Music (PK12) Teacher Certificate

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

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.
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 these courses prior to the final semester of undergraduate study

EDU 1141 - Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society or
EDU 1111 - Learning in a Diverse Society (equivalent to EDU 580)
EDU 2240 - Planning and Evaluating Instruction
EDU 2140 - Field Practicum (equivalent to EDU 581)
PSY 2209 - Developmental Psychology

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:

MUT 1126 - An Introduction to MIDI
MUT 1131 - Music Theory
MUT 1132 - Music Theory
MUT 2201 - Advanced Music Theory I
MUT 2202 - Advanced Music Theory II
MUT 3310 - Form and Analysis
MUL 2203 - European Music Before 1750 and
MUL 2204 - European Music After 1750 or
MUL 2231 - Music of Africa and the Diaspora and
MUL 2232 - African-American Music and Community
MUL 3100 - World Music Pedagogy
MUS 3311 - Instrumental Conducting
MUS 3313 - Choral Conducting
MUS 1153 - String Pedagogy
MUS 1154 - Woodwind Pedagogy
MUS 1155 - Percussion Pedagogy
MUS 1156 - Brass Pedagogy
MUS 1157 - Voice Pedagogy for Singers or
MUS 1159 - Voice Pedagogy for Instrumentalists
In addition to the theory requirements, basic musicianship skills (MUS 1204) must be satisfied prior to taking Music courses at the 3000 level or higher.
Eight hours of aural skills (as needed for proficiency)
Six hours of piano (as needed for proficiency) or
MUS 1201 - Piano Proficiency
Two hours of guitar (as needed for proficiency) or
MUS 1203 - Guitar Proficiency
Two hours of voice (as needed for proficiency) or
MUS 1202 - Voice Proficiency
Eight hours of applied music lessons, one major instrument preferred*
Participation in a Department musical performance group each semester in residence
Attendance at a minimum of five (5) Departmentally sponsored concerts or recitals per semester.
One public recital MUS 4205 - Senior Recital
EDU 3340 - Methodology in Choral Music
EDU 3140 - PDS Field Practicum [2.5 hours, twice a week]
or
EDU 3346 - Methodology in Instrumental Music
EDU 3146 - PDS Field Practicum [2.5 hours, twice a week]
or
EDU 3351 - Methodology in Elementary Music
EDU 3151 - Field Practicum [2.5 hours, twice a week]
*Six of the eight credits in applied music lessons must be on the student’s major instrument or voice. The three semesters prior to and including the semester of the senior recital must include applied study on the major instrument (the instrument of the recital). Transfer students must complete four of the eight required applied credits in their program on their major instrument and perform their senior recital at the College.