PHYSICS EDUCATION (PHSE) w/ PHYSICS
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with option to earn an M.A. in Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Wyoming Teacher Education Program
Effective: Fall 2015
Updated: Fall 2017
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
All Professional Ed courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Please note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
Education course work completed more than 10 years ago from any institution will not
be accepted toward this program.
Phase Prerequisites
All Professional Education & Major Content Courses must be completed
with grade C or better. Please note that grades of C- or lower will not
satisfy this requirement.
Minimum 2.50 content GPA required.
Minimum 2.75 UW Total Institution GPA must be maintained
throughout the entire teacher certification program.
All content course work must be completed prior to spring semester.
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with an option to earn a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction is
by application. Admission is not guaranteed.
2.5 minimum major content GPA (see page 2)
Date Accepted
Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit
2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
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Summer Semester
Student must apply through UW Admissions for the Graduate
Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content, and be accepted prior to
the first day of summer courses.
Secondary Education Code: CERT TSC
Elementary Education Code: CERT TES
The student's status will be as a Graduate Certificate student and
graduate tuition will be charged for all course credits beginning with
acceptance in the program.
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Fall Semester
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content students who
choose to pursue the Master of Arts in C&I must apply directly to the
UW C&I graduate program. Application instructions and deadlines can
be found on the UW C&I website.
Admission to graduate study is not guaranteed.
Master's candidates have six calendar years to complete their degrees
from the beginning of the first course taken and listed on the Program
of Study.
Total graduate hours earned toward M.A. in C&I: 12
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Spring Semester
Application for Graduate Certificate Program Filed & Accepted
ITEC 2360: Teaching w/ Technology (3)
EDST 2450: Fnds Development & Learning (3)
EDST 4000: Fnds Ed for Diverse Society (3)
EDCI 5550: The Art & Science of Teaching (4)
EDEX 2484: Intro to Special Education (3)
EDST 3550: Educational Assessment (2)
EDCI 5560: Seminar in Assessment (1)
EDCI 5250: Adv Topics in Pedagogy (3)
EDSE 4275: Science Methods II (4)
EDCI 5990: Internship (4)
EDSE 4500 Residency in Teaching (11)
PHYSICS SCIENCE MAJOR CONTENT
Minimum 2.5 GPA required in major content. All major content courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
Please note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
PHYSICS SCIENCE Requirements
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Petitions & Notes (USP, UW Exception Requests, College of
Education Exception Requests)
Chemistry Earth ScienceBiology
Science Endorsement Options:
ASTR 2310: General Astronomy I (4)
ASTR 2320: General Astronomy II (4)
PHYS 2310: Physics III, Wave & Optics (4)
PHYS 3640: Modern Electronics & Experimental
Techniques (4)
PHYS 4310: Quantum Mechanics (3)
ASTR 4610: Intro to Astrophysics (3)
REQUIRED Mathematics courses
COSC 1010: Intro. to Computer Science I (4)
COSC 1030: Computer Science I (4)
ASTR 1000: Descriptive Astronomy (3)
ASTR 1050: Survey of Astronomy (4)
REQUIRED additional courses
Notes:
* Credit can only be earned with the following combinations as options for PHYS 2310:
ASTR 1050 and ASTR 2320 OR ASTR 1000 and ASTR 2310
** We encourage students to apply to become Supplemental Instruction (SI) teachers to fulfill the PHYS 2000 level or higher elective. Students must have successfully
completed the course for which they would like to lead the SI group, they must contact the instructor of the course regarding this option in advance of contacting the SI
program coordinator, Jessica Willford.
Praxis Subject Exam Option:
#5265 - Physics Content Knowledge
Qualifying Score: 137
as of 12/2017
PHYS 1220/1320: Engineering/College Physics II (4)
Choose one:
PHYS 1210/1310: Engineering/College Physics I (4)
PHYS 4210: Classical Mechanics I (3)
Choose one:
PHYS 2320: Physics IV, Modern Physics (4)
PHYS 4510: Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics (3)
PHYS elective, 2000 level or higher, 2 hrs min.
PHYS Upper Division elective (3)
PHYS 4410: Electricity & Magnetism (3)
MATH 2310: Differential Equations (3)
MATH 2210: Calculus III (4)
MATH 2205: Calculus II (4)
MATH 2200: Calculus I (4)
Choose one:
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CHEM 1020: General Chemistry I (4)
LIFE 1010: General Biology (4)