Physics Education (BS)
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Program Requirements
Licensure: This program meets the educational requirements designed to lead to an occupationally required professional license or certificate in the state of Utah. Students pursuing occupations requiring a license or certificate in a state other than Utah should contact the appropriate BYU academic advisement center as well as the licensing agency in the state where they intend to work to seek information and guidance regarding licensure and certification requirements.
This major is designed to prepare students to teach in public schools. In order to graduate with this major, students are required to complete Utah State Office of Education licensing requirements. To view these requirements go to https://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/licensing or contact the Education Advisement Center, 350 MCKB, 801-422-3426.
For students accepted into the major after December 16, 2019, grades below C in any required coursework in a teaching major or teaching minor will not be accepted. Teacher candidates must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher once admitted into the program and to qualify for student teaching. For additional details on admission and retention requirements for teaching majors and teaching minors, see Educator Preparation Program Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.
A teaching minor is not required for licensure. However, it is strongly recommended.
Requirement 1 — Complete 10 Courses
Note: Phscs 191 should be taken the first semester.
course - Calculus 1 4.0
course - Calculus 2 4.0
course - Intro to Newtonian Mechanics 3.0
course - Intro to Waves, Optics, Thermo 3.0
course - Descriptive Astronomy 3.0
course - Intro Phscs Careers & Rsrch 1 0.5
course - Intro Electricity & Magnetism 3.0
course - Modern Physics 3.0
course - Intro to Experimental Physics 2.0
course - Dsgn, Fabricatn, Sci Apparatus 2.0
Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 2 Options
Option 2.1 — Complete 2 Courses
course - Math for Engr 1 4.0
course - Math for Engineering 2 4.0
Option 2.2 — Complete 4 Courses
course - Elementary Linear Algebra 2.0
course - Computational Linear Algebra 1.0
course - Calculus of Several Variables 3.0
course - Ordinary Differential Equation 3.0
Requirement 3 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses
course - Physics By Inquiry: Mechanics 3.0
course - Physics By Inquiry:Electricity 3.0
Requirement 4 — Complete 9 hours
Physics electives: Complete an additional 9 hours from the following (any physics course already taken will not double count).
Option 4.1 — Complete up to 3 hours
Complete UP TO 3.0 hours from the following. Courses from requirement 3 can't be double counted as electives.
course - History&Philosophy of Science - You may take once 3.0
course - Energy, Climate, Environment 3.0
course - Desc Acoustics of Music & Spch 3.0
course - Physics By Inquiry: Mechanics 3.0
course - Physics By Inquiry:Electricity 3.0
course - Special Topics in Physics - You may take once 0.5v
Option 4.2 — Complete up to 9 hours
Complete AT LEAST 6 hours from 300-, 400-, or 500-level physics courses, not including 310 or 311 or 399R (Phscs 321, 461, and 471 are highly recommended).
course - Job Search Strategies 1.0
course - Business Career Essentials 1.5
course - Special Topics in Physics - You may take once 0.5v
course - Intro Math Physics 3.0
course - Mechanics 3.0
course - Observational Astronomy 3.0
course - Computational Physics Lab 2 1.0
course - Statistical & Thermal Physics 3.0
course - Seminar in Current Physics - You may take once 1.0
course - Writing in Physics 3.0
course - Stellar Astrophysics 3.0
course - Galaxies and Cosmology 3.0
course - Computational Physics Lab 3 1.0
course - Electricity & Magnetism 3.0
course - Electrodynamics 3.0
course - Quantum Mechanics 3.0
course - Appl Quantum Mechanics 3.0
course - Introduction to Acoustics 3.0
course - Principles of Optics 3.0
course - Sec Minor Student Teaching - You may take once 4.0
course - Capstone in Applied Phscs - You may take once 0.5v
course - Research in Physics - You may take once 1.0v
course - Senior Thesis - You may take once 0.5v
course - Electr Eng Princpls & Practice 2.0
course - Acoustical Measurement Methods 3.0
course - Fundamentals of Acoustics 3.0
course - Lasers & Atoms 3.0
course - Solid State Physics 3.0
course - Nano and Surface Phscs 3.0
course - Thin-Film Physics 3.0
course - Trans Electron Microscopy 3.0
course - Semiconductor Devices Phscs 3.0
course - Scanning Electron Microscopy 3.0
course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v
Requirement 5 — Complete 2 Requirements
Professional Education Component:
Licensure requirements: Contact the Education Advisement Center, 350 MCKB, 801-422-3426, to schedule the final interview to clear your application for the secondary teaching license. You should be registered for your last semester at BYU prior to the scheduled appointment.
Requirement 5.1 — Complete 9 Courses
course - Educ Stdnts w/Disablts in ScEd 2.0
course - Integrating K-12 Ed Tec 1 1.0
course - Integrating K-12 in El. Ed. 1.0
course - Tching K-12 Online/Blended Lrn 1.0
course - Exploration of Teaching 4.0
course - Teaching Methods & Instruction 3.0
course - Practicum in Secondary Educ 1.0
course - Multicultural Educ 2.0
course - Ad Dev & Class Mgmt 3.0
Note: FBI fingerprint and background clearance must be completed prior to enrollment in Phy S 276.
Requirement 5.2 — Complete 12 hours
course - Secondary Student Teaching 0.0v
course - Acad Intern: Secondary Ed 0.0v
Student teachers/interns must complete three forms in their Educator accounts (PIBS, CDS, FED) and attach their TWS to the Educator account for their program. All four must be completed to be cleared for graduation.
