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.

• Secondary Education Licensure Program
• Licensure Degree Requirements

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page. 

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

Bachelor of Arts - Physics; Broadfield Teaching Science Concentration

• Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. See the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education for more information.
• A major GPA of 2.75 is required to be eligible for student teaching.

Course Requirements

Four Year Plan

Plan of Study Grid

Freshman
Autumn		Hours
PHSX 215N & PHSX 216N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus	5
M 171	Calculus I	4
PHSX 101	The Physics Experience	1
ASTR 131N & ASTR 134N	Planetary Astronomy and Planetary Astronomy Lab	4
HUSC 194	Seminar/Workshop	1
	Hours	15
Spring
PHSX 217N & PHSX 218N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II and Physics Laboratory II with Calculus	5
M 172	Calculus II	4
WRIT 101	College Writing I	4
General Education Requirement		3
	Hours	16
Sophomore
Autumn
PHSX 311	Oscillations and Waves	2
PHSX 343	Modern Physics	3
M 273	Multivariable Calculus	4
ASTR 351	Planetary and Exoplanet Science	3
BIOB 160 & BIOB 161N	Principles of Living Systems and Principles of Living Systems Lab	4
	Hours	16
Spring
PHSX 301	Intro to Theoretical Physics	3
PHSX 330	Communicating Physics	3
M 311		4
STAT 342	Probability and Simulation	3
General Education Requirement		3
	Hours	16
Junior
Autumn
CHMY 141N & CHMY 142N	College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab	5
BIOB 260	Cellular and Molecular Biology	4
General Education Requirement		4
Elective		3
	Hours	16
Spring
CHMY 143N & CHMY 144N	College Chemistry II and College Chemistry II Lab	5
BIOB 272
General Education Requirement		3
Elective		3
	Hours	11
Senior
Autumn
GEO 101N & GEO 102N	Introduction to Physical Geology and Introduction to Physical Geology Lab	4
CHMY 485	Laboratory Safety	1
HEE 233
EDU 222	Educational Psychology and Child Development	3
EDU 345		3
EDU 395	Clinical Experience (K-12 I)	1
	Hours	12
Spring
EDU 370	Integrating Technology into Education	3
EDU 395	Clinical Experience (K-12 II)	1
EDU 407E	Ethics & Policy Issues	3
EDU 481	Content Area Literacy	3
EDU 497	Teaching and Assessing	4
	Hours	14
	Total Hours	116

Last updated Autumn 2024