Physics with Comprehensive Science Licensure

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This concentration is coordinated with the Education department to provide licensure in all high school science curricula. 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–28 hours:

Choose:

One course from:

II: Required courses outside the major–35-39 hours:

BIOL 125 - Current Topics in Biology (3)
BIOL 126 - Current Topics in Biology Lab (1)
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3) (or a satisfactory score on the Chemistry Placement Exam)
CHEM 145 - Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)
ENVS 105 - Physical Geology (4)
ENVS 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
Note: MATH 191 requires completion of MATH 167 or placement
MATH 192 - Calculus II (4)
MATH 291 - Calculus III (4)
PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (4)

One course from:

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

III: Other Departmental Requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated through successful completion of 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

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Seminar	3-4
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3-4
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3-4
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-8
Arts and Ideas	3-4
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive (DI and DI-R)	6-8