Education: Elementary Education Transfer to Salish Kootenai College
In Montana, those desiring to become elementary education teachers (K-8) must earn a bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university. Due to a collaboration between FVCC and Salish Kootenai College, students at FVCC can complete the first two years of a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Elementary Education before transferring to Salish Kootenai College to complete the degree.
Through a partnership with Salish Kootenai College, students who complete the 65-credit course of study outlined below within the terms of the agreement will be granted junior status upon transferring to Salish Kootenai College to complete a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Elementary (K-8) Education. Upon acceptance to the SKC Division of Education, students will complete an additional 98 quarter credits from Salish Kootenai College to complete the Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Elementary Education program. Upon completion of the program courses and the meeting of all graduation requirements including the general education requirements, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education will be awarded by Salish Kootenai College. This degree will lead to a recommendation for Elementary (K-8) licensure from the State of Montana provided all state requirements for licensure are also met.
Salish Kootenai College’s Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education is accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, approved by the Montana Board of Public Education, and fully accredited through the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
- (Equivalent to SCID 223 at SCK)
- (Equivalent to MATH 132 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to ENGL 101 at SKC)
- OR
- (Equivalent to ENGL101 at SKC)
- Communications (C) Requirement Credits: 3
(Equivalent to SPCH 100 at SKC) - Fine Arts (F) OR Humanities (H) Requirement Credits: 3
First Semester Total: 17
- (Equivalent to EDUC 360 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to MATH 134 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to NASD 101 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to SCID 253 at SKC)
Second Semester Total: 17
- (Equivalent to EDUC 365 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to GEOG 100 at SKC)
- OR
- (Equivalent to GEOG 100 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to EDUC 207 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to HMNT 101 at SKC)
- OR
- (Equivalent to HMNT 101 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to POLS 100 at SKC)
Third Semester Total: 15
- (Equivalent to ECED 315 at SKC)
- (Equivalency EDUC 350)
- OR
- (Equivalent to MATH 133 at SKC)
- (Equivalent to MUSC 101 at SKC)
Fourth Semester Total: 16
*Indicates pre or corequisite required. Check course description.
Transfer Note
Students should also complete the following courses as time allows
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(Equivalent to ECED 209 at SKC)
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(Equivalent to EDUC 250 at SKC)
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(Equivalent to EDUC 305 at SKC)
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(Equivalent to EDUC 240 at SKC)
Upper Division Course of Study at Salish Kootenai College
| Courses at SKC | Credits |
|---|---|
| Third Year – Fall Quarter | |
| EDUC 178 Exploratory Field Experience | 1 |
| EDUC 203 Foundations of Education | 5 |
| EDUC 250 Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 352 Integrated Literacy 1: Selecting, Using, and Responding to Texts | 4 |
| EDUC 307 – Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment | 4 |
| Total Quarter Credits: | 17 |
| Winter Quarter | |
| EDUC 309 Guiding Social Dev. and Class Mgt | 4 |
| EDUC321 Research Writing in Education | 3 |
| EDUC 330 Teaching Social Studies in Elem. Cl. | 4 |
| EDUC 331 Teaching Social Studies Practicum | 1 |
| EDUC 337 Intro. to Special Education | 5 |
| Total Quarter Credits: | 17 |
| Spring Quarter | |
| EDUC 311 Cultures, Div. and Educ. Ethics | 3 |
| EDUC 312 Diversity Practicum | 1 |
| EDUC 354 Integr. Lit. 2: Meeting Indiv. Needs | 4 |
| EDUC 355- Integrated Literacy 2 Practicum | 1 |
| NASL 101 (Basic Salish 1) or NASL 111 (Basic Kootenai 1) | 3 |
| SCID 273 Integr. Persp. in Sci. for Educ. | 4 |
| Total Quarter Credits: | 16 |
| Fourth Year – Fall Quarter | |
| EDUC 305 Technology in the Elem. Clsrm | 4 |
| EDUC 356 Integr. Lit. 3: Designing Lit. Exp. | 4 |
| EDUC 357 Integr. Literacy 3 Pract. | 1 |
| EDUC 371 Tchng. Math Practicum | 1 |
| EDUC 372 Teaching Math/Early Gr | 3 |
| NASL 102 (Basic Salish 2) or NASL 112 (Basic Kootenai 2) | 3 |
| Total Quarter Credits: | 16 |
| Winter Quarter | |
| ECED 209 Meeting the Needs of Families | 3 |
| EDUC 390 Teaching Science in the Elem. Classrm. | 4 |
| EDUC 391 Teaching Science Practicum | 1 |
| EDUC 397 Teaching Secondary Math-Middle Grades | 3 |
| EDUC 471 Action Research in Education | 3 |
| HPED 125 First Aid & CPR | 1 |
| NASD 225 Amer. Ind. Educ. & Fed. Policy | 3 |
| Total Quarter Credits: | 18 |
| Spring Quarter | |
| EDUC 490 Elem. Student Teaching | 12 |
| EDUC 495 Reflective Practice & Research in Education | 2 |
| Total Quarter Credits: | 14 |
| Total Program Credits at SKC | 98 |
