Physics, Secondary Education Concentration, BS

Departments: Physics, Photonics, and Optical Engineering; Secondary Education and Educational Leadership

The Physics, Secondary Education concentration is for those interested in teaching high school physics or pursuing a graduate program in physics education. In this concentration, students will have added experience in pedagogy and physics pedagogical content knowledge. Students must also complete a double major in Secondary Education and student teach along with passing the Physics MTEL^®.

Successful completion of both programs will lead to Massachusetts Initial Teacher Licensure. Please refer to the Educator Preparation and Licensure Policies and Procedures section of this catalog for specific teacher licensure and program requirements.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) provides a list of subject matter knowledge that is required for license. The list is available at www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr7.html.

Learning Outcomes

Course Requirements

Core courses (28-30 credits)

Mathematical cognate courses (15 credits)

Science cognate courses (6-8 credits)

Select two from the following:

Electives physics teaching (3 credits)

Complete three of the four PHYS 383 Physics Teaching Seminars:

PHYS 383 - Physics Teaching Seminar

Electives (6 credits)

Complete six credits, selected from the following, with no more than three credits from PHYS 396, PHYS 485, PHYS 498 and PHYS 499:

Total minimum credits: 58

Core Curriculum Requirements

A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.