The Major in Adolescence Education
APH-Physics and Mathematics
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 mathematics and to preliminary New York State certification to teach physics and mathematics 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 and/or mathematics. 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 |
Required Mathematics Courses |
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| MAT 135, 236, 237: Calculus I, II and III | 12 |
| MAT 430: Differential Equations | 3 |
| MAT 224: Basic Concepts of Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 272: Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 370: Algebraic Structures I | 3 |
| MAT 375: Geometry I | 3 |
| MAT 446: Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 480: History of Mathematics | 3 |
Required 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 |
Requirement 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 | 145 |
| 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 | |
| MAT 224: Discrete Mathematics | 3 | MAT 480: History of Mathemataics | 3 | |
| General Education | 3 | General Education | 6 | |
| SUNY language requirement (may be exempted) | 3 | |||
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 |
| THIRD YEAR | ||||
| PHY 420: Classical Mechanics | 3 | MAT 375: Geometry I | 3 | |
| PHY 186: Programming | 3 | PHY 357: Intermediate Physics Laboratory | 3 | |
| PHY 150: Astronomy | 3 | MAT 370: Algebraic Structure I | 3 | |
| AED 391: Intro. to Secondary Education | 3 | AED 392: Methods I: Teaching Math | 3 | |
| SUNY language requirement (may be exempted) | 4 | SED language requirement (may be exempted) | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | Total: | 15 |
| FOURTH YEAR | ||||
| MAT 446: Probability & Statistics | 3 | PHY 450: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | |
| PHY 410: Modern Physics | 3 | AED 444: Lab Practicum | 1 | |
| PSY 232: Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
LIT 449: Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School |
3 | |
| HLH 199: Critical Health Issues | 2 | PSY 350: Psychology of Language | 3 | |
| AED 443: Methods II: Teaching the Sciences | 3 | MAT 272: Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| General Education | 3 | General Education | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | Total | 17 |
| FIFTH YEAR | |
| AED 445: Student Teaching Adolescence Education - Science* | 14 |
* A minimum of 24 semester hours completed in physics and 24 semester hours in the related
science/math areas is required.
PSY 101, 232; EDU 391; AED 423, 443; CHE 221; MAT
125, 126, 227 and PHY 201, 202, 203, 357 must be completed before the student teaching
experience.
It is recommended that the student preparing for graduate study take a year of either German, Russian, or French.
