希望获得P-12教师认证的学生必须申请并被接纳为教师教育计划。请访问教师教育计划网站，以获取所需的专业课程顺序以及其他重要的计划要求，指南和程序。强烈建议学生阅读《教师教育计划手册》。物理专业的学生可以从“物理科学或物理”中选择两个教师认证选项，并应咨询顾问以确定他们希望完成的认证计划。物理专业，加上一些其他化学课程，可以获得物理老师的认证。学士学位课程的课程要求至少120学分，而总GPA最低为3.0，但是根据专业领域的不同，可能需要超过120学分。GPA的主要要求因学习领域而异。
Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Physics and Astronomy offers a variety of degree programs. All involve a set of core courses designed to develop basic knowledge of physics and critical thinking and analysis skills. Along with our physics major, astronomy concentration, and pre-medical concentration, we offer several options to train as a physics or science teacher (K-12). We also offer several dual BS Physics/Masters five-year programs. These combine a BS in Physics with either an MS in Applied Mathematics, an MBA (Masters in Business Administration), an MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching) in Physics or Physical Science (with teacher certification), or a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (from Stevens Institute of Technology). Note that most of our undergraduate degree programs will automatically fulfill the requirements for a minor in Mathematics. Love physics but not ready to switch majors Consider a minor in Physics.