Academic Year:
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF MUSIC
MAJOR: MUSIC EDUCATION - INSTRUMENTAL
CONCENTRATION: PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENT
The concentration designates the student's principal instrument. A list of instrumental options can be found in the chart on page vi at the front of this catalog, or can be obtained from the Department or the College of Arts and Sciences Advisement Center.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
| ENGL 110 |
Critical Reading and Writing |
3 |
| (minimum grade C-) |
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COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Writing: (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally designated in the semester's Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for second writing requirement.)
| Mathematics: One of the following |
0-4 |
| MATH 113 |
Contemporary Mathematics (designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
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| MATH 114 |
College Mathematics and Statistics (designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
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| MATH 115 |
Pre-Calculus (designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
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| MATH 221 |
Calculus I |
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| MATH 241 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus A |
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Successful performance on the college proficiency exam (0 credits awarded).
COLLEGE BREADTH REQUIREMENTS
Creative Arts and Humanities. Course should satisfy the University Breadth Requirement.
History and Cultural Change. Course should satisfy the University Breadth Requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences. Six credits representing two different areas.
One course may be used to satisfy the University Breadth Requirement.
Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology. Course should satisfy the University Breadth Requirement.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Applied Music
Theory
Ensemble
Literature
Secondary Instruments
Music Methods
| MUED 179 |
Freshman Seminar in Music Education |
1 |
| MUSC 287 |
Music Technology |
3 |
| MUSC 335 |
Basic Conducting |
2 |
| MUED 279 |
Elementary General Music Methods and Materials |
3 |
| MUED 337 |
Instrumental Conducting |
2 |
| MUED 379 |
Music in the Elementary and Junior High (or Middle) School |
3 |
| MUED 479 |
Secondary Music Materials and Approaches |
3 |
Music Electives
| Six music electives excluding ensemble and private study on primary instrument |
6 |
Professional Studies
| EDUC 413 |
Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology |
4 |
| EDUC 414 |
Teaching Exceptional Adolescents |
3 |
| EDUC 419 |
Diversity in Secondary Education |
3 |
| EDUC 400 |
Student Teaching |
12 |
Grade of C- or better required in all major and Professional Studies courses.
To be eligible to student teach, Music Education students must have a GPA of 2.75 in their music major and an overall GPA of 2.5. Students must also pass the Praxis II exam in order to enroll in student teaching (EDUC 400). Students should consult the teacher education program coordinator to obtain the student teaching application and other information concerning student teaching policies.
| CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF |
133 |
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