Advising Sheet for those seeking
Physics Teaching Certification, especially in New Hampshire 
- Physics courses: you can get either a B.A. or B.S. in physics, plus take Astronomy (Physics 406). The B.S. requires more physics courses than the B.A., but the choice is yours.
- About every other year the Physics Department offers Phys 902 Issues in Teaching and Learning Physics that will introduce you to topics in physics education research. This is not required, but is very useful.
- History and Philosophy of Science: as a teacher, it is very useful to be able to include some discussion of the history and philosophy of science. Useful courses along this line are Hist 512, 522, 523 and Phil 424 and 630, as well as INCO 796. It is strongly suggested that you take 1-2 of these courses; they will also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- Introduction to teaching: Ed 500 allows you to spend some time in schools to find out if teaching is for you. You will spend about five hours a week in the classroom. You should plan to take this your sophomore year. You need to apply to the Education department about mid-semester the semester before in order to get a place in the class. See www.unh.edu/education for more details on deadlines. Live, Learn and Teach is a summer program that takes the place of Ed 500. See the Education Department website for details.
- Other Education courses that you need for certification are:
- Ed 700/800 Educational Structure and Change
- Ed 701/801 Human Development and Learning
- Ed 705/805 Alternative Perspectives on the Nature of Education
- Ed 707/807 Teaching Reading through content areas (2 credits)
- Ed 751/851B Education Exceptional Learners
- Ed 791/891 Methods of Teaching Secondary School Science
- Ed 900 (fall) Internship
- Ed 901 (spring) Internship
- Professors Judy Kull and Eleanor Abrams in the Education Department specialize in Science Education; you should contact one of them as soon as possible once you have decided to become a K-12 teacher; they can provide advice on education program.
- There are two ways to get in the education program. You can take the 5 year program, which gives you a BS or BA, plus Ed 500, and the Ed 701, 705 and 791. Then as a master’s student you would take the internship and the remaining courses. Or you can enter the program once you have a bachelor’s degree.
- There are often tutoring opportunities within the physics department that you might find useful experience. Inquire with the Physics Chair.