Teacher Preparation in
Physics: Major Teaching Field of Physics |
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- For an endorsement in the major teaching field of physics,
34 credits in physics are required including:
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Number(s)
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Course Title
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Credits
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221N-222N
or 121N-122N
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Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus
I & II
Fundamentals of Physics I & II |
10
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301
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Vector Analysis
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3
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325
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Optics
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3
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328
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Methods of Teaching Physics
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2
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341
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Fundamentals of Modern Physics
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3
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371
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Classical Mechanics I
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3
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414
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Electricity and Magnetism I
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3
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461
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Quantum Mechanics I
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3
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480
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Senior Seminar
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1
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An additional 3 credits
in physics
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3
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Total
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34
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- The following courses are also required:
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Astr 131-132
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Elementary Astronomy I & II
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6
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Math 152-153
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Calculus I & II
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8
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Math 241
or Math 341
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Statistics
Probability and Statistics
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4
3
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Math 311
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Ordinary Differential Equations
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3
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Math 251
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Calculus III
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4
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CS 131
or CS 201
or CS
203 |
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Special Programming Languages
FORTRAN Programming
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3
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C&I 426
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Teaching Science in the Middle
and Secondary School
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3
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Chem 151N
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General and Inorganic Chemistry
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3
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Chem 485
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Laboratory Safety
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1
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Biol 101N
or Biol
103N
or Biol 120N
or Biol 121N
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Principles of Biology
Diversity of Life
General Botany
Introductory Ecology
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3
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Geol 100N
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General Geology
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3
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Geol 301
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Environmental Geology
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3
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Total
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43-44
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