The degree is designed to foster integrative, multi-disciplinary thought which will serve the student in lifelong learning and employment. Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education For prospective elementary teachers, this specialization process is a comprehensive program designed for assignments in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Graduates are qualified to instruct in either a self-contained or departmentalized classroom.
Elementary education is a complete program by itself containing all the subjects commonly found in elementary schools, thus, no minor is required. Nevertheless, students may elect a minor, particularly if they plan to teach in the intermediate, middle school, or junior high grades. Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Students prepared for secondary teaching can instruct in grades five through twelve in the subject for which they are endorsed under Montana certification. Completion of a broadfield, major, or minor leads to endorsement. The exceptions to the minor requirement are the broadfield in art, the broadfield in business, the broadfield in general science, and the broadfield in social science.