Coordinator:
Dr. Eugenia Etkina (848-932-0783; email: eugenia.etkina@gse.rutgers.edu)
Please visit the website.
The Graduate School of Education offers a
postbaccalaureate master's degree/initial teacher certification program
in physical science or physics. 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 Student and
Academic Services, Room 110, Graduate School of Education
(848-932-3232).
The specific program requirements are as follows:
Physical Science Education (18 credits)
05:300:462 Demonstration and Technology in Science Teaching (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 (6)
Common Professional Education Core (15 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)
15:255:539 The Teaching Professional (3)
15:293:523 Inclusive Teaching in Education (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 physics or
chemistry and at least 15 credits in the other subject. Candidates for
certification in physics 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
inorganic 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 education adviser to
determine if additional coursework in a physical science is required.
