BS in Physics Education

Students in this program will have all the benefits of studying with the Department of Physics including small class size, close relationships with faculty, and the opportunity to conduct research at nearby facilities such as Argonne National Lab and Fermi National Accelerator Lab. In addition, students take classes, including a classroom internship, with the university's Department of Mathematics and Science Education, a global leader in teaching and learning of the sciences. Upon completion of this degree program, students receive certification to teach high school science in Illinois and will have the necessary skills to fulfill certification requirements in other states.Ideally students will choose the physics education track at the end of their second year and begin taking science education courses in their third year after having completed the general physics and modern physics sequence. An alternate route available to students is to first complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Physics degree and then teaching certification requirements. This alternate path would take longer to complete than eight semesters.