Physics Education
Associate in Science
Purpose
This is intended to prepare students who want to be secondary physics teachers. Students who complete this degree will have completed lower division general education requirements as well as the prerequisites for a major in physics.Recommended Course Schedule
Fall Quarter, First Year
| CHEM& 141 | General Chemistry I (S) | 6 |
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I (C) | 5 |
| MATH& 151 | Calculus I (M) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Winter Quarter, First Year
| CHEM& 142 | General Chemistry II (S) | 5 |
| MATH& 152 | Calculus II (M) | 5 |
| SPEE 110 | Principles of Speech Communication (H) | 5 |
| Health & Fitness Distribution (HF) | 1 | |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Spring Quarter, First Year
| MATH& 164 | Calculus III | 5 |
| MATH& 264 | Calculus IV | 3 |
| PSYC& 100 | General Psychology (SS) | 5 |
| Humanities Distribution (H) | ||
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| Social Science Distribution (SS) | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Fall Quarter, Second Year
| PHYS& 221 | Engineering Physics I (S) | 5 |
| MATH 118 | Linear Algebra (M) | 3 |
| Health & Fitness Distribution (HF) | 3 | |
| Science Elective | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 14 |
Winter Quarter, Second Year
| PHYS& 222 | Engineering Physics II (S) | 5 |
| EDUC& 201 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| Science Elective | 5 | |
| Health & Fitness Distribution (HF) | 1 | |
| Total Credits | 14 |
Spring Quarter, Second Year
| PHYS& 223 | Engineering Physics III (S) | 5 |
| MATH 212 | Differential Equations | 5 |
| EDUC 202 | Classroom Observation | 2 |
| Science Elective | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 17 |
Four (4) credit of computer programming required for AS-T, but not for teacher certification
Students are required to complete 3-5 credits in a Diversity course (D). A list of courses that satisfy the Diversity Requirement can be found in the college catalog.