BS Physics: STEM Education

General Education

(see General Education Requirements for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Composition: (6 hours)

• Two approved courses in rhetoric and composition

Mathematics: (4 hours)

• MATH 1950 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

Statistics: (3 hours)

• One approved statistics course

Natural Sciences: (8 hours)

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1110L - General Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 1120L - General Chemistry II Laboratory

Humanities and Fine Arts: (6 hours)

• Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either

Cultures and Civilizations: (9 hours total)

•  Option A: Western Humanities I and II and Non-Western Cultures and Civilizations or
• Option B: World Civilization I, II, III

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

• Two approved behavioral and social science courses in two different disciplines

Program Requirements

• ENGL 2820 - Scientific Writing

 

• MATH 1950 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
• MATH 1960 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
• MATH 2100 - Introductory Statistics
• MATH 2200 - Elementary Linear Algebra
• MATH 2450 - Introduction to Differential and Difference Equations
• MATH 2550 - Multivariable Calculus

 

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1110L - General Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 1120L - General Chemistry II Laboratory

 

• PHYS 2300 - Principles of Physics - Mechanics and Heat
• PHYS 2300L - Principles of Physics Laboratory-Mechanics and Heat
• PHYS 2310 - Principles of Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 2310L - Principles of Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 2320 - Principles of Physics - Optics and Modern Physics
• PHYS 2320L - Principles of Physics Laboratory - Optics and Modern Physics
• PHYS 3410 - Classical Mechanics
• PHYS 3420 - Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 3980 - Methods of Experimental Physics I
• PHYS 3990 - Methods of Experimental Physics II
• PHYS 4110 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

 

• PHYS 4000r - Physics Seminar
• 12 additional hours from physics or astronomy at the 3000-4000 level

STEM Education Requirements

• STEM 1010 - Step One: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching Science and Mathematics
• STEM 1020 - Step Two: Inquiry Based Lesson Design in Math and Science
• STEM 2010 - Knowing and Learning
• STEM 2020 - Classroom Interactions
• STEM 3010 - Perspectives on Science and Mathematics
• STEM 3020 - Research Methods in Science
• STEM 4010 - Project-Based Instruction
• STEM 4020 - Apprentice Teaching

Additional Information and Notes:

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 123 hours.

In addition to the department and university requirements there are the following minimum requirements for graduation with licensure: 2.5 cumulative average, 2.5 at UTC, 2.5 average in STEM courses with no grade lower than C, 2.5 average in courses in licensure content area courses with no grade lower than C.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

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