Physics Teaching at Chicago State University

Program Requirements Admission to the program is contingent upon good academic standing and acceptance by the department. Admission to the College of Education is required prior to registration in any professional education courses other than ELCF 152 and 200; S ED 301. Once enrolled in this option all remaining Physics courses must be taken at CSU.   Any exceptions must be approved by the Physics Curriculum Committee. A grade of C or above is required in all physics courses, either as transfer credit or completed at Chicago State University. A grade of C or above is required for transfer credit in all supportive courses. A grade of B or above is required in student teaching. A grade of C or above is required in all other professional education courses, either as transfer credit or completed at Chicago State University. A maximum of nine hours of professional education courses taken at a junior or community college can be transferred into the program. Professional education courses completed more than five years before admission to the College of Education, either as transfer credit or at Chicago State University, will not be accepted. A grade of C or above is required in general education and supportive courses listed with a + under the Specific Requirements. A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in the area of specialization/concentration, in professional education, and in all required coursework in the program, either as transfer credit or completed at Chicago State University, is required for student teaching and a recommendation for teacher certification. Courses taken at Chicago State University that are required in a teacher education program may be repeated for a higher grade no more than twice.  The highest grade will be included in calculating the grade point average.  Students who do not earn an acceptable grade in a required course after three attempts will be dropped from the program. A maximum of two professional education courses can be repeated for a higher grade.  The higher grade will be included in calculating the grade point average.  Students who earn an unacceptable grade in a professional education course after having repeated two professional courses will be dropped from the program. Students who are not admitted to the College of Education because of a low grade point average will be allowed to reapply for admission at any time within the next 30 semester hours of attempted credit and according to the requirements for admission in effect at admission to the College of Education after attempting an additional 30 semester hours of coursework will be dropped form the program. A review course for the Illinois Teacher Certification Examination of Subject Matter Knowledge is required one semester before student teaching. No other courses may be taken during the semester of student teaching. Students must complete between 125 and 128 credits in this option. These credits consist of 65 hours in their specialization (40 hours in the core science, and 25 hours in the physics designation), 33-36 hours of general education requirements, and 27 hours of professional education requirements.