Fewer than half of in-service physics teachers have degrees in physics. Program graduates have tremendous opportunities for employment. With more than one million students in a state ranked seventh in the nation in population growth, the need for certified teachers in Arizona is self-evident. During the last 15 years, ASU graduates have had their pick of teaching jobs around the valley and in the state. After student teaching in school districts in the greater Phoenix area or with one of the 22 Native American nations in Arizona, students are often hired to teach in the same school where they completed their internship. As the predicted rate of population growth climbs and the number of teachers retiring increases, new teachers continue to be in demand.