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Montana State University

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with Certification

Catalog Year: 2021-2022

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Social Studies

Requirement	Course Definition
Social Studies Requirement 01	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 01 is defined as part of the institution's Diversity requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): American Studies, Geography, Native American, American Indian, or First Nations Studies Course(s) recommended by the program include: none
Social Studies Requirement 02	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 02 is defined as part of the institution's Humanities Inquiry requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): History Course(s) recommended by the program include: none
Social Studies Requirement 03	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 03 is defined as part of the institution's Program Requirement requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Political Science Course(s) recommended by the program include: PSCI 210IS
Social Studies Requirement 04	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 04 is defined as part of the institution's Social Science Inquiry requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Sociology Course(s) recommended by the program include: none
Social Studies Requirement 05	NCTQ's Social Studies Requirement 05 is defined as part of the institution's Program Requirement requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Social Studies Methods Course(s) recommended by the program include: EDM 302R

Science

Requirement	Course Definition
Science Requirement 01	NCTQ's Science Requirement 01 is defined as part of the institution's Contemporary Issues in Science requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics Course(s) recommended by the program include: none
Science Requirement 02	NCTQ's Science Requirement 02 is defined as part of the institution's Natural Science Inquiry requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Chemistry, Physics Course(s) recommended by the program include: none
Science Requirement 03	NCTQ's Science Requirement 03 is defined as part of the institution's Program Requirement requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Astronomy, Earth Science Course(s) recommended by the program include: none
Science Requirement 04	NCTQ's Science Requirement 04 is defined as part of the institution's Approved STEM Elective requirement, which is fulfilled by more than one course. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Technology Course(s) recommended by the program include: none
Science Requirement 05	NCTQ's Science Requirement 05 is defined as part of the institution's Program Requirement requirement. This requirement includes courses in the following subject(s): Science Education Course(s) recommended by the program include: EDM 303