Certificate
in Physics Education
Program Objectives
In keeping with the
mission of The University of Texas at Arlington to provide lifelong learning
opportunities, the Physics Department has created a Graduate Certificate in
Physics Education. The purpose of this
certificate is to provide teaching professionals with graduate instruction in
Physics as a means of maintaining and promoting their professional
development. The certificate provides a
post-baccalaureate educational opportunity to teachers that is narrower in
scope, and shorter in duration, than its associated graduate degree
program.
Academic Requirements
The terms of admission
allow participants to take specific courses approved for the certificate
program. Under these rules, students
are admitted as non-degree or special students. They are not allowed to take courses outside
of their program.
Any student that later
seeks a graduate degree in the MA program may apply 9 to 12 hours of course
work toward that program if done within 6 years of completion of the
certificate by petitioning the Graduate School through her/his prospective
academic department
Students must maintain an
overall GPA of 3.0 for all courses completed in order to receive the
Certificate.
Requirements for the Certificate
The Certificate in Physics
requires students to take and successfully complete, Contemporary Science 5301
plus at least 9 advanced hours in Physics with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
The advanced courses
available to participants in the certificate program include:
SCIE 5301 – Contemporary Science*
PHYSICS 5329 - Laboratory
Techniques in Physics
PHYSICS 5301 - Mechanics,
Heat, & Wave Motion
PHYSICS 5303 - Modern
Physics
*Required
For applications or more information,
contact:
Dr. Greg Hale, Assistant Dean of Science
Office: (817) 272-3807
Fax: (817) 272-3511
E-mail: GRHALE@UTA.EDU
UTA College of Science,
Box 19047, Arlington, TX 76019
Physical address: Life
Science Building, Room 206
Visit our website at http://www.uta.edu/cos/