The Teacher Licensure Program of Study is designed for persons who have baccalaureate degrees from accredited institutions in fields other than education who wish to become secondary, K-12, and elementary teachers.

Students wishing to pursue and complete this program must first be admitted to candidacy in the Teacher Education Program. This should be completed at the time of initial registration for classes (forms for admission to Teacher Education are now located online, and questions may be referred to the Department of Educational Theory & Practice). After the completion of not more than 12 credit hours, candidates for the M.Ed. degree should have completed all admissions requirements for Master’s degree candidacy as outlined in the MSUB Graduate Catalog.

Most of the courses in this program are offered in the evening and many are offered online allowing for flexible completion of the program. There is also an online cohort program for the elementary licensure that starts every odd fall.

Admission Criteria/Application Procedures

• Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0
• Graduate GPA of at least 3.0

School districts that have hired our graduates:

• Billings School District No. 2
• Billings Catholic Schools
• Great Falls School District
• Helena School District No. 1
• Laurel Public Schools
• Hardin School District
• Park City Schools
• Huntley Project School District
• Lockwood School District
• Carbon County School District – Fromberg
• Clark Co. School District – Las Vegas, Nev.
• Natrona County School District – Casper, Wyo.
• Campbell County School District – Gillette, Wyo.
• Miles City School District

Online? No Evening Classes? Yes Program Length If you take a full load of 9 credits per semester, you could finish this program in about 5 semesters.

Program Structure

Master of Education Curriculum & Instruction Teacher Licensure

Courses	Credits
Advanced Professional Core	9
EDCI 610 Curriculum Theory: Analysis and Practice	3
EDCI 697 Critical Issues in Education	3
EDF 501 Research Design and Interpretation	3
Licensure Professional Core	21
EDCI 500 Curriculum Development	2
EDCI 519 Graduate Practicum	2
EDCI 570 Computers in Education	2
EDCI 584 Student Teaching (K-12) OR EDCI 585 Student Teaching (Elementary) OR EDCI 586 Student Teaching (Secondary)	6
EDF 515 Social, Philosophical, and Legal Issues in Education	3
EDF 530 Advanced Human Development and Learning	3
SPED 540 Education of Exceptional Learners	3
Elementary Specialization	17
EDCI 511 Instructional Strategies in Language Arts and Children’s Literature	2
EDCI 512 Instructional Strategies in Social Studies	2
EDCI 513 Instructional Strategies in Mathematics	2
EDCI 514 Instructional Strategies in Science	2
EDCI 515 Instructional Strategies in the Visual Arts	2
EDCI 516 Instructional Strategies in the Performing Arts	2
HHP 412 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness	1
HHP 518 Health Enhancement Methods and Materials K-8	2
RD 510 Instructional Practices in Literacy Education	2
Secondary and K-12 Specialization	7-10
Content Area Methods (dependent upon discipline)	3-6
HHP 412 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness	1
RD 520 Content Area Reading and Writing	3
Total minimum credits required for elementary program	47
Total minimum credits required for secondary program	37-40

Secondary Teacher Licensure Program

This program is designed for persons who have baccalaureate degrees who wish to become secondary and K-12 education teachers.

Credits	Credits
Licensure Professional Core	21
EDCI 500 Curriculum Development	2
EDCI 519 Graduate Practicum	2
EDCI 570 Computers in Education	2
EDCI 584 Student Teaching (K-12) OR EDCI 586 Student Teaching (Secondary)	6
EDF 515 Social, Philosophical, and Legal Issues in Education	3
EDF 530 Advanced Human Development and Learning	3
SPED 540 Education of Exceptional Learners	3
Secondary and K-12 Specialization	7-10
Content Area Methods (dependent upon discipline)	3-6
HHP 412 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness	1
RD 520 Content Area Reading and Writing	3
Total minimum credits required for secondary program	28-31

Elementary Teacher Licensure Program

This program is designed for persons who have baccalaureate degrees from accredited institutions who wish to become elementary education teachers.

Courses	Credits
Licensure Professional Core	21
EDCI 500 Curriculum Development	2
EDCI 519 Graduate Practicum	2
EDCI 570 Computers in Education	2
EDCI 585 Student Teaching (Elementary)	6
EDF 515 Social, Philosophical, and Legal Issues in Education	3
EDF 530 Advanced Human Development and Learning	3
SPED 540 Education of Exceptional Learners	3
Elementary Specialization	17
EDCI 511 Instructional Strategies in Language Arts and Children’s Literature	2
EDCI 512 Instructional Strategies in Social Studies	2
EDCI 513 Instructional Strategies in Mathematics	2
EDCI 514 Instructional Strategies in Science	2
EDCI 515 Instructional Strategies in the Visual Arts	2
EDCI 516 Instructional Strategies in the Performing Arts	2
HHP 412 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness	1
HHP 518 Health Enhancement Methods and Materials K-8	2
RD 510 Instructional Practices in Literacy Education	2
Total minimum credits required for elementary program	38

See also: Graduate Faculty for the College of Education

Contact Us

Please contact the office of Graduate Studies for information about this program, admission requirements, application forms, graduate assistantships and other scholarship information. Contact us as well for information about any of our graduate degree programs.

Our office is located in McMullen Hall, First Floor.
The office is open from 8:00 to 5:00 (Mountain time) Monday through Friday. Office: 406-657-2238 Fax: 406-657-2302