Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 3, BS

Credit Requirements

P-3 Early Childhood Education Total Credits: 126

Additional BS: P-3 Early Childhood Education Degree and Course Information

Students who complete P-3 BS Degree Requirements may obtain a K-8 endorsement through completion of the following courses and the PRAXIS Exam. These courses are offered on the Montana Western campus.

• EDU 385 - Mathematics for K -8 Schools With Pedagogy I 4 Credit(s)
• EDU 386 - Mathematics for K -8 Schools With Pedagogy II 4 Credit(s)
• EDU 397L - Methods: K -8 Language Arts & Social Studies for All Learners 4 Credit(s)
• EDU 397S - Methods: K -8 Science & Mathematics Inquiry for All Learners 4 Credit(s)

Note:

Students completing the Bachelor in Elementary Education who seek endorsement in Early Childhood Education: P-3 must complete the minor in Early Childhood Education.

Teachers applying to the University of Montana Western who already hold a Montana License in Elementary Education and who plan to add an Early Childhood Education: P-3 endorsement must complete the minor in Early Childhood Education and EDEC 430 .

EDU 201 , EDU 222 , EDU 233 , and EDU 234  are prerequisites to all required professional education classes required for the ECE: P-3 Bachelor.

Distance candidates completing the ECE: P-3 Bachelor degree are not required to attend senior seminar. Pertinent information will be distributed using online technologies. Required meetings will be conducted by phone or Business Skype. Presentations of the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) completed during student teaching will be video taped or presented via Business Skype so students do not need to travel to campus.