教育部为希望在幼儿园至八年级（K-8）从事教学职业的学生提供教师教育计划。基础教育专业旨在提供广泛的教育基础，重点是语言艺术，社会研究，艺术和健康促进课程中科学，技术，工程和数学如何相互联系。该计划的内容对于成功的K-8职前教师培训至关重要。未来的小学教师将按照头两年的学习计划进行学习，这对于所有学生而言都是相同的。但是，有足够的灵活性来专门化可用的各种教学选项。
The Science Education (K-8) option at Montana State is specifically designed for students who wish to become licensed to teach science to elementary and middle school students in kindergarten through grade 8. Students in the Science Education program combine a broad educational focus on how the subjects science, technology, engineering and math interconnect with language arts, social studies, arts and health enhancement, all while adding additional science coursework to further hone their educational interests.<br><br>Often, in addition to their Science Education degree, Education students at Montana State will also invest in a variety of teaching minors such as Biology (5-12), Chemistry (5-12), Earth Science (5-12) or Physics (5-12).