12 courses with the subject PHYS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Either semester 4 hours Course Descriptions – Undergraduate ― 2026-2027 A survey of the basic principles in geological and physical sciences integrated with an examination of how God’s attributes are illustrated in the physical creation. Lecture, lab, and field trips. Additional Lab fee applies.
Either semester 3 hours First half of an algebra-based course stressing the fundamental concepts of physics: mechanics, wave motion, and sound. Math score of 22.
Either semester 1 hour Laboratory exercises in motion, dynamics, oscillations, and thermodynamics will enhance PHYS 241. The course introduces students to basic techniques and safety practices in the laboratory. Prerequisite (or concurrent enrollment): PHYS 241. Additional lab fee applies.
* Must choose BIO 112 General Biology I: Cells and MATH 115/118 or MATH 117 (or 122) in the core curriculum. Programmatic Goals – Exercise & Health Science: Physical Education Licensure 1. Licensure candidates will demonstrate thorough knowledge of Exercise & Health content necessary to teach. 2. Licensure candidates will implement effective, subject specific instructional methods, demonstrating an understanding of development and needs of students of various ages. 3. Licensure candidates will demonstrate knowledge of historical and philosophical foundations of education and navigate contemporary issues in the light of both foundations and a biblical worldview. 4. Licensure candidates will show evidence of becoming reflective practitioners who effectively assess and influence student outcomes. 5. Licensure candidates will foster healthy relationships with colleagues, parents, and the larger community to support students learning and well-being. Major: Exercise and Health Science Degree: B.S. Option: Physical Education K-12 Licensure Minimum Semester Hours Required: 120 Seventy-eight hours are required for a major in Physical Education K-12 Licensure*: (For additional requirements see the Education Department.) BIO 210 Human Biology OR 4 hours EHS 221 Safety Education & First Aid 2 hours BIO 221 Human Anatomy & Physiology I EHS 222 School & Community Health 2 hours EDUC 119 Introduction to Teaching 3 hours EHS 229 Introduction to Sports Coaching 3 hours EDUC 224 Human Learning 3 hours EHS 325 Measurement & Evaluation in Physical 3 hours
Either semester 1 hour Laboratory exercises in electricity, magnetism, electronics, and optics will enhance PHYS 242. Techniques and safety practices in the laboratory are emphasized. Prerequisite (or concurrent enrollment): PHYS 242 General Physics II. Additional lab fee applies.
Course Descriptions – Undergraduate ― 2026-2027
Either semester 1 hour Laboratory exercises in motion, dynamics, oscillations, and thermodynamics will enhance PHYS 245. The course introduces students to basic techniques and safety practices in the laboratory. Prerequisite (or concurrent enrollment): PHYS 245 College Physics I. Additional lab fee applies.
Either semester 3 hours Second half of a calculus-based sequence introducing classical electricity and magnetism, circuits, electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics and interference. Prerequisites: PHYS 245.
Either semester 1 hour Laboratory exercises in electricity, magnetism, electronics, and optics will enhance PHYS 246. Techniques and safety 172
Either semester 3 hours An introduction to the history and practice of astronomy. Topics include the celestial sphere, properties of light, lifecycle of stars, galaxies, cosmology and the solar system. Prerequisite:
Second semester 4 hours An introduction to topics in modern physics, selected from special relativity, concepts of general relativity, particle/wave duality, quantization, the Standard Model of elementary particles, solid state physics, and cosmology. Prerequisite: PHYS 242 or 246. Additional Lab fee applies. Offered on demand.
Second semester 3 hours An introduction to quantum mechanics, including interpretation, formalism, the wave equation, the hydrogen atom, angular momentum, and perturbations. Prerequisite: PHYS 246 and
Source: Bryan College-Dayton's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
