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B.S. in Physics

Minor in Physics

Minor in Astronomy

Minor in Astronomy

Five Year Dual Degree

Teacher Licensure

College of Science,

Engineering and Technology

Office of the Provost

Department of Physics

Teacher Licensure Endorsement in Physics

Students wishing to pursue a career in teaching must take the following steps:

Follow the curriculum for the B.S. degree in Physics.

Use the elective hours for professional courses.

See the academic advisor in their major department.

See the academic advisor in the Department of Secondary Education and School Leadership in the

Bozeman Education Building, Room 200.

Take the PRAXIS test and make a passing score. (See the School of Education PRAXIS coordinator, JBB 125.)
Take the following professional education courses (18 semester hours) plus student teaching (12 semester hours).

*First Year*		Credit Hours
		*1^st*	*2^nd*	*Total*
UNI 101	Introduction to University Life	0
ENG 101	Communication Skills I	3
MTH 184	Calculus I.	4
PHY 160	University Physics I.	4
PHY 160L	University Physics Lab I	1
HED 100	Personal and Comm. Health	2
ENG 102	Communication Skills II		3
MTH 251	Calculus II		4
PED 100	Fund. of Fitness for Life.		1
PHY 161	University Physics II		4
PHY 161L	University Physics Lab II		1
PHY 100	Physical Science		3
TOTAL		14	16	30

*Second Year*		Credit Hours
		*1^st*	*2^nd*	*Total*
EDU 201	Foundations of Education	3
PHY 260	University Physics III	4
CSC 170	Computer Programming I	3
MTH 252	Calculus III	4
**Humanities Elective from core		3
BIO 110	General Biology		3
PHY 350	Modern Physics		3
PHY 351	Concepts in Modern Physics		1
PHY 241	Physics Seminar		1
MTH 372	Differential Equations		3
PHY 345	Mathematical Methods for
	Physical Sciences I		3
TOTAL		17	14	31
Note: Students who have not passed PRAXIS 1 by the end of the third semester must enroll in SED 233, Critical Thinking and Assessment. Students must pass the PRAXIS 1 Exam before taking 300 & 400 level SED courses.

*Third Year*		Credit Hours
		*1^st*	*2^nd*	Total
CHM 221	General Chemistry I.	3
CHM 221L	General Chemistry Lab I.
PHY 365	Mechanics I	3
PHY 375	Electricity and Magnetism I		3
PHY 380	Quantum Mechanics I			3
PSY 228	Developmental Psychology	3
SED 405	Reading in the Content Areas		3
CHM 222	General Chemistry II		3
HIS 10X	Social Science/History Electives		3
SCM 285	Principles of Speech		3
SOC 101	Social Science		3
TOTAL		16	15	31

*Fourth Year*			Credit Hours
			*1^st*	*2^nd*	*Total*
SED 385		Curriculum and Instructional Procedures	3
EDU 381		Classroom and Behavior Management	3
		**Humanities Electives from the Core	3
		* Cultural Elective	3
PHY 468		Optics		3
PHY 498		Senior Project I	1
SED 499	Directed Teaching			12
TOTAL			16	12	28

SUMMARY OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
· General Education Requirements	40
· Major Requirements	53
· Professional Education Requirements	15
· Student Teaching/Field Experiences	12
Total	120 credit hrs.
*Cultural Elective to be selected from the following:
FIA 370, ENG 383, MUS 234, HIS 335, HIS 336, HIS 370, HIS 371, POS 315,
PSY 340, or SOC 237

COURSE NO.	COURSE TITLE
SED 201	American Schools and the Teaching Profession
SED 233	Seminar in Assessment and Evaluation
SED 380	Foundations of Methods in Secondary Schools
SED 420	Educational Technology
SED 486	Educational Psychology and Behavior Management
SED 488	School/Community Relations
SED 499	Directed Teaching and Seminar

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