Program Summary
The mission and role of the Physical Science Teacher Education degree are to provide an environment that fosters academic breadth in the disciplines of chemistry, geography, geology, physics, and education needed to obtain the competencies required to teach physical science in a secondary school.
All teacher candidates are required to complete an appropriate Praxis II Subject Assessment and the Praxis II PLT (Principles of Learning and Teaching) Assessment adopted by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). The Physical Science Praxis Subject Assessment content knowledge test measures fundamental knowledge common to physics and chemistry, and competencies necessary for a beginning teacher of one of the physical sciences in a secondary school.
Program Information
- All courses must be passed with a “C” (2.0) or better to be counted in the major.
- All prerequisite courses must be passed with “C” (2.0) or better.
- Credits greater than 10 years old will not be accepted for this degree.
- Courses in computer science are strongly recommended additional electives.
- Some courses are taught every other year. Consult your Student Success Advisor for scheduling help.
- This major by itself does not include the minimum requisite number of upper-division hours needed for a bachelor’s degree. Students completing this degree will fill the upper-division requirements while completing coursework for Secondary Education Licensure . Students who do not complete the licensure requirements will need to complete additional upper-division coursework to reach the minimum 40 credits.
