Physics Science Education Requirements (BSE)
Licensure
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Licensure Requirements - 41 units | ||
| SPECED 205 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDFOUND 212 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDFOUND 243 | FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY | 3 |
| EDFNDPRC 210 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING | 3 |
| ELEMMID 324 | TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL | 3 |
| EDFOUND 425 | MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| SECNDED 429 | METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE | 3 |
| SECNDED 466 | LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES | 3 |
| Select one from: | 3 | |
| ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES | ||
| Select one of the following directed teaching groups: | 14 | |
Group A | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING - ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL (2 units) | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING-SECONDARY (12 units) | ||
Group B | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING - ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL (2 units) | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING-MIDDLE SCHOOL (12 units) | ||
| Total Units | 41 | |
Major
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements - 31 units 1, 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I and PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I and PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS II | ||
| PHYSCS 190 | FRONTIERS OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS | 1 |
| PHYSCS 221 | INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY | 2 |
| PHYSCS 324 | METHODS OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS | 4 |
| PHYSCS 344 | MODERN PHYSICS | 4 |
| PHYSCS 389 | JUNIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
| ASTRONMY 112 | INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY | 5 |
| Additional PHYSCS courses numbered 300 or 400 | 4 | |
| Total Units | 21 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Science and Other Unique Requirements | ||
| MATH 253 | CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I | 5 |
| MATH 254 | CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II | 4 |
| CHEM 102 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 5 |
| CHEM 104 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 5 |
| BIOLOGY 141 | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOLOGY 142 | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| GEOLGY 100 | PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY | 4-5 |
| or GEOLGY 214 | EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY | |
| or GEOGRPY 210 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | |
| Total Units | 33-34 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Requirement | ||
| ENGLISH 370 | ADVANCED COMPOSITION | 3 |
| or PWP 371 | WRITING IN THE SCIENCES | |
| Total Units | 3 | |
- 1
Departmental Exit Interview.
- 2
An approved minor is not required for this major.