To be licensed to teach in a secondary school in Montana, grades five through twelve, students must complete either a broadfield major or a major and a minor. Students interested in a broadfield major or a major and minor should contact not only individuals within the elected department, but also must seek additional counsel from an advisor within the Department of Education. Students pursuing licensure in secondary education must be accepted into the Teacher Education Program.
I. Secondary Education Teaching Options
Carroll College offers the following secondary teaching options:
A. Broadfield Majors (forty or more semester credits)
English Education
History and Political Science
History, Political Science, and Social Studies
Mathematics
Social Studies
B. Secondary Education Majors (thirty or more semester credits)
Biology
Chemistry
English Literature
History
Political Science
Spanish (K-12)
C. Secondary Education Minors (twenty or more semester credits)
Biology
Chemistry
French (K-12)
History
Physics
Psychology*
Reading (K-12)
Spanish (K-12)
Special Education (K-12)
*Students pursuing a psychology endorsement may be required to student teach outside of the Helena area.
Note: In addition to the teaching major and minor or broadfield major the student preparing for secondary education must complete professional course work. See the following pages for required courses.
II. Professional Education Requirements for Secondary Education
Required classes:
| AN 218/SO 218 | Intro to Native American Studies (ND) | 3 |
| ED 103 | Instructional Media & Technology | 3 |
| ED 102 | Foundations of Education (WI) | 3 |
| ED 229/PSY 229 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ED 245 | Diversity Field Experience | 1 |
| ED 305 | Classroom Management | 2 |
| ED 318 | Content Area Reading & Secondary Methods | 3.00 - 4.00 |
| ED 405 | Education Seminar | 1 |
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| ED 408 | Student Teaching in the Minor Area | 5 |
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| ED 410 | Student Teaching | 12 |
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| ED 412 | Measurement and Assessment in Teaching | 3 |
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| PSY 228 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
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| PSY 203 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
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| SPED 300 | Introduction to Exceptional Children | 3 |
Appropriate content-area methods course for both major and minor fields. United States and Contemporary World Cultures course(s)–See below.
The United States and Contemporary World Cultures Course Options
Students pursuing teacher education must complete coursework focused on both United States history and contemporary world cultures. Students may fulfill this requirement through completing one of the following two options: (1) one course from category C or (2) one course each from categories A and B.
A. U.S. History
| HI 121 | History of the United States I (ND) | 3 |
| HI 122 | History of the United States II | 3 |
| HI 224 | History of the American West | 3 |
| HI 231 | Montana and the West | 3 |
| HI 342 | American Diplomatic History | 3 |
| PO 104 | American National Government | 3 |
| PO 216 | American Political Thought | 3 |
B. World Cultures
C. U.S. History and World Cultures
| HI 323 | History of the US Since 1980 | 3 |
| HI 352 | American-East Asian Relations | 3 |
| PO 115 | International Relations(GD) | 3 |
Note: All secondary education students must meet the following requirements: 1) earn a grade of “C-” or better in all Professional Education Requirements, Major Program Requirements, and Other Program Requirements and a “C-” or better in all Professional Education Requirements, Minor Program Requirements, and Other Program Requirements in each 5-12 or K-12 minor area; 2) earn a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average; and 3) earn a minimum 2.65 grade point average in Major Program Requirements, Other Program Requirements, and Professional Education Requirements and a minimum 2.65 grade point average in Minor Program Requirements, Other Program Requirements, and Professional Education Requirements in each 5-12 or K-12 minor area.