Adolescent Education Physics BS, Four-Year Plan

School of Education

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • ETAP 201 Exploring Teaching as a Profession 
  • AMAT 112 Calculus I (4 Credits) (MATH)
  • APHY 140 Physics I: Mechanics (DP-NATSCI)
  • APHY 145 Physics Lab I (1 Credit)
  • Foreign Language (LANG)
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
Year One: Spring
  • EPSY 200 Introduction to Educational Psychology (DP-SOCSCI)
  • ECPY 360 Psychology, Cultural Diversity, & Social Justice (DEISJ)
  • AMAT 113 Calculus II (4 Credits)
  • APHY 150 Physics II: Electromagnetism
  • APHY 155 Physics Lab II (1 Credit)
  • Arts General Education Course (DP-ARTS)
     
Year One: Summer
  • Consider coursework
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Request to declare the major

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • EPSY 400 The Psychology of Instruction and Learning 
  • EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education 
  • APHY 240 Physics III: Structure of Matter 
  • APHY 235 Mathematics in Physics
  • AMAT 214 Calculus of Several Variables (4 Credits)
     
Year Two: Spring
  • ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
    EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
    ESPE 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
    APHY 245 Physics Lab III (1 Credit)
    APHY 250 Physics IV: Waves
    Humanities General Education Course (DP-HUM)
Year Two: Summer
  • Consider study abroad options
  • Look for research opportunities
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • EPSY 422 Adolescent Development
  • ETAP 452X Methods of Secondary Teaching  
  • ETAP 430 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
  • APHY 410 Classical Mechanics
  • APHY 440 Quantum Physics I
Year Three: Spring
  • ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
  • ETAP 479 Fieldwork: Healthy and Successful Students (6 Credits)
  • APHY 450 Quantum Physics II 
  • APHY 460 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
Year Three: Summer
  • Summer research

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • ETAP 480 Student Teaching: Adolescent Education (12 Credits)
  • APHY 470 Electromagnetism I: Statics
Year Four: Spring
  • US History General Education Course (CH-USHIS)
  • World History and International Perspectives General Education Course (INTLPER)
  • Elective
  • Elective

Notes

General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
AR Arts 
HU Humanities
NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
SS Social Sciences
US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
IP World History and International Perspectives 
LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
DEISJ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice


This is a suggested course sequence.