Education: Elementary K-8 Transfer to The University of Montana – Missoula
The following 2 + 2 program of study is established to prepare students for acceptance into the UM Elementary Education program with junior standing. Students who complete the following program of study at FVCC will be prepared to apply for acceptance into the Teacher Education Program at UM. Students may transfer to the UM Missoula campus to complete the Bachelor’s degree or complete it through the UM Distance Learning Cohort based at FVCC. A new cohort of distance learning students begins each fall on the FVCC campus for students who have completed FVCC’s program of study and have been accepted into the University of Montana and the Teacher Education program. See your FVCC advisor for more information.
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- Communications (C) Requirement Credit(s): 3
OR - Fine Arts (F) Requirement Credit(s): 3
- Humanities (H) Requirement Credit(s): 3
- Communications (C) Requirement Credit(s): 3
First Semester Total: 17
- (Equivalent to ARTZ 302 at UM-Missoula)
Second Semester Total: 17
- (Equivalent to MUSE 397 at UM-Missoula)
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- (Equivalent to EDU 360 at UM-Missoula)
First Semester Total: 15**
- (Equivalent to EDU 331 at UM-Missoula)
- (Equivalent to HEE 302 at UM-Missoula)
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Second Semester Total: 16**
1 Students who plan to transfer to UM-Missoula may alternatively take EDU 360 at UM for 1 credit. Students planning to enroll in the FVCC Distance Learning cohort should take HEE 233 at FVCC.
*Indicates prerequisite and/or corequisite needed. Check course description.
** Students must apply to the School of Education during their final semester at FVCC: September 15 when finishing fall semester and February 15 when finishing spring semester.
The information on all transfer programs is subject to change. Students should see their advisor to explore other possibilities not specifically listed in the program.
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EDU 201 Introduction to Education with Field Experience is not required for transfer to UM-Missoula, though may help students determine their career path.
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EDU 222 Educational Psychology and Child Development is required at UM-Missoula. Students may take it at FVCC as time allows.
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EDU 270 Instructional Technology may be taken for UM’s EDU 370 Integrating Technology into Education as time allows.
General Education Courses
Click below to see General Education course options: General Education Requirements
Upper Division Courses to Complete through UM-Missoula
Upon completing the first two years of study and earning an AA degree from FVCC, students will apply for acceptance into UM-Missoula’s College of Education and Human Sciences and complete the following courses to finish the Bachelor of Arts degree:
NOTE: Courses for each level are co-requisites; they must be taken concurrently. All courses in one level must be successfully completed prior to moving into the next level.
| Level 1 Learning and Instruction | |
| EDU 222 Educational Psychology and Child Development | 3 credits |
| EDU 338 Academic Interventions | 3 credits |
| EDU 395 Clinical Experience: Level 1 | 1 credits |
| EDU 397 Methods: PK-4: Early Numeracy | 3 credits |
| EDU 397 Methods: PK-3: Early Literacy | 3 credits |
| Level 2: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | |
| EDU 339 Methods: PK-8 Language Arts | 3 credits |
| EDU 346 Exceptionalities | 3 credits |
| EDU 370 Integrating Technology into Education | 3 credits |
| EDU 395 Clinical Experience: Level 2 | 1 credit |
| EDU 407 Ethics and Policy Issues | 3 credit |
| ENST 472 General Science: Conservation Education | 3 credits |
| Level 3: Pedagogy and Content Knowledge | |
| EDU 340 Classroom Management | 3 credits |
| EDU 451 Clinical Experience: Level 3 | 1 credit |
| EDU 497 Methods: Teaching and Assessing 5-8 Mathematics | 3 credits |
| EDU 497 Methods: Teaching and Assessing K-8 Social Studies | 3 credits |
| EDU 497 Methods: Teaching and Assessing K-8 Science | 3 credits |
| EDU 497 Methods: Teaching and Assessing K-8 Reading | 3 credits |
| Level 4 Student Teaching | |
| EDU 494 Reflective Practice and Applied Research | 1 credit |
| EDU 495 Student Teaching K-8 | 14 credits |
