The Major In Adolescence Education
APH - Physics
The Major In Adolescence Education
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| The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Major in Adolescence Education Physics at SUNY Cortland leads to a degree in physics and to preliminary New York State certification to teach physics in grades 7-12. Under new State Education Department guidelines students have three years to obtain an M.S. in Education for permanent certification to teach physics. The curriculum is similar to those found in other colleges in the State of New York. |
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Required Physics Courses |
Credit Hours |
| PHY 150: Astronomy | 3 |
| PHY 201, 202, 203: Principles of Physics I, II and III | 11 |
| PHY 186: Programming (or other high-level programming language) | 3 |
| PHY 357: Intermediate Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| PHY 410: Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHY 420: Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 450: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
Requried Courses in Related Areas |
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| CHE 221-222: General Chemistry I and II and CHE 224: Problem Solving for General Chem I | 9 |
| MAT 135, 236, 237: Calculus I, II and III | 12 |
| MAT 430: Differential Equations | 3 |
| BIO 201-202: Biological Science I and II or | 8 |
| or GLY 261: Physical Geology and GLY 262: Historical Geology | or 7 |
Required Professional Courses |
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| PSY 101: General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 232: Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| AED 391: Introduction to Secondary Education | 3 |
| AED 444: Laboratory Practicum | 1 |
| AED 442: Methods I: Teaching the Sciences | 3 |
| AED 443: Methods II: Teaching the Sciences | 3 |
| AED 445: Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Science | 14 |
| HLH 199: Critical School Health Issues | 2 |
| SHH 300 or PSY 350: Normal Language Development | 3 |
| LIT 449: Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School | 3 |
College Requirements |
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| CPN 100 & 101: Academic Writing I & II [Students exempted from CPN 100 | 6 |
| General Education (excluding seven hours of natural science) | 21 |
| SUNY language requirement (may be exempted) | 4 |
| SED foreign language requirement (may be exempted) | 3 |
| COR 101: Freshman Experience - Physics | 1 |
| Total Hours Required for Graduation | 134-135 |
| FIRST YEAR | ||||
| CHE 221: General Chemistry I | 4 | PHY 201: Principles of Physics | 4 |
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| CHE 224: Problem Solving in General Chem I | 3 | CHE 222: General Chemistry II | 4 |
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| MAT 125: Calculus I | 4 | MAT 236: Calculus II | 34 | |
| CPN 100: Academic Writing I (may be exempted) | 3 | CPN 101: Academic Writing II | 3 | |
| General Education | 3 | General Education | 6 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 18 |
| SECOND YEAR | ||||
| PHY 202: Principles of Physics II | 4 | PHY 203: Principles of Physics III | 3 | |
| MAT 237: Calculus III | 4 | MAT 430: Differential Equations | 3 | |
| BIO 201: General Biology I or GLY 261: Physical Geology |
4 | BIO 202: General Biology II or GLY 262: Historical Geology |
4-3 | |
| General Education | 6 | PSY 101: General Psychology I | 3 | |
| SUNY language requirement | 4 | |||
| Total | 18 | Total | 16-17 |
| THIRD YEAR | ||||
| PHY 420: Classical Mechanics | 3 | PHY 357: Intermediate Physics Laboratory | 3 | |
| PHY 186: Programming | 3 | PHY 450: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | |
| PHY 150: Astronomy | 3 | AED 442: Methods I: Teaching the Sciences | 3 | |
| AED 391: Intro. to Secondary Education | 3 | PSY 392: Adolescent Psychology | 3 | |
| General Education | 3 | General Education | 3 | |
| SED language requirement | 3 | HLH 199: Critical Health Issues | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | Total: | 18 |
| FOURTH YEAR | ||||
| PHY 410: Modern Physics | 3 | AED 445: Student Teaching Adolescence Education - Science* | 14 | |
| AED 444: Lab Practicum | 1 | |||
| AED 443: Methods II: Teaching the Sciences | 3 | |||
| PSY 350: Psychology of Language | 3 | |||
| LIT 449: Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School | 3 | |||
| General Education | 3 | |||
| Total | 16 | Total | 14 |
It is recommended that the student preparing for graduate study take a year of either German, Russian, or French.
