Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Physics (Secondary Education; Teacher Certification in Physics/Mathematics, Grades Seven through Twelve, with Double Major in B.S. Education)

Minimum Required: 120 semester credit hours

Admission Requirement

1. All students pursuing teacher certification must apply and be accepted to the Office of Educator Preparation.

General Requirements

1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
2. In addition, to the general education core curriculum requirements, students must also complete 33 hours in a double major with the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Education in the College of Education. All coursework must be completed prior to enrolling in EDST 4681.

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   Education Foundations
   CI 2310	Education for Change	3
   CI 3325	Adolescents and Society	3
   CI 4332	Secondary Teaching: Curriculum and Technology	3
   Teaching and Learning
   CI 3340	Teaching for Linguistic Diversity	3
   CI 4343	Instructional Strategies for the Secondary Teacher	3
   CI 4370	Building Relationships in the Secondary Classroom	3
   CI 4372	Teaching in Communities	3
   RDG 3323	Teaching Literacies in the Content Areas	3
   SPED 4344	Educating Students with Mild Disabilities	3
   Clinical Practice
   EDST 4681	Student Teaching 7-12	6
   Total Hours		33

3. To satisfy graduation requirements for teacher certification, students must have an Overall GPA of at least 2.75, as well as grades of “C” or better in all courses within the Major(s), Teaching Field(s), Certification area(s), and/or in the Education Minor. 
4. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
5. Nine credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
6. Students entering Texas State with fewer than 16 credit hours completed after high school graduation will be required to take US 1100. All others will be exempt from taking this course. Students may be required to earn an additional elective to reach the 120 minimum total credit hour requirement for the awarding of a degree.
7. If two years of the same foreign language were taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required for the degree. In the absence of such high school language, two semesters of the same modern language must be taken at the college level.
8. All students seeking teacher certification must apply for and be admitted to the Educator Preparation Program in order to enroll in education coursework and student teaching in the Junior and Senior years.  Refer to the requirements for Admittance to the Educator Preparation Program through the Office of Educator Preparation.

9. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires multiple background checks for progression through the Educator Preparation Program. Based on information recorded in your criminal history, you may be ineligible for issuance of a teaching certificate upon completion of the Educator Preparation Program. If you have a criminal history, you may obtain a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation from TEA. For more information, go to:  https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/Preliminary_Criminal_History_Evaluation-FAQs/.

10. For transfer students, 6 semester credit hours in Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Associate of Arts in Teaching Field of Study and be applied to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Education at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list.

    Course List

    Code	Title	Hours
    CI 2310	Education for Change (CI ELNA)	3
    TCCN: EDUC 1301
    SPED 4344	Educating Students with Mild Disabilities (CI ELNA)	3
    TCCN: EDUC 2301

​Course Requirements 

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Physics electives: 

PHYS 3301, PHYS 3311, PHYS 3313, PHYS 3315, PHYS 3320, PHYS 3411, PHYS 3416, PHYS 3417, PHYS 3418, PHYS 4305, PHYS 4310, PHYS 4311, PHYS 4312, PHYS 4315, PHYS 4321, MATH 4306, ENGR 3311, ENGR 3380.