Admission:  The program is designed for students choosing a profession in public school teaching. While increasing their knowledge in the general sciences, students may also earn credits which can be applied to license renewal.  Applicants for all graduate programs offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy must meet admission requirements of the Graduate School and take the Graduate Record Exam  (G.R.E.) or an equivalent exam.

Degree Requirements:  The student may write a research paper (RES 697) or a thesis (THES 698) on a research project in a specific science area or on a on a science education topic. The research paper earns a total of three hours credit and the thesis earns  six hours credit.

Course Requirements	Hours
Course work in at least three of the following: biology, chemistry, earthspace science (geology and/or astronomy), and physics	15-24
SCI 696 Adv Tea Meth (3) of PHYCS 691 Adv Gen Sci (3)	3
THES  698 Thesis (6) or RES 697 Research Ppr (3) or BIO 593 Resrch Techn (3) or SCI 699 Res Mth Ed (3)	3-6
Minors and non-departmental electives as approved by the department	0-6
Total Hours Required	30

Minors are optinal but, if taken, must include at least six hours of courses approved by a designated advisor from the minor area and the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

*Physics and Astronomy Department graduate courses indicated with the "T" symbol are available during the department's Summer Updating/Retraining Program.