ITEM FOUR

AN OVERVIEW OF THE TWO (2) DEGREE PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE:

1) Montana State University-Northern would offer two (2) degrees in science, to serve the teaching and non-teaching market.

2) The teaching degree would remain almost exactly as it currently exists on the campus. IE, a bachelor of science in education degree, with a teaching major in general science. That degree program was reviewed by the Office of Public Instruction earlier this year, as part of MSU-Northern's periodic review, and passed with good marks.

3) The non-teaching degree would be a bachelor of science degree in biology.

4) The two degrees would share a 35-credit common core of classes. Those classes would be:

--BIOL 140, Cell Biology (4 credits)

--BIOL 141, Cell Biology Laboratory (1 credit)

--BIOL 221, Botany I (3 credits)

--BIOL 222, Botany I Laboratory (2 credits)

--BIOL 348, Zoology (3 credits)

--BIOL 350, Zoology Laboratory (2 credits)

--CHEM 121, General Inorganic Chemistry I (3 credits)

--CHEM 122, General Inorganic Chemistry II (3 credits)

--CHEM 123, General Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory (2 credits)

--CHEM 124, General Inorganic Chemistry II Laboratory (2 credits)

--PHYS 231, Fundamentals of Physics I (4 credits)

--PHYS 232, Fundamentals of Physics II (4 credits)

--MATH 125, Trigonometry (2 credits)

5) In addition to the common core, the general science teaching degree would require:

--21 additional credits in the science and health areas.

--6 selective credits, primarily from the biology area.

--32 credits in the Professional Education Core.

6) In addition to the common core, the biology non-teaching degree would require:

--19 - 21 credits of coursework in science and mathematics.

--12 selective credits in biology (BIOL), all at the 300 - 400 level.

NOTE: the total number of biology (BIOL) courses required for the degree equals 40 credits. That includes the undergraduate research and current topics courses, which have a natural science prefix.

7) The selective credit list especially would be almost like a common core, using the same set of courses as much as possible to satisfy that component of each degree.

8) The specific coursework suggested for each degree is set out on the following page.

The Bachelor of Science in Education Degree, General Science

1) The Common Core: Please see the overview page, number 4.

2) The Required Coursework:

--BIOL 314, General Ecology (4 credits)

--BIOL 425, Methods of Teaching Secondary Science (2 credits)

--ESCI 204, Physical Geology (4 credits)

--ESCI 302, Meteorology (4 credits)

--ESCI 307, Astronomy (4 credits)

--HPE 235, Principles of Health Ed & Substance Abuse (3 credits)

3) The Selective Coursework (6 credits selected from this list):

--BIOL 322, Botany II (3 credits)

--BIOL 324, Entomology (3 credits)

--BIOL 334, Ornithology (3 credits)

--BIOL 364, Stream Ecology (3 credits)

--BIOL 407, Freshwater Biology (3 credits)

--BIOL 415, Ecological Methods (3 credits)

4) The Professional Education Core:

--EDPY 112, Introduction to Brain Compatible Learning (3 credits)

--EDPY 215, Designing a Learning Environment (3 credits)

--EDUC 380, Classroom Environment and Management (2 credits)

--EDUC 405, Current Issues in Education (3 credits)

--EDUC 445, Teaching Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking (3 credits)

--EDUC 450, Secondary Teaching Practicum & Seminar (12 credits)

--EDUC 455, General Teaching Methods (3 credits)

--CNSL 424, Principles of Counseling and Development (3 credits)

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology

1) The Common Core: Please see the overview page, number 4.

2) The Required Coursework:

--BIOL 468, Molecular Biology and Genetics (4 credits)

--CHEM 330, Biochemistry (3 credits)

--CHEM 341 & CHEM 343, Organic Chemistry II & Laboratory (5 credits)

--MATH 116, Applied Statistics (3 credits)

--NSCI 401, Current Topics (3 credits)

--NSCI 450, Undergraduate Research I (3 credits)

--NSCI 451, Undergraduate Research II (3 credits)

3) The Selective Coursework (12 credits selected from this list):