Degree Specific Credits: 73-75

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.75

Note: This concentration provides students with coursework in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences and Mathematics needed to be certified by the State of Montana in broad-field science. This allows students to teach secondary sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science (in middle and high schools). This concentration is appropriate for students interested in teaching science in smaller, more rural schools. In order to be licensed to teach secondary science, students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program through the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences.

Lower-Division Courses in the Content Areas - Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Physics

Note: A minimum of 10 credits is required in each of the four following content areas.

Biology Content Courses

Note: An AP Biology score of 3 will substitute for either BIOB 160N/BIOB 161N or BIOB 170N/BIOB 171N.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
BIOB 160N	Principles of Living Systems	3
BIOB 161N	Principles of Living Systems Lab	1
BIOB 170N	Principles of Biological Diversity	3
BIOB 171N	Principles of Biological Diversity Lab	2
BIOB 260	Cellular and Molecular Biology	4
BIOB 272	Genetics and Evolution	4
Total Hours		17

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Chemistry Content Courses

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Note: CHMY 141N/CHMY 142N & CHMY 143N/CHMY 144N should be completed before attempting CHMY 123.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
CHMY 123	Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry	4
CHMY 141N & CHMY 142N	College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab	5
CHMY 143N & CHMY 144N	College Chemistry II and College Chemistry II Lab	5
CHMY 485	Laboratory Safety	1
Total Hours		15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Earth Sciences Content Courses

Note: ASTR 132N/ASTR 135N are NOT acceptable substitutes for ASTR 131N/ASTR 134N.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ASTR 131N	Planetary Astronomy	3
ASTR 134N	Planetary Astronomy Lab	1
ERTH 101N	Earth Systems Science	3
ERTH 103N	Earth Systems Science Lab	1
Geoscience Elective - Complete 1 course in Geoscience (GEO)		3
Total Hours		11

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Physics Content Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following Physics sequences:		10
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:
PHSX 205N & PHSX 206N	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory
PHSX 207N & PHSX 208N	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory
Calculus-based Physics:
PHSX 215N & PHSX 216N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus
PHSX 217N & PHSX 218N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II and Physics Laboratory II with Calculus (require M 171 and M 172)
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

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Upper-Division Content Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
BIOE 370	General Ecology	3
BIOE 371	General Ecology Lab (equivalent to 271)	2
Total Hours		5

Minimum Required Grade: C- 

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Required Courses Outside of the Major

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Advanced College Writing Requirement

Rule: To meet the Advanced College Writing Requirement, Biology students must complete 2 or 3 partial writing courses (either three 1/3 writing courses or one 1/3 writing course and one 2/3 writing course) or one complete writing course. The General Science Broadfield requires one 2/3 writing course (BIOE 371). The advanced college writing requirement is completed with one additional course, chosen from any of the following. The recommended course is BIOO 434 (taken with BIOO 433), which is required for the Teaching Biology endorsement.

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach Biology, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.