Academic Year:
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF MUSIC
MAJOR: MUSIC EDUCATION - GENERAL/CHORAL
CONCENTRATION: PIANO
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) |
|
| MATH 114 |
College Mathematics and Statistics (designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
|
| MATH 115 |
Pre-Calculus (designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics) |
|
| MATH 221 |
Calculus I |
|
| MATH 241 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus A |
|
Successful performance on the college proficiency exam (0 credits awarded).
COLLEGE BREADTH REQUIREMENTS
Creative Arts and Humanities. Nine credits representing at least two areas. (This requirement is partially satisfied by MUSC 195 and MUSC 196.)
History and Cultural Change. (MUSC 311, MUSC 312, and MUSC 313 satisfy this requirement.)
Social and Behavioral Sciences Nine credits representing at least two areas. Nine credits representing at least two areas. (MUSC 309 is recommended for partial fulfillment of this requirement.)
Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology. One science course with an associated laboratory.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Applied Music
Theory
or
| Ensemble: One of the following (any 7 semesters) |
7 |
| MUSC 108 |
University Singers |
|
or
or
Literature
Secondary Instruments
or
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 336 |
Choral Conducting |
2 |
| MUED 378 |
Secondary Music Methods and Materials |
3 |
| MUED 478 |
Secondary Music Materials and Approaches: Choral |
3 |
Music Electives
| Three credits of music electives excluding ensemble and private study on primary instrument. (MUSC 407 recommended) |
3 |
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 |
134 |
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