125
BIOLOGY 214, 257, or GEOGRPY 2523ENGLISH 370 or PWP 3713
PHYSCS 2212 
 17 16
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
CORE 1303CORE 3903
SECNDED 42913EDFOUND 42513
SECNDED 46613Physics Elective (300 or 400 level)4
SPECED 2053General Education Elective3
CIFLD 352 or 35412 
CORE 120 or 1403 
 17 13
Fifth Year
FallUnits 
CIFLD 452 or 454112 
 12
Total Units: 140-144
1

Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions

Physics BSE program completers will be licensed to teach Science in grades 4-12. This license authorizes candidates to teach coursework in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.