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Teacher Certification in Physical Science (8-12)

Students desiring to certify to teach Physical Science in a public school, grades 8-12, must complete a B.S. or B.A. degree in an appropriate certifying major, with a Physical Science minor, consisting of 28-30 semester hours.

Degree Requirements

Physical Science Minor Required Courses - 28-30 semester hours:

CHEM 1410General Chemistry I

4
CHEM 1420General Chemistry II

4
PHYS 2411General Physics I

4
and
PHYS 2412General Physics II

4
or
PHYS 2421Physics with Calculus I

4
and
PHYS 2422Physics with Calculus II

4

PHYS 2421: MATH 1330 with a grade of “C” or higher is a prerequisite

Students majoring in Chemistry may not take the same Chemistry courses to complete the Physical Science minor as were taken in their major, excluding CHEM 1410, CHEM 1420.

14 semester hours from:

CHEM 3400Quantitative Analysis

4
CHEM 3410Organic Chemistry I

4
CHEM 3420Organic Chemistry II

4
CHEM 3440Physical Chemistry I

4
CHEM 3450Physical Chemistry II

4
CHEM 3480Environmental Chemistry

4
CHEM 4190-4490

PHYS 3301Descriptive Astronomy

3
PHYS 3302Physical Aspects of General Science

3
PHYS 4191-4491

 

In addition, students will need to fulfill general requirements for the B.S. or B.A. degree, requirements for an appropriate certifying major, and the certification requirements of the College of Education.

This option available for certification only.

See the Chemistry Department listing for the Physical Science 8-12 Chemistry major, Physical Science minor option.