Effective September 1, 2003, the Commissioner
of the New York State Education Department will no longer issue temporary
licenses.
As of September 2001, there is a new Core Curriculum and corresponding
statewide exam for high school physics in the state of New
York.
Beginning in 2004, certified physics teachers
will be required to have a minimum of 30 semester hours of physics.This will make it difficult for science teachers to get physics as
a second certification.
New High
School Graduation requirements will push more students into physics in high school.Many schools that have a chemistry or earth science teacher teach one section of
physics will now need a full-time physics teacher.