Master of Arts in Education - Physics Teacher (Grades 7 to 12) [Option B - for pre-service teachers]

The M.A., physics teacher program prepares students for a career in teaching at the high school level. It includes courses in education, as well as physics, which are designed to help graduate students become more effective high school physics teachers. The courses required by the Department of Secondary Education vary depending on the entry qualifications of students.

Applicants must also offer (a) or (b):
(a) New York State Initial Certification in physics for grades 7-12, or courses in education or equivalent course work and teaching experience that meet the New York State standards for the pedagogical core. These courses include study of the following: history of education and philosophy of education or principles of education or educational sociology, educational psychology or developmental psychology or psychology of adolescence or adolescent development, classroom management, teaching students with special needs and English language learners, 6 credits in literacy and language acquisition, curriculum development and methods of assessing student learning, uses of technology in the classroom, methods of teaching physics in grades 7-12, 100 hours of fieldwork, 40 full days or 300 hours of student teaching of physics in grades 7-12, or one year of full-time teaching of physics in grades 7-12, passage of edTPA.
(b) an undergraduate degree with a major in physics or appropriate course work in physics.
Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00.
IELTS- 6.5 and TOEFL iBT - 79