The Science with Teacher Licensure (B.S.) option will prepare you for a teaching career in high schools. You will take courses in general physics, electronics, and optics. You will get a broader background in all of the sciences so that you will be qualified to teach any high school science class. Demand for physics teachers remains high in schools. For the past several years there has been a shortage of qualified physics teachers at that level. EIU has an excellent record of employment for graduates of this program.
Department: Physics
Program Web Page: https://www.eiu.edu/physics/teachers_cert.php
Contact: Dr. Steven Daniels (chair); Dr. Katie Lewandowski (coordinator)
Required state content test: ILTS 243 (Science: Physics)
Updated March 7, 2026