Biology B.A. - Teacher Preparation General Science Broadfield
Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Individuals must complete the teaching track within that degree program, which may contain different course requirements than the non-teaching track since the sequence of courses is designed to meet state standards. Upon completion of the degree program with the teaching track and the secondary licensure program, one will be eligible for a standard Montana teaching license in this content area.
Bachelor of Arts - Biology, Teaching General Science Broadfield Concentration
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Lower-Division Courses in the Content Areas | 53 | |
Biology Content Courses | ||
Chemistry Content Courses | ||
Earth Sciences Content Courses | ||
Physics Content Courses | ||
Upper-Division Content Courses | 5 | |
Required Courses Outside of the Major | 12 | |
Mathematics - Calculus | ||
Mathematics - Statistics | ||
Education Course | ||
Advanced College Writing Requirement | 3-5 | |
Secondary Teaching Liscensure | ||
Total Hours | 73-75 |
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.
Code | Title | Hours |
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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
Note: CHMY 141N/CHMY 142N & CHMY 143N/CHMY 144N should be completed before attempting CHMY 123.
Code | Title | Hours |
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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.
Code | Title | Hours |
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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
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following Physics sequences: | 10 | |
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics: | ||
College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | ||
College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | ||
Calculus-based Physics: | ||
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus | ||
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-
Upper-Division Content Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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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-
Required Courses Outside of the Major
Mathematics - Calculus
Note: Students should choose M 171 if they plan to take additional calculus courses or if they plan a double major or minor in a field that requires more calculus (e.g. astronomy, math, physics, biochemistry, computer science).
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
Applied Calculus | ||
Calculus I | ||
Total Hours | 4 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Mathematics - Statistics
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
Total Hours | 4 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Education
Note: The course number EDU 497 covers many different teaching methods courses. The section of EDU 497 entitled "Methods: 5 - 12 Science" is required for the General Science Broadfield Concentration.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing | 4 |
Total Hours | 4 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
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.
1/3 Advanced Writing Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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BCH 482 | Advanced Biochemistry II | 3 |
BIOB 410 | Immunology | 3 |
BIOB 425 | Advanced Cellular & Molecular Biology | 3 |
BIOB 483 | Phylogenics and Evolution | 3 |
BIOE 403 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 |
BIOE 409 | Behavior & Evolution Discussion | 1 |
BIOE 428 | Freshwater Ecology | 5 |
BIOM 402 | Medical Bacteriology& Mycology | 3 |
BIOO 320 | General Botany | 5 |
BIOO 434 | Plant Physiology Lab | 1 |
BIOO 470 | Ornithology | 4 |
BIOO 475 | Mammalogy | 4 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
2/3 Advanced Writing Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
BCH 486 | Biochemistry Research Lab | 3 |
BCH 499 | Senior Thesis/Capstone | 3-6 |
BIOB 411 | Immunology Laboratory | 2 |
BIOB 499 | Undergraduate Thesis | 3-6 |
BIOE 342 | Field Ecology | 5 |
BIOE 371 | General Ecology Lab (equivalent to 271) | 2 |
BIOM 411 | Experimental Microbial Genetics Lab | 1 |
BIOM 499 | Undergraduate Thesis | 3-6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Complete Advanced Writing Course
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
BIOH 462 | Principles of Medical Physiology | 3 |
BIOM 420 | Host-Microbe Interactions | 3 |
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.