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Music Education - Choral/General Endorsement Option (135 Credits)
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. Vocalists must complete 4 credits of vocal performance studies.
This option provides teacher certification in designated arts: Music (choral 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; senior qualifying exam, piano proficiency, solo half-recital. Approved performing groups: a minimum of 1 credit during each of 7 semesters, to include at least one semester of MUS 428 for vocalists.
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. Vocalists must complete 4 credits of vocal performance studies.
This option provides teacher certification in designated arts: Music (choral 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; senior qualifying exam, piano proficiency, solo half-recital. Approved performing groups: a minimum of 1 credit during each of 7 semesters, to include at least one semester of MUS 428 for vocalists.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Applied MUS (300 level) | 2 |
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
MUS 1811 | 0 or 1 |
MUS 2512 | 3 |
MUS 2522 | 1 |
MUS Ensemble3 | 1 |
PSYCH 105 [SSCI] | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Applied MUS (300 level) | 2 |
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
MUS 164 | 1 |
MUS 1821 | 0 or 1 |
MUS 190 | 1 |
MUS 2534 | 3 |
MUS 2544 | 1 |
MUS Ensemble3 | 1 |
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Applied MUS (300 level) | 2 |
ENGLISH 201 [WRTG] | 3 |
MUS 2811 | 0 or 1 |
MUS 3512 | 3 |
MUS 3522 | 1 |
MUS 4912 | 2 |
MUS Ensemble3 | 1 |
TCH LRN 301 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Applied MUS (300 level) | 2 |
Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
MUS 3534 | 3 |
MUS 3544 | 1 |
MUS 359 [HUM] [M]4,5 | 3 |
MUS 4904 | 3 |
MUS Ensemble3 | 1 |
TCH LRN 317 | 2 |
May Field Experience | |
Certify Major, Certify TCH LRN | |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Applied MUS (300 or 400 level) | 2 |
MUS 360 [M]2 | 3 |
MUS 4822 | 1 |
MUS 4886 | 2 |
MUS Ensemble3 | 1 |
TCH LRN 464 | 3 |
TCH LRN 465 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Applied MUS (300 or 400 level) | 2 |
MUS 3614 | 3 |
MUS 4834 | 1 |
MUS 4897 | 2 |
MUS Ensemble3 | 1 |
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]8 | 4 |
Music Senior Qualifying Exam | |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Applied MUS (400 level) | 2 |
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]8 | 4 |
MUS 428 | 1 |
MUS 455 | 2 |
MUS 4806 | 3 |
TCH LRN 470 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
ED PSYCH 468 | 3 |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
MUS 282 | 1 |
TCH LRN 469 | 2 |
Fifth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
MUS 497 | 4 |
TCH LRN 415 | 12 |
Footnotes
1 | Class piano credits not required in degree. |
2 | Fall only. |
3 | Music Ensemble: 6 credits of MUS 428-444 with a minimum of 4 credits choral (MUS 429, 430, 431). 3 credits taken from ensemble courses designated as ARTS fulfill the [ARTS] UCORE requirement. |
4 | Spring only. |
5 | MUS 359 fulfills the College of Arts and Sciences additional 3-unit requirement. |
6 | Fall, alternate years only. |
7 | Spring, alternate years only. |
8 | Two lab sciences required to fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Requirement. |
- Music
Courses
- Music
Schedules of Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Arts in Music with Elective Studies in Pre-Law
- Music Business
- Music Composition
- Music Education - Choral/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Choral/Instrumental/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Elective Studies in Education Option
- Music Education - Instrumental/General Endorsement Option
- Music Performance - Brass, Percussion, Strings, Winds Option
- Music Performance - Jazz Studies (Percussion, Saxophone, String Bass, Trumpet, Trombone, Guitar, and Keyboard)
- Music Performance - Keyboard Option
- Music Performance - Keyboard with Elective Studies in Pedagogy Option
- Music Performance - Voice Option
Minors
- Jazz Studies
- Music Minor
- Music Technology
Certificates
- Entertainment Entrepreneurship Certificate
- Music Production Certificate