Teachers are in high demand, and science teachers are always needed. If you want to experience the joys of teaching students, then this option could be for you.
A teaching major in physical science with the physics option will prepare you to be certified in high school physics
and chemistry. Your primary area of emphasis will be physics, and chemistry will receive less emphasis. You can graduate after four years of study, but if you invest another semester, you can get a license in middle school physical science as well.
Another path is to become certified to
teach only physics. Limiting your license will result in having two fewer required chemistry classes. Extensive descriptions of the various licensure options are contained in our
Physical Science Teacher Handbook.
Ball State is part of the
Physics Teachers Education Coalition (PhysTEC), an initiative to give future teachers hands-on learning, mentors, and success in real-world classrooms. We are also participants in the
PhysTEC Noyce Scholarship program and the
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program. Both of these programs provide financial support for physics teachers in training.
Learn more about course requirements for the physical science (physics option) teaching major.