Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics Secondary Education
A Secondary Education major in Physics is offered in conjunction with the Education Department and leads to Pennsylvania teacher certification at the secondary level. Our Physics Education program is designed to prepare graduates who will (1) develop successful careers teaching secondary physics; (2) maintain their study of current work in theoretical and applied physics and bring that knowledge into their classrooms throughout their careers; (3) continue to develop their pedagogical skills throughout their careers; (4) display unwavering high ethical standards; and (5) contribute to the needs of and in other ways enhance their local communities and the world at large. Required courses for this major are:?Physics 200, 201, 202 and 221; Earth Science 113 or 114; Engineering 210 and 321; Chemistry 105 and 113; Biology 101 and 103; Mathematics 121, 122 and 222; Computer Science 121; and Education 105, 150, 241, 282, 305, 470 and 490. Education certification also requires two English courses (one literature and one writing). The final professional portfolio (Education 490) must include two position papers on the ethical implications of contemporary physics. Physics Education majors may substitute Physics 200 for one of their Natural and Physical Science Core courses.
