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Program checklist · Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12) [APM]

Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12) [APM]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12) [APM]
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This major in the Physics Department leads to New York state certification to teach both physics and mathematics in grades 7-12.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_03a742c2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

0 items

    A. Required Courses in Physics: 31 credit hours

    9 items
    1. PHY 150
      Introductory Astronomy (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHY 201
      Principles of Physics I (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PHY 202
      Principles of Physics II (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PHY 203
      Principles of Physics III (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PHY 310
      Modern Physics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. PHY 315
      Methods of Applied Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PHY 357
      Intermediate Physics Laboratory (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PHY 420
      Classical Mechanics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PHY 450
      Electricity and Magnetism (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    B. Required Courses in Mathematics: 30 credit hours

    9 items
    1. MAT 135
      Calculus I (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MAT 224
      Mathematical Reasoning and Proof (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MAT 236
      Calculus II (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MAT 237
      Calculus III (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. MAT 272
      Linear Algebra (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. MAT 315
      Methods of Applied Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MAT 370
      Algebraic Structures I (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. MAT 375
      Geometry I (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. MAT 450
      Probability and Statistics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    C. Required Courses in Related Areas of Science: 8 credit hours

    4 items
    1. CHE 227
      General Chemistry I Lecture (3 cr. hr.) and
      Not resolved to a course
    2. CHE 277
      General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CHE 228
      General Chemistry II Lecture (3 cr. hr.) and
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CHE 278
      General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    D. Required Professional Courses: 39 credit hours

    12 items
    1. AED 391
      Introduction to Adolescence Education (PHY) (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. AED 392
      Methods I: Teaching Adolescence Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. AED 443
      Methods II: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (PHY) (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. AED 444
      Laboratory Practicum (PHY) (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. AED 446
      Student Teaching: Adolescence Mathematics II [APM] (6 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. AED 445
      Student Teaching: Adolescence in Educaiton - Science (PHY) (6 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ESL 406
      Educating English Language Learners (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. HLH 199
      Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. LIT 449
      Literacy in the Secondary School (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PSY 101
      Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. PSY 232
      Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. SPE 275
      Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    E. Additional Requirements: 18-21 credit hours

    3 items
    1. Composition and General Elective Courses: 18 credit hours
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Science, Technology, Values and Society category of the General Education requirements is satisfied by the cumulative experience of the students in the program.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. World Language Courses: 3 credit hours World Language through the 102 level is required for certification. A student may take level 102 only if the 101 requirement was met by a world language taken in high school. If not, thencompletion up to the 102 level must be completed independently.
      Not resolved to a course

    F. Admission to the Major

    4 items
    1. AED 391
      Introduction to Adolescence Education (PHY) (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. AED 392
      Methods I: Teaching Adolescence Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. AED 444
      Laboratory Practicum (PHY) (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. AED 443
      Methods II: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (PHY) (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    G. Eligibility for Student Teaching

    0 items

      Required Workshops

      3 items
      1. Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (CARR)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE)
        Not resolved to a course

      Example of Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12) [APM] over four years

      0 items

        First Year Fall

        6 items
        1. PHY 201
          Principles of Physics I (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MAT 135
          Calculus I (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. CPN 100
          As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or”
        4. CPN 102
          Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. COR 101
          The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. GE Course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        First Year Spring

        6 items
        1. PHY 203
          Principles of Physics III (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Recommended: PHY 404 Physics Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. MAT 236
          Calculus II (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CPN 101
          Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
          Not resolved to a course
        5. CPN 103
          Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. GE Course (3 cr. hr.) GE Course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Second Year Fall

        7 items
        1. PHY 202
          Principles of Physics II (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MAT 237
          Calculus III (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. CHE 227
          General Chemistry I Lecture (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CHE 277
          General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. Recommended: CHE 224 Problem Solving in Gen Chem I (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. PSY 101
          Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. World Language (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Second Year Spring

        9 items
        1. Recommended: PHY 404 Physics Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MAT 224
          Mathematical Reasoning and Proof (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. MAT 272
          Linear Algebra (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CHE 228
          General Chemistry II Lecture (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. CHE 278
          General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. Recommended: CHE 225 Problem Solving in Gen Chem II (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. HLH 199
          Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. PSY 232
          Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        9. GE course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Third Year Fall

        5 items
        1. PHY 310
          Modern Physics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PHY 420
          Classical Mechanics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. MAT 450
          Probability and Statistics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. AED 391
          Introduction to Adolescence Education (PHY) (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. ESL 406
          Educating English Language Learners (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Third Year Spring

        5 items
        1. PHY 357
          Intermediate Physics Laboratory (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PHY 450
          Electricity and Magnetism (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Recommended: PHY 404 Physics Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. MAT 315
          Methods of Applied Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. AED 392
          Methods I: Teaching Adolescence Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Fourth Year Fall

        6 items
        1. PHY 150
          Introductory Astronomy (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MAT 370
          Algebraic Structures I (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. AED 443
          Methods II: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (PHY) (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. AED 444
          Laboratory Practicum (PHY) (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. SPE 275
          Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. LIT 449
          Literacy in the Secondary School (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Fourth Year Spring

        3 items
        1. AED 445
          Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Science (12 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. AED 446
          Student Teaching: Adolescence Mathematics II [APM] (6 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Note: Students are not allowed to take any additional courses while conducting student teaching.
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=8848&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0145.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.