B.A. in Music with Teacher Pre-Certification
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| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA in Music with Teacher Certification Degree Plan (126 Hours) | ||
| Core Requirements (39 hours) | ||
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Freshmen Composition I | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
EN 1313 for international students | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
Any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| History | 3 | |
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course | ||
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Natural or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Foreign Language and International Engagement | 6 | |
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams | ||
| Philosophy - Self | 3 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy - Ethics | 3 | |
| Foundations of Ethics | ||
| Theology - God | 3 | |
| Introduction to Theology | ||
| Intermediate Theology | 3 | |
Any TH 33xx course | ||
| Music Major (57 hours) | ||
| Large Ensemble courses (may be repeated for credit) (7 hours) | 7 | |
| MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, MU 1172 | ||
| Concert Music (7 classes, 0 hours) | ||
| MU 1001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 1002 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 2001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 2002 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 3001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 3002 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 4001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| Applied Music (14 hours) | ||
| MU 1211 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 1212 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 2213 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 2214 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 3215 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 3216 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 4217 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| Aural Skills (4 hours) | ||
| MU 1121 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MU 1122 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MU 2123 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MU 2124 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| Music Theory (12 hours) | ||
| MU 1321 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MU 1322 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MU 2323 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MU 2324 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| Piano Proficiency (2 hours) | ||
| MU 1141 | Piano Proficiency I | 1 |
| MU 1142 | Piano Proficiency II | 1 |
| Additional Competencies (18 hours) | ||
| MU 4341 | Conducting | 3 |
| MU 2331 | Music History I | 3 |
| MU 3332 | Music History II | 3 |
| MU 1133 | World Music | 1 |
| MU 4112 | String Methods | 1 |
| MU 4113 | Vocal Methods | 1 |
| MU 4114 | Woodwind Methods | 1 |
| MU 4115 | Brass Methods | 1 |
| MU 4116 Percussion Methods | 1 | |
| MU 4301 | Music Education Methods | 3 |
| Teacher Certification (30 hours) | ||
| ED 2330 | Teaching Diverse Populations | 3 |
| ED 3302 | The American Secondary School | 3 |
| ED 3321 | Instructional Planning, Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| ED 3350 | Reading - Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas | 3 |
| ED 3355 | Educational Technology | 3 |
| ED 3361 | Adolescent Development in the School Setting | 3 |
| ED 3362 | Teaching-Learning and Secondary Methods | 3 |
| ED 4388 | Professional Development Seminar-Secondary | 3 |
| ED 4689 | Student Teaching-Secondary | 6 |
| Total Semester Hours | 126 | |
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with your adviser on a regular basis.
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| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Social Science (1 of 2) | 3 | Mathematics | 3 |
| FYE 1301 | 3 | Literature | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | History | 3 |
| MU 1001 | 0 | MU 1002 | 0 |
| MU 1141 | 1 | MU 1142 | 1 |
| MU 1121 | 1 | MU 1322 | 3 |
| MU 1211 | 2 | MU 1212 | 2 |
| MU 1321 | 3 | MU 1122 | 1 |
| MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, or MU 1172 | 1 | MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, or MU 1172 | 1 |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Foreign Languages | 3 | PL 2301 | 3 |
| ED 3302 | 3 | Foreign Languages | 3 |
| PL 1301 | 3 | ED 2330 | 3 |
| MU 2001 | 0 | MU 2002 | 0 |
| MU 2123 | 1 | MU 2124 | 1 |
| MU 2323 | 3 | MU 2324 | 3 |
| MU 2213 | 2 | MU 2214 | 2 |
| MU 4112 | 1 | MU 4113 | 1 |
| MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, or MU 1172 | 1 | MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, or MU 1172 | 1 |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| ED 3361 | 3 | ED 3355 | 3 |
| TH 1301 | 3 | Intermediate Theology | 3 |
| MU 3001 | 0 | MU 3002 | 0 |
| MU 3215 | 2 | MU 3216 | 2 |
| MU 4341 | 3 | MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, or MU 1172 | 1 |
| MU 2331 | 3 | MU 1133 | 1 |
| MU 4114 | 1 | MU 3332 | 3 |
| MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, or MU 1172 | 1 | MU 4115 | 1 |
| MU 4301 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Advanced Theology | 3 | ED 4689 | 6 |
| Natural or Physical Science | 3 | ED 4388 | 3 |
| MU 4001 | 0 | ||
| MU 4217 | 2 | ||
| MU 1151, MU 1153, MU 1168, or MU 1172 | 1 | ||
| MU 4116 Percussion Methods | 1 | ||
| ED 3362 | 3 | ||
| ED 3350 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 9 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 126 | |||