KSAWorks
KSAWorks
Knowledge • Skills • Abilities
Program checklist · B.S.

Physics Education

Utah Valley University · Orem, UT

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.1101
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
120
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
230737
CourseShelf checklist
CK_230737_483091ba
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

0 items

    General Education Requirements

    general education · 9 items
    1. ENGL 1010
      Introduction to Academic Writing
      or: ENGL 1005 Foundations of Academic Writing
      3
    2. ENGL 2010
      3
    3. MATH 1210
      4
    4. Complete one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. HIST 1700
      American History
      As published: “American History (3)”
      3
    6. HIST 2700& HIST 2710
      US History to 1877and US History since 1877 (6)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. HIST 1740
      US Economic History
      As published: “US Economic History (3)”
      3
    8. POLS 1000
      American Heritage
      As published: “American Heritage (3)”
      3
    9. POLS 1100
      American National Government
      As published: “American National Government (3)”
      3

    Distribution Courses:

    8 items
    1. Personal, Professional, and Civic Growth
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Biology: complete one of the following
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. BIOL 1010
      General Biology
      As published: “General Biology (3)”
      3
    4. BIOL 1610
      College Biology I
      As published: “College Biology I (4)”
      4
    5. Physical Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. Humanities
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. Fine Arts
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. Social/Behavioral Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Discipline Core Requirements 1

    major core · 14 items
    1. PHYS 1100
      4
    2. CHEM 1210
      4
    3. CHEM 1215
      1
    4. GEO 1010
      3
    5. GEO 1015
      1
    6. MATH 1220
      4
    7. MATH 2210
      4
    8. PHYS 2210
      4
    9. PHYS 2215
      1
    10. PHYS 2220
      4
    11. PHYS 2225
      1
    12. PHYS 3010
      1
    13. PHYS 3110
      3
    14. PHYS 3115
      2

    Education Courses:

    11 items
    1. EDSC 1010
      2
    2. EDSC 3000
      3
    3. EDSC 3250G
      2
    4. EDSC 4200
      2
    5. EDSC 4250
      2
    6. EDSC 4440
      3
    7. EDSC 4450G
      3
    8. EDSC 4550G
      3
    9. EDSC 4850
      8
    10. EDSC 4990
      2
    11. EDSP 3400G
      2

    Complete the following set:

    2 items
    1. SCIE 4210
      3
    2. SCIE 4220
      Teaching Methods in Science II
      As published: “Science Teaching Methods II”
      3

    PHYSICS:

    14 items
    1. PHYS 4900R
      Seminar
      As published: “Seminar (must be repeated two times)”
      1
    2. Complete 9 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      9
    3. ASTR 3050
      Astrophysics I
      As published: “Astrophysics I (3)”
      3
    4. ASTR 3060
      Astrophysics II
      As published: “Astrophysics II (3)”
      3
    5. PHYS 2500
      Elementary Fluids and Thermal Physics
      As published: “Elementary Fluids and Thermal Physics (3)”
      3
    6. PHYS 3120
      Modern Physics II
      As published: “Modern Physics II (3)”
      3
    7. PHYS 3125
      Introduction to Experimental Physics II
      As published: “Introduction to Experimental Physics II (2)”
      2
    8. PHYS 3230
      Principles of Electronics for the Physical Sciences
      As published: “Principles of Electronics for the Physical Sciences (3)”
      3
    9. PHYS 3300
      Mathematical and Computational Physics I
      As published: “Mathematical and Computational Physics I (3)”
      3
    10. PHYS 3400
      Classical Mechanics
      As published: “Classical Mechanics (3)”
      3
    11. PHYS 3500
      Thermodynamics
      As published: “Thermodynamics (3)”
      3
    12. PHYS 3800
      Energy Use on Earth
      As published: “Energy Use on Earth (3)”
      3
    13. PHYS 4700
      Acoustics
      As published: “Acoustics (3)”
      3
    14. HIST 4320
      History of Scientific Thought
      As published: “History of Scientific Thought (undefined)”
      3

    Elective Requirements

    electives · 1 item
    1. Complete 4 credits of upper division electives.
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    Source. Utah Valley University, catalog 2026 — https://catalog.uvu.edu/science/physics/physics-education-bs/. Captured page pages/0341.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.