Music/Education Minor

Note that course requirements for the Education Minor are subject to change in order to meet Maryland State Department of Education certification regulations and accreditation requirements.

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:

Elementary Certification

Students interested in teaching at the elementary level (grades 1-6) in Maryland public schools may major in any academic program at McDaniel College and complete a core set of elementary education requirements .

PreK-12 Certification

Students may earn Maryland certification in Music (PreK-12) by completing McDaniel College degree requirements and the following:

Music Major Required Courses

Ensemble Participation

Ensemble participation is required every semester.

Choose two from the following:

Private Lessons

Students must complete 8 semesters of private lessons (MUS 1001-1024; 2001-2024; 3001-3024; 4001- 4024) and achieve Level 5 in Applied Music and private lessons at the end of the semester before the senior recital.

Education minor

Completion of all PreK-12/ Secondary Education minor requirements and the following required courses: