The M.S.Ed.-Physics degree
programs at SUNY- Buffalo State College |
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| M.S.Ed.-Physics (NY Alternative Certification via Transitional B) | M.S.Ed.-Physics (usually 2nd NY Cert) | ||||||||
| New teacher cert for Science/Tech/Engg/Math professionals | STEM teacher cross certifies to physics | ||||||||
| Program admission | Physics or related bachelor's degree | NYS certification in a secondary science | |||||||
| requirements | 3.0 GPA | 2.5 GPA | |||||||
| 18 cr of non-physics science | n/a | ||||||||
| language req | n/a | ||||||||
| NYS Tchrs exams (LAST & Physics CST) | n/a | ||||||||
| 3 written references & interview | 3 written references & interview | ||||||||
| Coursework | all courses 3cr unless indicated | ||||||||
| e = 2002 existing course | |||||||||
| n = 2002 new course | |||||||||
| Seminar (3cr) |
r
= 2002 revised course
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| PHY500: Physics Education Research Seminar | Y | Y |
r
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| Physics Teaching Methods (6cr) | |||||||||
| PHY510: Process Skills in Physics Teaching (6 cr) | Y | Y |
r
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| w/ 40h early field experience grades 7-12 | Y | N | |||||||
| Physics Content w/Model Pedagogy (12cr) | |||||||||
| PHY620: Powerful Ideas & Quantitative Modeling: Force, Motion and Energy (6cr) | Y | Y |
n
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| PHY622: Powerful Ideas & Quantitative Modeling: Electricity and Magnetism (6cr) | Y | Y |
n
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| Project (3cr) | |||||||||
| PHY690: Research Project | Y | Y |
e
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| Typical Electives | (all electives are by adviesement) | ||||||||
| PHY518: Wave Phenomena and Optics | 6cr | 9cr |
r
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| PHY520: Modern Physics |
r
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| PHY525: Nuclear and Particle Physics |
e
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| PHY616: Advanced Dynamics |
e
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| PHY618: Advanced Electricity and Magnetism I |
e
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| SCI527: Current Topics in Science |
e
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| SCI632: Curricular Trends in Science Teaching in the Secondary School |
e
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| SCI664: Teaching Science with Media |
e
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| SCI685: Evaluation in Science Education |
e
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| Or other online course electives by advisement | |||||||||
| Teacher Cert Requirements | |||||||||
| EXE633: Adapting Content Area Instr for Children and Adolescents w/Disabilities (or EXE 500 or 272 or other appropriate) | 3cr | na |
evenings,
all semesters
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| EDF529: Adolescent Psychology (or EDF503 or other appropriate) | 3cr | na |
some
evenings, all semesters
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| EDU416: Teaching Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools | 3cr | na |
some
evenings
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| plus one of | |||||||||
| EDU417: Adolescent Literacy (or SCI445) | 3cr | na |
some
evenings, all semesters
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| EDU609: Improving Reading in the Content Areas |
some
evenings
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| plus | |||||||||
| PHY502: NYSED 52.21(b)(3)(xvii)-regulated college mentored physics teaching experience paid employment for one year under NYSED Transitional B Certification | 3cr | na | n;
by arrangement; all F/Spr semesters |
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| Total number of required credits: | 45cr | 33cr | |||||||
| Note:
remotely located students with
course by course preapproval can transfer in up to 9cr of
PHY graduate
courses from other accredited schools (including SUNY schools) including
some online graduate PHY courses for teachers from: NCSU <http://www.science-house.org/teacher/course.html>, UVa <http://k12.phys.virginia.edu/online-courses.html>, NTEN<http://www.scienceteacher.org/> etc. |
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