Science Education (Concentration in Physics), B.S.ED.

Liberal Studies Hours: 42

Liberal Studies Program Requirements 

Professional Education Sequence (23 hours)

• EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: (3)
• PSY 323 - Understanding Development, Learning and Assessment for Responsive Instruction Credits: (3)
• SPED 339 - Designing Classrooms as Responsive Learning Communities Credits: (3)
• EDSE 322 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Credits: (2)
• SCI 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in the Sciences, 9-12 Credits: (3)
• EDSE 490 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: (6)
• EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: (3)

Science and Math Requirements for Physics Concentration (65 hours)

The major requires 65 hours as follows:

• SCI 150 - Introduction to Secondary Science Education Credits: (1)
• SCI 301 - Nature & Science Credits: (3)
• SCI 422 - Principles and Methods of Science Education Credits: (3)
• MATH 146 - Precalculus Credits: (4)
• MATH 153 - Calculus I Credits: (4)
• BIOL 140 - Principles of Biology I Credits: (4)
• BIOL 141 - Principles of Biology II Credits: (4)
• CHEM 139 - General Chemistry I Credits: (4)
• CHEM 140 - Advanced General Chemistry Credits: (4)
• GEOL 150 - Methods in Geology Credits: (4)
• GEOL 155 - Historical Geology Credits: (4)
• PHYS 230 - General Physics I Credits: (4)
• PHYS 231 - General Physics II Credits: (3-4)
• PHYS 310 - Modern Physics Credits: (3)
• PHYS 322 - Optics Credits: (3)
• PHYS 325 - Thermodynamics Credits: (3)

• or

• CHEM 352 - Physical Chemistry I Credits: (3)
• MATH 255 - Calculus II Credits: (4)
• PHYS 360 - Laboratory Physics Credits: (2)

Additional Requirements

7-16 hours of general electives are required to complete the program depending on the number of hours taken in the major that also fulfill Liberal Studies requirements.

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/4409.asp to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.