Major in Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12) [APM]

This major leads to New York State certification to teach both physics and mathematics in grades 7-12.

Students will be accepted to the program after 45 credit hours have been completed. At that time the student must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and a GPA of 2.5 in physics, in related areas, and in the professional core courses.

A. Required Courses in Physics: 30 credit hours
     PHY 150: Astronomy
     PHY 201, 202, 203: Principles of Physics I, II, and III
     PHY 325: Programming
     PHY 357: Intermediate Physics Lab
     PHY 410: Modern Physics
     PHY 420: Classical Mechanics
     PHY 450: Electricity and Magnetism

B. Required Courses in Mathematics: 30 credit hours
     MAT 125, 126, 227: Calculus I, II, and III
     MAT 430: Differential Equations
     MAT 224: Discrete Mathematics
     MAT 272: Linear Algebra
     MAT 370: Algebraic Structures I
     MAT 375: Geometry I
     MAT 446: Probability and Statistics
     MAT 480: History of Mathematics

C. Required courses in Related Areas of Science: 8 credit hours
     CHE 221-222: General Chemistry I and II

D. Required Professional Courses: 38 credit hours
     AED 391: Introduction to Adolescence Education
     AED 392: Methods I: Teaching Adolescence Mathematics
     EDU 443: Methods II: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools
     AED 444: Laboratory Practicum
     AED 445: Student Teaching: Adolescence Education – Science*
     HLH 199: Critical School Health Issues
     LIT 449: Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School
     PSY 101: General Psychology
     PSY 232: Adolescent Psychology
     PSY 350: Psychology of Language or
     SHH 300: Normal Language Development

E. Additionally, each teacher candidate will be required to submit a professional portfolio.

*To be eligible for AED 445: Student Teaching, a minimum grade point average of 2.5 is reqired overall and in physics, related, and professional areas. A student must complete all program requirements before student teaching can begin with the exception of those courses allowed by the Physics Department, the Mathematics Department and the secondary science coordinator.