2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

  • Licensure

Requirements for Initial Licensure in Secondary School Teaching with a Major in Physics

In addition to the courses shown for the major in Physics, there are 32 credits required for initial licensure for secondary education in Massachusetts.

EHS 202 Educational Psychology (4)
EHS 207 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (4)
EHS 310 Culturally Responsive Education (4)
EHS 312 Curriculum and Pedagogy: Secondary School (4)
EHS 313 Classroom Communication (4)
EHS 416 Practicum: Secondary School Teaching (8)
EHS 417 Assessment Theory and Practice (4)

The student must also earn a passing score on the communication and literacy test and on the Physics knowledge portion of the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure.

Because of these additional requirements, this program will require more than the usual 4 years of full-time study.