Coordinator:
Dr. Eugenia Etkina (732-932-7496, ext. 8339; email: eugenia.etkina@gse.rutgers.edu)
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The Graduate School of Education offers a postbaccalaureate master's degree/initial teacher certification program in physical science education. The program requires that a student have a bachelor's degree with a major appropriate to the area of licensure, 90 credits in liberal arts, and satisfaction of the general education distribution. The requirements needed to satisfy the general education distribution can be found in the Office of Academic Services, Room 110, Graduate School of Education (732-932-7496, ext. 8132).
The specific program requirements are as follows:
Physical Science Education (21 credits)
05:300:462 Demonstration and Technology in Science Teaching (3)
15:255:538 Teacher as Researcher (3)
15:256:551 Development of Ideas in Physical Science (3)
15:256:552 Teaching Physical Science (3)
15:256:557 Multiple Representations in Physical Science (3)
Graduate-level electives in physical or science education (6)
Common Professional Education Core (12 credits)
05:300:306 Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)
05:300:401 Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom (3)
15:255:533 Assessment and Measurement for Teachers (2)
15:255:534 Classroom Organization (1)
15:255:537 Education, Ethics, and Society (3)
Internship in Teaching (12 credits)
15:255:535 Teaching Internship (9)
15:255:536 Teaching Internship Seminar (3)
Every candidate for certification in physical science education must complete a full major in either chemistry or physics and at least 15 credits in the other subject. Candidates for certification in physics education need only complete a major in physics. The courses should be distributed evenly among different fields within the discipline. Physics majors should complete coursework in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Chemistry majors should complete work in organic and nonorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and quantum chemistry. At least 12 credits in one physical science must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. Students should consult with their science adviser to determine if additional coursework in a physical science is required.
