Physics Education - SUNY College at Buffalo

Physics Education from SUNY College at Buffalo is a Campus Bachelor Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. The physics B.S. degree program in secondary education leads to a New York State Initial Certificate for teaching both physics and general science in grades 7?12. Students seeking admission to the B.S. physics education program should initially enroll in the B.S. physics program. After successfully completing at least two required physics courses at Buffalo State with a GPA in these courses of 2.75 or higher, students apply for admission to the B.S. physics education program during the semester they complete SED 200. A minimum GPA of 2.75 in physics courses is required for admission to SED 405, SED 407, and SED 408. Career Information Physics majors are prepared for technical positions as research and laboratory technicians or teachers . Physics majors in the cooperative physics-engineering ("three-two") program graduate with two bachelor of science degrees: physics and engineering. Students who choose graduate school typically pursue advanced science or engineering studies at schools such as Georgia Institute of Technology, Florida State University, Northwestern University, and the University at Buffalo. Graduates have been hired as computer programmers, teachers, engineers, and lab technicians. Typical hiring firms include technology companies, engineering companies, and government-funded research and development firms. Who''s hiring? Recent graduates have been hired by companies such as HSBC, Xerox, Argonne National Laboratory, Nortel (Northern Telecom), the Hartford Financial Services Group, and Lucent Technologies. View more details on SUNY College at Buffalo . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.