Science Education: Chemistry/Physics

to B.A. Physics Education

An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware.

YOUR PATH TO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor's degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior.

THE CONNECTED DEGREE 2 + 2 CURRICULUM

Delaware Tech's Science Education Associate Degree prepares students for transfer to a baccalaureate degree program that leads to a teaching career in high school physics or chemistry. The program provides rigorous science course work as well as field experience in a secondary school setting. Upon completion of your associate degree, you can work as a paraeducator in the school system. Upon completion of your bachelor's degree, you can work as a high school chemistry or physics teacher.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics Education is intended for those who want to become high school physics teachers. The degree has a substantial education component and requires a semester of student teaching. To be eligible to student teach, Physics Education students must have a GPA of 2.75 in their physics major and an overall GPA of 2.5. They must also pass a teacher competency test as established by the University Council on Teacher Education.

VALUE FOR YOU

By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor's degree more manageable.

MAKING THE CONNECTION

Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum (on the reverse side of this page) for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.

CONNECTED DEGREE CURRICULUM

Suggested Course Sequence

ASSOCIATE DEGREE
Science Education: Chemistry/Physics

DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BACHELOR'S DEGREE
B.A. Physics Education

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

First Semester (Fall)			CR
EDC	115	Nature of Science	1
ENG	121	Composition	3
PSY	121	General Psychology	3
MAT	281	Calculus I	4
CHM	150	Chemical Principles I	5
			16
Second Semester (Spring)
PSY	127	Human Development	3
PHY	281	Physics I with Calculus	4
MAT	282	Calculus II	4
EDC	100	Professional Prep: Praxis I	1
CHM	151	Chemical Principles II	5
			17
Third Semester (Fall)
SPA	136	Spanish Communication I	4
PHY	282	Physics II with Calculus	4
HIS	111	U.S. History: Pre-Civil War or	3
HIS	112	U.S. History: Post-Civil War	3
MAT	283	Calculus III (Major Elective)	4
			15
Fourth Semester (Spring)
ENG	122	Technical Writing/Communication^	3
ECO	111	Macroeconomics or	3
ECO	122	Microeconomics or	3
SOC	111	Sociology I	3
EDC	260	Educational Psychology	3
MAT	291	Ordinary Differential Equations (Major Elective)	4
			13

Fifth Semester (Summer)			CR
XXXX	XXX	Group A Courses	6
XXXX	XXX	Group B Course	3
			9
Sixth Semester (Fall)
PHYS	211	Oscillations and Waves	3
PHYS	XXX	Physics Elective (300/400 Level)	3
CISC	106	General Computer Science for Engineers	3
XXXX	XXX	Group A Course	3
XXXX	XXX	Foreign Language Course	4
			16
Seventh Semester (Spring)
PHYS	XXX	Physics Electives (300/400 Level)	6
PHYS	302	20th/21st Century Physics	3
XXXX	XXX	Foreign Language Course	4
EDUC	414	Teaching Exceptional Adolescents	3
			16
Eighth Semester (Fall)
PHYS	XXX	Physics Electives (300/400 Level)	6
EDUC	419	Diversity in Secondary Education	3
SCEN	491	Teaching Science in Secondary Schools	4
XXXX	XXX	Group B Course	3
EDUC	420	Reading in the Content Areas	1
			17
Ninth Semester (Spring)
EDUC	400	Student Teaching	9
			9

^Course must be taken in last semester of associate degree program to be accepted for second writing requirement.

Students must pass PRAXIS I before taking methods courses and must have taken PRAXIS II before student teaching.

To be eligible to student teach, Physics Education students must have a GPA of 2.75 in their physics major and an overall GPA of 2.5.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry Education requires a minimum of 124 credits.
Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor.
RDG 120, Critical Reading and Thinking, is a required DTCC course unless the student is exempt.

For more information contact:

Delaware Tech
Dover, DE: (302) 857-1248
Georgetown, DE: (302) 259-6596
Newark, DE: (302) 454-3909

University of Delaware
Newark, DE (302) 831-4546

This articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes. 06/2012