Description
Science Teaching Major Primary Area: Physics
For science teaching, Indiana defines a science teaching
major with a primary area and one or more supporting areas
with licensing covering grades 5 to 12. The requirements for
the various combinations at Purdue are established by the
Teacher Education Council; a listing of these requirements
is available at the School of Science Counseling Office and
the Office of Teacher Education and Certification.
It is possible for a student to meet the School of Science
humanities and social sciences requirements without also meeting
the humanities and social sciences requirements for teaching
licensing in Indiana.
Because different states have different requirements for
teacher certification, a student should find out the requirements
of the state where he or she expects to teach. This is possible
by writing directly to the Certification Office, Department
of Public Instruction, in the capital city of any state.
Prospective teachers are exempt from the second year of the
foreign-language requirement, provided they successfully complete
the professional semester within the baccalaureate program.
The professional semester is the one that includes six weeks
of a methods course at Purdue and ten weeks of teaching. To
meet the Indiana requirements, a student must take BIOL 403
and one additional course from the life sciences and the course
SCI 401. The science courses required by Purdue meet the rest
of Indiana's science requirements.
To receive a physics degree in the science teaching major,
a student must maintain a grade-point average of 2.5 or above
in all physics courses. Students can transfer from other fields
into a major in physics only with a grade-point average of
2.0 in all physics and mathematics courses and not more than
one D or F in a physics or mathematics course.
The physics courses required for the science teaching major
are the same as those for the regular program, except that
the science teaching major does not include PHYS 515. See
Plans of Study for the physics courses required for these
programs. With only two additional courses in mathematics
beyond those required in the physics program, a student qualifies
for the mathematics supporting area. To be certified in mathematics
teaching requires taking the special methods course EDCI 425.
The following 30 hours of education courses are required
for certification to teach physics and a supporting area in
Indiana high schools. These courses also qualify graduates
to teach physical science in middle/junior high school. A
student can enroll in student teaching only after the teaching
methods courses have been completed successfully with grades
of C or better.
For more information, please visit the Science
Teaching Major Primary Area: Physics web page.
Program Standards
Candidate Standards
Professional Association Standards
Related K-12 Student Standards
Purdue University
Teacher Education Program Standards
Faculty
Admission Requirements
Program of Study
Required Professional Education
Courses
Block I - EDCI 205 Exploring Teaching as
a Career / EDCI 285 Multiculturalism and Education
* Students complete 16 hours of field experience at a participating
Block I school.
Purpose of Block I: To introduce students to the field of
teaching by having the students examine issues from a teacher
perspective, emphasizing the importance of multi-culturalism.
Block II - EDPS 235 Learning and Motivation
/ EDPS 265 Inclusive Classroom
* Students complete 14 hours of field experience at a participating
Block II school.
A sincere effort is made to place students in a middle school
and a high school by the time they complete Block II.
Purpose of the Block: To have students explore the processes
involved in student learning and the characteristics and needs
of learners with exceptional needs and talents.
EDCI 424 - The Teaching of Earth/Physical
Sciences in the Secondary Schools (two-three credit hours)
* Students participate in an educational setting for 12 hours
per semester.
Purpose of EDCI 424 - To learn the appropriate methods,
and materials that are needed for teaching chemistry, earth-space
science, general science and physics.
Student Teaching, EDCI 498B Supervised Teaching
in the Secondary School - One 10 week
placement.
Uses of Technology
Assessments
Assessments About Candidates
- Fall 2003 Gate Portfolio Assessment Summaries
Assessments About the Program
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note, this site was prepared for the March 6-10, 2004,
NCATE/IPSB Board of Examiners visit. The information posted
here is available to the public and every attempt is being
made to ensure its completeness and accuracy. If you have
any updates or corrections, or have difficulty accessing or
locating any documents, please contact T. J. Oakes, NCATE
Coordinator, at oakest@purdue.edu
or 765-494-5486, or contact Richard Frisbie, Assessment Coordinator
and WebMaster at rfrisbie@purdue.edu
or 765-494-2360.
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