in the Eberly College of Science
Recommended Academic Plan for Physics - Teaching Option (PHYS at University Park)
Effective Summer 2008

Semester 1 Credits Semester 2 Credits
PSY 002 (GS)** Psychology 3 ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS)** Composition 3
CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles 3 CHEM 112 (GN) Chemical Principles 3
CHEM 111 (GN) Experimental Chemistry 1 CHEM 113 (GN) Experimental Chemistry 1
MATH 140 (GQ) Calc. w/Analy. Geometry I 4 MATH 141 (GQ) Calc. w/Analy. Geometry II 4
PHYS 211 (GN) General Physics: Mechanics 4 PHYS 212 (GN) Gen. Physics: Elec. & Magnetism 4
    FYS* 1
Total Credits: 15 Total Credits: 16
Semester 3 Credits Semester 4 Credits
BIOL 110 or [BIOL 011 and BIOL 012] (GN) Bio: Basic Concepts & Biodiversity 4 EDTHP 115 (US) Education in American Society 3
MATH 220 (GQ) Matrices 2 EDPSY 014 Learning and Instruction 3
MATH 251 Ordinary & Partial Diff. Equations 4 CI 295 Intro. Field Exp. for Teacher Prep. 2
PHYS 213 (GN) Gen. Physics: Fluids and Thermal 2 MATH 230 Calculus and Vector Analysis 4
PHYS 214 (GN) Gen. Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum 2 PHYS 237 Intro. to Modern Physics 3
Literatureº 3    
Total Credits: 17 Total Credits: 15
Semester 5 Credits Semester 6 Credits
GA or GH elective 3 SCIED 411 Teaching Secondary Science I 3
HDFS 239 (GS) Adolescent Development 3 MATH 406 Advanced Calc. for ENGR & SCIEN II 3
MATH 405 Advanced Calc. for ENGR & SCIEN I 3 PHYS 419 Theoretical Mechanics 3
PHYS 400 Inter. Electricity and Magnetism I 3 PHYS 444 Topics in Contemporary Physics 2
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech 3 GHA Elective 3
Total Credits:
15
Total Credits:
14
Semester 7 Credits Semester 8 Credits
SCIED 412 Teaching Secondary Science II 3 GA or GH elective 3
CI 495C Clinical App. of Instruction--Secondary Ed. 3 EDTHP 4xx 3
CI 412W Secondary Teaching 3 GA or GH elective 3
PHYS 457W Experimental Physics 4 PHYS 410 Intro. to Quantum Mechanics I 3
ENGL 202C (GWS) Effective Writing 3 PHYS 420 Thermal Physics 3
Total Credits:
16
Total Credits:
15
Semester 9 Credits    
CI 495E Practicum in Student Teaching--Secondary Ed. 15    
Total Credits:
15
 
 
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