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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Secondary Education Music Major


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Completion of the music courses as well as the professional education sequence lead to secondary certification, which enables the holder to teach music at the K-12 level.

Students with a major in secondary education music must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or greater overall, in the major, and/or minor(s) with no grade below a “B-” in the professional education sequence and no grade below a “C” in the major and/or minor(s).

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Music  department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians-and-singers.htm

Total Credits Required 130 Credits


General Education 30-40 Credits


Required Courses in Major 65 Credits


Performance Lessons 6 Credits


Ensembles 5 Credits


See large and small ensemble requirements

Choral or instrumental. Each course is worth one half credit per semester.

Choral

  • Large Ensembles 3.5 Credits
  • Elective Ensembles 1.5 Credits
Instrumental

Area of Specialization (Choose either Choral or Instrumental)


Notes:


The major does not require a minor.

*Additional Degree Requirement: Majors must attend weekly departmental events held on Fridays at 1 p.m. and attend a specified number of concerts each semester. All attendance is administered through mandatory enrollment in MU 001 , a zero credit course. Details are found in the Student Music Major Handbook.

**MU 349  and MU 350  will count in the Professional Education GPA.

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