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Credits |
Academic Foundations Requirements
The Academic Foundations requirements for elementary education majors have been designed to prepare preservice educators in a liberal arts curriculum that: stimulates scholarship; promotes a critical understanding of human concepts; fosters individual fulfillment; nurtures the development of free, rational, and responsible professions; cultivates an appreciation for the values associated with life in a free, democratic society; develops intellectually competent, imaginative and vigorous educators; and encourages an analysis of values inherent in foreign cultures, the variety of American ethnic cultures with an aim toward developing a clearer understanding of other peoples. The Academic Foundations program for elementary majors is similar to the Academic Foundations program established for all students at Montana State University Billings. A complete description is on page 70. Students should select Academic Foundations courses in consultation with their academic advisors. |
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| Category I. Writing |
| *ENGL 150 College Composition |
3 |
| *ENGL 226 Research Writing |
3 |
| Category II. Oral Skills |
*COMT 110 Interpersonal Communication
OR
COMT 101 Fundamentals of Communication
OR
*COMT 130 Introduction to Public Speaking |
3 |
| Category III. Mathematics |
*MATH 202 Fundamentals of Mathematics II
(MATH 201, a prerequisite to MATH 202, is required in the Content Cognate of the Elementary Education Major) |
3 |
| Category IV. Natural Science |
| *PSSC 101 Physical World Around Us |
3 |
| *PSSC 102 Physical World Around Us Lab |
1 |
and
*BIOL 101 Survey of Biology |
3 |
and/or
*BIOL 115 Survey of Biology Lab |
1 |
| Category V. Social Science |
*POLS 101 Introduction to Government
OR
*POLS 212 United States Government |
3 |
| *PSYC 101 General Psychology |
3 |
| Category VI. History |
*HIST 204 United States History to 1877
OR
*HIST 205 United States History since 1877 |
3 |
| Category VII. Cultural Diversity |
*NAMS 181 Introduction to Native American Studies
OR
*NAMS 211 Social Issues of the Native American |
3 |
| Category VIII. Fine Arts |
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| *MUSC 100 Music Appreciation |
3 |
Category IX. Integrated Humanities
Select from list on page 70. |
3 |
| Professional Core for Elementary Education |
35 |
| EDF 120 Society, Schools and Teachers |
3 |
| EDF 225 Human Development in Education |
3 |
| EDF 250 Educational Psychology |
3 |
| SPED 260 Introduction to Teaching Exceptional Learners |
3 |
| HHP 201 Core Concepts in Health |
3 |
| EDCI 300 Curriculum Theory and Design |
3 |
| EDCI 385 Junior Field Experience |
2 |
| EDCI 485 Student Teaching |
12 |
| EDF 450 Philosophical, Legal and Ethical Issues in Education |
3 |
| Content Cognate |
8 |
| ART 101 Fundamentals of Art for Elementary Teachers |
2 |
*GEOG 120 Environment and Culture
OR
*POLS 221 International Relations |
3 |
| MATH 201 Fundamentals of Mathematics I |
3 |
| Required Elementary Education Courses |
26 |
| EDCI 301 Teaching Language Arts/Children's Literature and Reading in the Elementary School |
4 |
| EDCI 302 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School. |
3 |
| EDCI 303 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School |
3 |
| EDCI 304 Teaching Science in the Elementary School |
3 |
| EDCI 305 Teaching Art in the Elementary School |
3 |
| EDCI 306 Teaching Music in the Elementary School |
3 |
| HHP 314 Health Enhancement Strategies in the Elementary School K-8 |
3 |
| RD 401 Reflective Practices in Teaching Reading |
4 |
| Total minimum credits required for major |
69 |
Teaching Minor or Areas of Concentration
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21 |
Students in Elementary Education must select, in consultation with their education faculty advisor, a teaching minor as identified in this catalog, or one of the areas of study listed below:
American Studies
Bilingual/Multicultural
Broadfield Science
Chemistry
Early Childhood
Global Studies
Humanities
Mathematics/Science
Native American Studies
Philosophy
Physical Education (K-12)
Teaching Endorsement in Art (K-12)
Teaching Endorsement in Health and Creative and Performing Arts
Teaching Endorsement in Reading(K-12)
Teaching Endorsement in Spanish (K-12)
Teaching Endorsement in Special
Education (P-12)
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| Total minimum credits required for degree |
127 |
