Biology Teaching Licensure Option Bachelor of Science Degree *Program placed on moratorium*
All students desiring licensure to teach are required to file an Application for Admission to the Educator Preparation Program.
Required Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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General Education Requirements 1 | 31 | |
Students should consult with an academic advisor before registering for General Education courses in order to minimize the number of courses needed to satisfy the requirements of the major. | ||
Professional Core (see below) | 34 | |
Biology Requirements | ||
BIOB 160 | Principles of Living Systems * | 3 |
BIOB 161 | Principles Living Systems Lab * | 1 |
BIOB 170 | Principles of Bio Diversity | 3 |
BIOB 171 | Principles Bio Diversity Lab | 1 |
BIOB 260 | Cellular & Molecular Biology | 3 |
BIOB 261 | Cellular & Molecular Biol Lab | 1 |
BIOB 375 | General Genetics | 3 |
BIOB 376 | General Genetics Lab | 1 |
BIOB 498 | Internship/Cooperative Educ | 2 |
BIOB 499 | Senior Thesis/Capstone | 1 |
BIOE 370 | General Ecology | 3 |
BIOE 371 | General Ecology Lab | 1 |
Biology electives selected in consultation with an advisor. | 22 | |
Subtotal | 45 | |
Chemistry Requirements 2 | ||
CHMY 141 | College Chemistry I * | 3 |
CHMY 142 | College Chemistry I Lab * | 1 |
CHMY 143 | College Chemistry II | 3 |
CHMY 144 | College Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
CHMY 211 | Elements of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
CHMY 212 | Elements of Organic Chem Lab | 1 |
CHMY 311 | Analytical Chem-Quant Analysis | 3 |
CHMY 312 | Analyticl Chm Lab-Quant Anlsys | 1 |
BCH 380 | Biochemistry | 3 |
BCH 381 | Biochemistry Lab | 1 |
Subtotal | 20 | |
Mathematics and Statistics Requirements | ||
M 171 | Calculus I * | 4 |
STAT 141 | Intro to Statistical Concepts * | 3-4 |
or STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | |
Subtotal | 7-8 | |
Physics Requirements | ||
Select one of the following with lab: | 4 | |
College Physics I and College Physics I Lab * | ||
Physics I and Physics I Lab | ||
Subtotal | 4 | |
Total Minimum Credits | 128 |
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Secondary & K-12 majors: The following General Education courses also satisfy requirements in the major: BIOB 160, BIOB 161, CHMY 141, EDU 105, and either M 171 or STAT 216.
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NOTE: Students wishing to obtain a minor in Chemistry will need to take CHMY 321, CHMY 322, CHMY 323, CHMY 324 instead of CHMY 211, CHMY 212.
Professional Core Requirements
The Professional Core at Montana State University Billings combines the intellectual foundations of education and the professional knowledge and skills required of all teachers into a coherent sequence of courses. The core provides the basis for understanding the philosophical, historical, cultural, and sociopolitical means by which society attempts cultural transmission and it provides the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills that are essential for effective instruction. It includes the range of human development and learning as they affect instructional planning, evaluation, curriculum design and implementation, performance skills, management of classrooms, direction of students, professional responsibilities, and ethical issues affecting teacher effectiveness.
At different points in its sequence of courses, the Professional Core engages students in supervised practice applying their developing knowledge and skills. By having faculty who hold diverse disciplinary perspectives teach throughout its sequence, the Professional Core encourages students to develop a professionally responsible understanding of the diversity that defines learners and teachers. The student teaching experience completes the sequence and includes both a final look at classroom skills and a capstone seminar.
The Professional Core presents a balanced approach to epistemology from philosophical, psychological, and sociological perspectives. The core is predicated on the evidential nature of knowledge required for the professional practice of education. While the professional practice of education is also informed by belief and intuition, it is ultimately defensible only to the extent that it has evidential support. The Professional Core engages students in both the processes and products of human knowing as such knowing is central to all aspects of education. The Professional Core involves the
- creation,
- facilitation of change,
- transmission, and
- application of human knowledge across the diversity of ways in which individuals understand human knowledge.
Secondary and K-12
Code | Title | Credits |
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EDSP 204 | Intro to Tchng Exceptnl Lrnrs | 3 |
EDU 105 | Education and Democracy * | 3 |
EDU 220 | Human Growth & Development | 3 |
EDU 221 | Educ Psyc & Measurement | 3 |
EDU 333 | Rd & Wrtng Across Curriculum | 3 |
EDU 343 | Strat for Mnging Div Learners | 2 |
EDU 354 | Secondary Junior Field | 2 |
EDU 381 | Curriculum Theory & Design | 3 |
EDU 406 | Phil, Legal & Ethical Issues | 3 |
EDU 495A | Student Teaching: K-12 | 9 |
or EDU 495C | Student Teaching: 5-12 | |
HTH 412 | Drugs and Alcohol | 1 |
Content Area Methods Course | 2-3 | |
Total Minimum Credits | 37-38 |
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May satisfy General Education requirements.
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May satisfy General Education requirements.
Suggested Plan of Study
Code | Title | Credits |
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First Year | ||
Fall | ||
BIOB 160 & BIOB 161 | Principles of Living Systems and Principles Living Systems Lab | 4 |
CHMY 141 & CHMY 142 | College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
Professional Core | 3 | |
General Education | v | |
Total | Varies | |
Spring | ||
BIOB 170 & BIOB 171 | Principles of Bio Diversity and Principles Bio Diversity Lab | 4 |
CHMY 143 & CHMY 144 | College Chemistry II and College Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
Professional Core | 3 | |
General Education | v | |
Total | Varies | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
BIOB 260 & BIOB 261 | Cellular & Molecular Biology and Cellular & Molecular Biol Lab | 4 |
General Education | v | |
Professional Core | v | |
Total | Varies | |
Spring | ||
BIOB 375 & BIOB 376 | General Genetics and General Genetics Lab | 4 |
CHMY 211 & CHMY 212 | Elements of Organic Chemistry and Elements of Organic Chem Lab | 4 |
General Education | v | |
Professional Core | v | |
Total | Varies | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
BIOE 370 & BIOE 371 | General Ecology and General Ecology Lab | 4 |
BCH 380 & BCH 381 | Biochemistry and Biochemistry Lab | 4 |
CHMY 311 & CHMY 312 | Analytical Chem-Quant Analysis and Analyticl Chm Lab-Quant Anlsys | 4 |
Biology Electives | 4 | |
Total | 16 | |
Spring | ||
Biology Electives | 4 | |
Professional Core | v | |
General Education | v | |
Total | Varies | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
BIOB 499 | Senior Thesis/Capstone | 1 |
BIOB 498 | Internship/Cooperative Educ | 1 |
Biology Electives | 4 | |
General Education | v | |
Professional Core | v | |
Total | Varies | |
Spring | ||
BIOB 498 | Internship/Cooperative Educ | 1 |
Biology Electives | 4 | |
Professional Core | v | |
Total | Varies |