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Music Education - Instrumental/General Endorsement Option(145 Hours)
Students following any teacher preparation option are required to present an acceptable senior half recital in the major performance medium.
Students following any teacher preparation option must have a minimum gpa of 2.5 in all of the following areas: cumulative gpa, Professional Education Core with a C or better in each course, and academic major (and minor if any) with a C or better in each course. Students must also certify as majors in the College of Education.
Students must pass the Piano Proficiency Exam, pass the senior qualifying exam, achieve a cumulative 2.5 gpa and a grade of C or better in all music classes, and a 2.5 gpa and a grade of C or better in all College of Education Professional Core courses. Class piano credits are not required for the degree. Instrumentalists must complete 4 credits in instrumental performance studies (private lessons and/or ensemble).
This option provides teacher certification in designated arts: Music (instrumental and general). Requirements include: C or better in all music and education courses; 2.5 music average; 2.5 education average; 2.5 overall average; 4 credits instrumental performance; senior qualifying exam, piano proficiency, solo half-recital. Approved performing groups: a minimum of 1 hour during each of 7 semesters, to include at least one semester of Mus 435 for instrumentalists.
Students following any teacher preparation option must have a minimum gpa of 2.5 in all of the following areas: cumulative gpa, Professional Education Core with a C or better in each course, and academic major (and minor if any) with a C or better in each course. Students must also certify as majors in the College of Education.
Students must pass the Piano Proficiency Exam, pass the senior qualifying exam, achieve a cumulative 2.5 gpa and a grade of C or better in all music classes, and a 2.5 gpa and a grade of C or better in all College of Education Professional Core courses. Class piano credits are not required for the degree. Instrumentalists must complete 4 credits in instrumental performance studies (private lessons and/or ensemble).
This option provides teacher certification in designated arts: Music (instrumental and general). Requirements include: C or better in all music and education courses; 2.5 music average; 2.5 education average; 2.5 overall average; 4 credits instrumental performance; senior qualifying exam, piano proficiency, solo half-recital. Approved performing groups: a minimum of 1 hour during each of 7 semesters, to include at least one semester of Mus 435 for instrumentalists.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Engl 101 [W] (GER) | 3 |
| GenEd 110 [A] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 1811 | 0 or 1 |
| Mus 2512 | 3 |
| Mus 2522 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble 428-444 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Psych 105 [S] (GER) | 3 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Engl 201 [W] (GER) | 3 |
| GenEd 111 [A] (GER) | 3 |
| Math Proficiency [N] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 1821 | 0 or 1 |
| Mus 2533 | 3 |
| Mus 2543 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble 428-444 | 1 |
| T & L 300 | 1 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Arts & Humanities [H,G] (GER) | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities [H,G] or Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 1821 | 0 or 1 |
| Mus 3512 | 3 |
| Mus 3522 | 1 |
| Mus 4912 | 2 |
| Mus Ensemble 428-444 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| T & L 301 | 2 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Mus 3533 | 3 |
| Mus 3543 | 1 |
| Mus 3593 | 3 |
| Mus 4813 | 1 |
| Mus 4903 | 4 |
| Mus Ensemble | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| T & L 317 | 2 |
| May Field Experience | |
| Certify Major, Certify T & L | |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Intercultural Studies [I,G,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 360 [M]2,4 | 3 |
| Mus 4822 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Science Elective [B,P,Q] (GER) | 4 |
| T & L 464 | 3 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Biological Sciences [B] (GER) | 4 |
| Mus 361 [M]3,4 | 3 |
| Mus Ensemble | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| T & L 465 | 3 |
| T & L 466 | 2 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| 400-level Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Mus 435 | 1 |
| Mus 4555 | 2 |
| Mus 480 | 3 |
| Mus 4935 | 2 |
| T & L 467 | 3 |
| T & L 469 | 2 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| EdPsy 468 | 3 |
| Mus 4876 | 2 |
| Mus 4946 | 2 |
| Physical Sciences [P] (GER) | 4 |
| T & L 470 | 3 |
| Tier III Course [T] (GER) | 3 |
| Ensemble and Mus Private Lessons--optional | |
| Fifth Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Mus 497 | 4 |
| T & L 415 | 12 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Class piano credits not required in degree. |
| 2 | Fall only. |
| 3 | Spring only. |
| 4 | Mus 360 and 361 fulfill the College of Liberal Arts [H,G,S,K,I] requirement. |
| 5 | Fall, alternate year only. |
| 6 | Spring, alternate years only. |
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Degree Programs
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Music - Theatre Option
- Music Performance - Brass, Percussion, Strings, Winds Option
- Music Performance - Keyboard Option
- Music Performance - Voice Option
- Music Education - Choral/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Instrumental/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Without Teaching Certificate Option
- Music Performance - Keyboard with Elective Studies in Pedagogy Option