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Credits |
Academic Foundations Requirements
The Academic Foundations requirements for elementary education majors have been designed to prepare pre-service 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 professionals, 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 other 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 (see page 70). Students should select Academic Foundations courses in consultation with their academic advisors. |
37 |
| Categories: |
| I. Writing |
| *ENGL 150 College Composition |
3 |
| *ENGL 226 Research Writing |
3 |
| II. Oral Skills |
*COMT 110 Interpersonal Communication
OR
COMT 101 Fundamentals of Communications
OR
*COMT 130 Introduction to Public Speaking |
3 |
| 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 |
| IV. Natural Science |
| *PSSC 101 Physical World Around Us |
3 |
*PSSC 102 Physical World Around Us Lab
AND |
1 |
| *BIOL 101 Survey of Biology |
3 |
| V. Social Science |
| *POLS 101 Introduction to Government |
3 |
| OR |
*POLS 212 United States Government
AND |
3 |
| *PSYC 101 General Psychology |
3 |
| VI. History |
*HIST 204 United States History to 1877
OR
*HIST 205 United States History Since 1877 |
3 |
| VII. Cultural Diversity (select one of the following) |
| *NAMS 181 Introduction to Native American Studies |
3 |
| *NAMS 211 Social Issues of the Native American |
3 |
| VIII. Fine Arts |
| *MUSC 100 Music Appreciation |
3 |
IX. Integrated Humanities
(Select one from the approved list on page 70) |
3 |
| Professional Education Core - Elementary |
| EDCI 300 Curriculum Theory and Design |
3 |
| EDCI 385 Junior Field Experience |
2 |
| EDCI 485 Student Teaching (Elementary) |
12 |
| EDF 120 Society, Schools and Teachers |
3 |
| EDF 225 Human Development in Education |
3 |
| EDF 250 Educational Psychology |
3 |
| EDF 450 Philosophical, Legal & Ethical Issues in Education |
3 |
| HHP 201 Core Concepts in Health |
3 |
| SPED 260 Introduction to Teaching Exceptional Learners |
3 |
| Total Professional Education Core Credits |
35 |
| Content Cognate |
| ART 101 Fundamentals of Art for Elementary Teachers |
2 |
*GEOG 120 Environment and Culture
OR
*HIST 105 The West and the World since 1648 |
3 |
| MATH 201 Fundamentals of Mathematics I |
3 |
| Total Content Cognate Credits |
8 |
| Required Elementary Courses |
| EDCI 301 Teaching Language Arts and Children’s Literature |
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 Elementary Education Required credits |
26 |
| Required Special Education Courses |
RD 417 Diagnostic Teaching of Reading
(Note: RD 401 is a prerequisite for RD 417) |
3 |
| SPED 310 Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities |
3 |
| SPED 311 Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbance |
3 |
| SPED 312 Teaching Students with Developmental Disabilities |
3 |
| SPED 375 Teaching, Learning and Behavior in the Schools |
3 |
| SPED 400 Legal and Current Issues in Special Education |
3 |
| SPED 405 Assessment of Students with Disabilities |
3 |
| SPED 415 Individualizing Curriculum (Preschool-12th Grade) |
3 |
| SPED 420 Collaboration & Individualization in Education |
3 |
| SPED 484 Special Education Student Teaching |
9 |
| Total Special Education Required credits |
36 |
| Total minimum credits required for double major |
101 |
| Total minimum credits required for degree with double major |
138 |
*May satisfy Academic Foundations requirements.
Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; students should check the course descriptions for required prerequisites. |
