Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Secondary Education Program

Music Education for Teacher Licensure⁷ (Instrumental Music Option)

See the College of Education page for additional requirements.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Mathematics1	3	Science with Lab1	4
  MUS 1000 Recital Attendance	0	MUS 1000 Recital Attendance	0
  MUS 1__28	2	MUS 1__28	2
  MUS 1441 Class Piano, I, II, III, and IV or MUS 1201 Applied Music - Piano2	1	MUS 1441 Class Piano, I, II, III, and IV or MUS 1201 Applied Music - Piano2	1
  MUS 1501 Band	1	MUS 1501 Band or MUS 1631 Symphonic Wind Ensemble	1
  MUS 1713 Theory I	3	MUS 1723 Theory II	3
  MUS 1731 Ear Training I	1	MUS 1741 Ear Training II	1
  MUS 1751  Orientation to Music	1
  MUS 2441 Class Voice	1
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences1	3	SEED 2002 Education as a Profession	2
  COMM 2003 Public Speaking	3	Science with Lab1	4
  MUS 1000 Recital Attendance	0	MUS 1000 Recital Attendance	0
  MUS 1__28	2	MUS 1__28	2
  MUS 1441 Class Piano, I, II, III, and IV or MUS 1201 Applied Music - Piano2	1	MUS 1441 Class Piano, I, II, III, and IV or MUS 1201 Applied Music - Piano2	1
  MUS 1501 Band	1	MUS 1501 Band or MUS 1631 Symphonic Wind Ensemble	1
  MUS 2713 Theory III	3	MUS 2723 Theory IV	3
  MUS 2731 Ear Training III	1	MUS 2741 Ear Training IV	1
  MUS 3401 Brass Instruments	1	MUS 3481 Stringed Instruments	1
  		MUS 1440 Piano Proficiency	0
  		MUS 2000 Sophomore Barrier3	0
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences1	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  MUS 3000 Recital Attendance	0	MUS 3000 Recital Attendance	0
  MUS 3__28	2	MUS 3__28	2
  MUS 3421 Woodwind Instruments, Double Reeds	1	MUS 3281 Secondary Instrumental Methods and Materials I	1
  MUS 3501 Band	1	MUS 3431 Woodwind Instruments, Single Reeds	1
  MUS 3773 History of Music I	3	MUS 3501 Band or MUS 3631 Symphonic Wind Ensemble	1
  MUS 3802 Principles of Conducting	2	MUS 3702 Music Educational Technology	2
  MUS 4461 Percussion Instruments	1	MUS 3762 Instrumental and Choral Arranging	2
  MUS 4712 Form and Analysis	2	MUS 3783 History of Music II	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	6	SEED 4054 Educating Developing, Diverse and Exceptional Learners	4
  MUS 3__28	2	SEED 4556 Classroom Application of Educational Psychology5	6
  MUS 3501 Band	1	MUS 4000 Capstone Recital	0
  MUS 3692 History of Music III	2	MUS 4281 Secondary Instrumental Methods and Materials II	1
  MUS 3853 Music in the Elementary Classroom4	3
  MUS 4971 Marching Band Techniques	1
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	11

•  Senior 9th Semester

  Fall
  SEED 4503 Seminar in Secondary Education	3
  SEED 4809 Teaching in the Elementary and Secondary School6,7	9
  MUS 4701 Teaching Music in the Elementary and Secondary School	1
  Total Hours	13

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements"
²Piano (MUS 1441 Class Piano, I, II, III, and IV or MUS 1201 Applied Music - Piano) to be taken each semester until successful completion of Piano Exit Exam.
³Required for enrollment in upper-level applied study for two-hour credit and for completion for all music degrees
⁴Prerequisite: successful completion of Piano Exit Exam.
⁵Prerequisite: admission to Stage II.
⁶See admission policy and procedure.
⁷For licensure, students must pass the Praxis II music specialty and Principles of Learning and Teaching exam.
⁸See course descriptions for the appropriate applied music course number.