Double Major: BA in Physics & BA in Education

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Remarks

Fall of Year 1

AST108

Introductory Astronomy

3



PSY113

General Psychology

3


Counts as social science Gen. Ed. Requirement.

MTH141

Introductory Calculus

4



PHY203

Elementary Physics I

3



PHY273

Element. Phys. Lab. I

1



URI101

Traditions and Transformations

1

15


Spring of Year 1

EDC102

Introduction to American Education

3



WRT101

Composition

3



CHM101

General Chemistry Lecture

3



MTH142

Intermediate Calculus

4



PHY204

Elementary Physics II

3



PHY274

Element. Phys. Lab. II

1

17


Fall of Year 2

EDC250

Supervised Preprofessional Field Experience

1



CSC211

Introductory Programming and Design

3


CSC200 or CSC201 may be substituted
COM101
Public Speaking
3


MTH243

Calculus for Functions of Several Variables

3



PHY205

Elementary Physics III

3



PHY275

Element. Phys. Lab. III

1




Gen. Ed. Req.

3

17

See notes below.

Spring of Year 2

MTH244

Differential Equations

3



PHY306

Elementary Modern Physics

3



PHY410

computational Physics

3




Gen. Ed. Req.

6

15

See notes below.

Fall of Year 3

HDF310

Adolescent Growth and Development

3



(EDC415)
(Adolescents and Classroom Management)
(3)

Alternative to HDF310.
PHY322
Mechanics

3



PHY381
Advanced Laboratory Physics

3




Gen. Ed. Req.

6

15

See notes below.

Spring of Year 3

EDC312

The Psychology of Learning

3



EDC371

Educational Measurements

3



PHY331

Electricity and Magnetism

3



PHY382

Advanced Laboratory Physics

3




Gen. Ed. Req.

3

15

See notes below.

Fall of Year 4

EDC430

Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching

3



EDC431

Clinical Experiences for Secondary Education

1



EDC448
Literary Practices for Content Subjects

3



PHY401
Seminar in Physics
1


PHY451
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
3


PHY491
Special Problems
3



Gen. Ed. Req.

3

17

See notes below.

Spring of Year 4

EDC484

Supervised Student Teaching

12



EDC485

Seminar in Teaching

3

15


total credits

126


Notes :

[1] Gen. Ed. Requirements: Foreign Language (6 needed), Fine Arts and Literature (6 needed, 3 in Fine Arts, 3 in Literature). Letters (6 needed), or Social Sciences (3 needed)

[2] The general education courses in Letters, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences must be taken with only one course per discipline.