Physics Secondary Education - Comprehensive Science Licensure, B.S.

1. Complete a minimum of 127 semester hours

Complete a minimum of 127 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.  The last 20 hours must be completed at NCCU.

2. General Education Curriculum (GEC)

Complete the General Education Curriculum  (GEC).

3. Non-departmental requirements:

• BIOL 1101 and

• BIOL 1201 - Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity (4)

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• CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I (4)
• CHEM 1200 - General Chemistry II (4)
• CHEM 1500 - Chemistry and Human Life (3)

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• GEOG 2100 - Physical Geography (3)
• GEOG 2350 - Earth Science (3)

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• MATH 2010 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5)
• MATH 2020 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5)
• MATH 2030 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry III (3)

• A programming course (C++ or Fortran)

4. Departmental required courses:

Complete the following required courses with a grade of “C” or higher:

• PHYS 2305 - Fundamentals of Physics I (3)
• PHYS 2310 - Fundamentals of Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2320 - Fundamentals of Physics III (3)
• PHYS 2410 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I (1)
• PHYS 2420 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory II (1)
• PHYS 3060 - Electricity and Magnetism (3)
• PHYS 3110 - Mechanics I (3)
• PHYS 3200 - Data Acquisition, Control and Analysis (3)
• PHYS 3210 - Advanced Laboratory I (2)
• PHYS 3220 - Advanced Laboratory II (2)
• PHYS 3310 - Modern Physics (3)
• PHYS 4110 - Thermal Physics (3)

5. Education requirements:

Entrance to the Teacher Education program requires a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

The student must complete the following courses:

• EDU 2600 - Orientation to Teaching (3)
• EDU 2800 - Computer Utilizations in Instructional Technology (3)
• EDU 3000 - Introduction to Educational Psychology (3)
• EDU 3010 - Human Growth and Development (3)

• EDU 3020

• EDU 3120 - Inclusive Teaching for Students with Special Needs (3)

• EDU 3130

• EDU 3170 - Assessment of Learning (3)
• EDU 3840 - Instructional Planning and Programs in Science (3)
• EDU 4300 - Classroom Utilization of Instructional Technologies (3)
• EDU 4102 - Methods and Materials in Comprehensive Science (3)
• EDU 4202 - Directed Teaching of Comprehensive Science (3)

Four-Year Curriculum Plan

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 127

Minimum GPA - 2.5 in Major and 2.5 Overall

(SI) - Speaking Intensive

(WI) - Writing Intensive

Distribution of Hours

* Core Curriculum Courses - 51

% Non-departmental Required Courses - 70

# Physics Electives - 6

< Possible Physics Electives:

• PHYS 3070 - Electricity and Magnetism II (3)
• PHYS 3100 - Principles of Electronics (3)
• PHYS 3120 - Mechanics II (3)
• PHYS 3290 - Environmental Physics (3)
• PHYS 3510 - Nanotechnology (3)
• PHYS 4220 - Mathematical Methods of Physics (3)
• PHYS 4230 - Lasers and Applied Optics (3)
• PHYS 4250 - Science Instrumentation (4 to 5)
• PHYS 4310 - Quantum Mechanics II (3)
• PHYS 4320 - Nuclear and Particle Physics (3)
• PHYS 4330 - Solid State Physics (3)
• PHYS 4410 - Computational Physics II (3)

• PHYS 4900 - Senior Thesis

• Any 3000-4000 Level Math or Computer Science course.

• ♣Requires formal admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP).  Admission requirements: 2.5 GPA, passing scores on PRAXIS I (Reading, Writing, and  Mathematics), completion of GEC courses, and C’s or better in ENG 1110, 1210, and MSCM 1250.  Candidates must be admitted to the TEP by August to student teach in spring semester and January to student teach in fall semester.