The Bachelor of Arts in Education Program is designed primarily for students planning to teach physics at the secondary level. In this program, you’ll get a strong foundation in education. You’ll also study general physics, general chemistry and calculus. In addition, you’ll get an introduction to quantum physics and choose from a variety of physics electives.
Questions? Contact Program Advisor Brian Houser, PhD at bhouser@ewu.edu.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Physics/Secondary Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
This major satisfies the endorsement for grades 5–12.
See the School of Education for prerequisites, core requirements, and additional PLOs.
Note: this major does not require the completion of a minor–students are encouraged to complete a secondary endorsement in at least one other subject area.
| Secondary Education students must complete the required Secondary Education Core and the following courses. | ||
| Required Courses Outside Department | ||
| CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II | 10 |
| MATH/HONS 161 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 162 | CALCULUS II | 5 |
| MATH 163 | CALCULUS III | 5 |
| SCED 390 | SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS | 5 |
| Required Physics/Secondary Courses | ||
| PHYS 151 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS 153 | GENERAL PHYSICS III | 4 |
| PHYS 221 | GENERAL PHYSICS IV | 4 |
| PHYS 371 | QUANTUM PHYSICS I: INTRODUCTION | 4 |
| or PHYS 361 | CLASSICAL MECHANICS I | |
| Required Laboratory Courses | ||
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| PHYS 263 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY II | 1 |
| PHYS 321 | ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 3 |
| or PHYS 421 | COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS | |
| Electives–choose from any 300- 400-level PHYS courses, except PHYS 497. | 15 | |
| Required Senior Capstones–must be taken concurrently | ||
| SCED 490A | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 3 |
| SCED 490B | SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE FIELD APPLICATION | 2 |
| Total Credits | 77 | |
Students who earn a BAE in Physics/Secondary from EWU should be able to: