Physics with Teacher Licensure

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This concentration is coordinated with the Education department to provide a student with teacher licensure in 9-12 Physics. Students who wish to receive teacher licensure should review requirements found in the Education section of the catalog and see the appropriate licensure advisor for additional information.

I. Required courses in the major—30 hours:

II. Required courses outside the major—16–19 hours, including:

CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3) (or a satisfactory score on the Chemistry Placement Examination)
ENVR 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
MATH 192 - Calculus II (4)
MATH 291 - Calculus III (4)

And those additional course requirements indicated under the Education section of the catalog

III. Other departmental requirements:

Senior demonstration of competency is satisfied by a departmental competency examination. Oral competency is demonstrated by successful completion of the oral presentation requirements in PHYS 331 and PHYS 332 .

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3

Information Literacy Intensive	Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive	Fulfilled within the major