All students desiring licensure to teach are required to file an Application for Admission to the Educator Preparation Program.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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
PHSX 205 & PHSX 206	College Physics I and College Physics I Lab *
PHSX 220 & PHSX 221	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

1. creation,
2. facilitation of change,
3. transmission, and
4. application of human knowledge across the diversity of ways in which individuals understand human knowledge.

Secondary and K-12

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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

*

May satisfy General Education requirements.

*

May satisfy General Education requirements.

Suggested Plan of Study

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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