Program: Physics Science Education Major, 54 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Earth Science) - Northwest Missouri State University

Mar 13, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

CIP: 131329

This major meets Grades 9-12 certification (Endorsement Area can be within: Physics Science Education) in Missouri when one science discipline is completed by the student.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (25 hours)

PHYS 25120 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 25121 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25230 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 25231 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25352 - Modern Physics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25430 - Optics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25489 - Physics Practicum Credit Hours: 1 to 2
MATH 17121 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 5
SCED 28550 - History of Science and Technology Credit Hours: 3

Physics Electives (4 hours)

Choose 4 hours from the following:

PHYS 25325 - Classical Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25326 - Classical Mechanics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25330 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25332 - Electronics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25333 - Electronics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25350 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25420 - Advanced Physics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25450 - Computational Physics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25499 - Special Investigations in Physics Credit Hours: 1 to 3

Collateral Courses (25 hours)

BIOL 04106 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04107 - Principles of Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MATH 17120 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24116 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24117 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
GEOL 27110 - General Geology Credit Hours: 3 AND
GEOL 27111 - General Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
GEOL 27114 - General Earth Science Credit Hours: 3 AND
GEOL 27115 - General Earth Science Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 04420 - Environmental Issues Credit Hours: 4
OR
BIOL 04376 - Basic Ecology Credit Hours: 4
OR
GEOL 27360 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 4

Note:

If PHYS 25450 is taken, then CSIS 44141 or CSIS 44149 is an additional collateral course. If PHYS 25360 is taken, then MATH 17321 is a collateral course.

BIOL 04106 & BIOL 04107

MATH 17120

CHEM 24114 & CHEM 24115

These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

Students must take SCED 28580 - Methods in Secondary School Science as part of their professional education requirements.

SCED 28580 - Methods in Secondary School Science Credit Hours: 3

Physics Science Education Major, 54 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program (Certifies Grades 9-12 Endorsement Area: Earth Science)

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