Physics graduates have success in industry, graduate school, high-school teaching and graduate engineering programs. Students interested in high school teaching must pursue a physical science teaching license. This license combines both chemistry and physics teaching and is the only license available for physics teachers in Ohio.
Most students can expect to add a semester to the program to meet student teaching requirements.
Prospective teachers must begin the teacher-education program early by taking some education courses during the first or sophomore year. Therefore students should indicate their desire to teach to the Science Department as early as possible so they can receive advice about scheduling. The major as indicated above should be viewed as a minimum major and is satisfactory for high school teachers and some industrial positions. Students will not be admitted to most graduate engineering programs unless they also take MAT 225 and MAT 350. More computer science such as CPS 320 is also recommended for prospective engineers.