This major satisfies the endorsement for grades 5–12.
See the School of Education for prerequisites, core requirements, and additional PLOs.

Note: this major does not require the completion of a minor–students are encouraged to complete a secondary endorsement in at least one other subject area.

Secondary Education students must complete the required Secondary Education Core and the following courses.
Required Courses Outside Department
CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II	10
MATH/HONS 161	CALCULUS I	5
MATH 162	CALCULUS II	5
MATH 163	CALCULUS III	5
SCED 390	SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS	5
Required Physics/Secondary Courses
PHYS 151	GENERAL PHYSICS I	4
PHYS 152	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4
PHYS 153	GENERAL PHYSICS III	4
PHYS 221	GENERAL PHYSICS IV	4
PHYS 371	QUANTUM PHYSICS I: INTRODUCTION	4
or PHYS 361	CLASSICAL MECHANICS I
Required Laboratory Courses
PHYS 161	MECHANICS LABORATORY	1
PHYS 162	HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY	1
PHYS 163	ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I	1
PHYS 263	ELECTRONICS LABORATORY II	1
PHYS 321	ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY I	3
or PHYS 421	COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Electives–choose from any 300- 400-level PHYS courses, except PHYS 497.		15
Required Senior Capstones–must be taken concurrently
SCED 490A	SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE SEMINAR	3
SCED 490B	SCIENCE TEACHING CAPSTONE FIELD APPLICATION	2
Total Credits		77

School of Education

Secondary Education Core
EDUC 303 & EDUC 309 & EDUC 341 & EDUC 386A & EDUC 413	FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT and FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT and SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT and FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM and CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES	15
EDUC 386B & EDUC 427	FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM and GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 (These are variable credit courses. The minimum for each is 3 credits.)	6-15
EDUC 426	SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-12	12
Total Credits		33-42

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB

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General Education Requirements (GER)

• Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
  • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
  • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
• Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

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Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List

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Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:

1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

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Students who earn a BAE in Physics/Secondary from EWU should be able to:​​

• demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts of physics (such as mechanics, thermodynamics and electricity and magnetism);
• make and interpret laboratory measurements in physics;
• write effectively using the language of physics.