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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music (PK12) Teacher Certificate


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THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN MUSIC.

  1. A four-year program culminating in a Bachelor’s Degree with a minor in Education and Certification. STUDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE REQUIREMENTS IN MUSIC COURSES FOR THE MUSIC WITH THE EDUCATION MINOR THAN IN THE BASIC MUSIC MAJOR. SEE THE FOLLOWING SECTION FOR ALL OF THE MUSIC WITH EDUCATION minor REQUIREMENTS.
  2. A five-year program culminating in a Bachelor of Arts with a music major, and a Master of Science in Education, and a pre-K through 12 teaching certificate. The program is available to undergraduate music majors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher. Students take graduate level courses or their undergraduate level equivalent during their undergraduate course of study. The anticipated sequence of course work is as follows:

Students take the following graduate courses during the final semester of their fourth year. These are courses with undergraduate equivalents.


EDU 617 Instructional Plans in Elementary Music (EDU 592/Practicum)
RDG 532 Reading in the Content Area: Part I
SOC 508 Culture and Diversity

Students will take the following courses in the first semester of the fifth year.


PSY 510 Psychology of Exceptionality or
SED 572 Issues in Inclusive Education
EDU 594 Action Research I
SLM 521 Telecommunication and the Internet
RDG 534 Reading in the Content Area: Part II
EDU 618/619 Instructional Plans in Secondary Instrumental or Choral Methods
EDU 593 – PDS Practicum

Students will do their professional semester (student teaching) in the second semester of the fifth year. This includes:


EDU 600 Professional Semester (K-6)
EDU 601 Professional Semester at PDS (middle school or high school)
EDU 595 Action Research II

Completion of all Secondary Education minor requirements and the following required courses:


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