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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art or Music Education Grades K-12, B.A., Instrumental Music Education Concentration


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Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Total Credit Hours: 131
Career Opportunities: Teaching vocal/instrumental music education K-12 (see College of the Arts )
Note(s):

Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 cumulative GPA and a 2.5 cumulative GPA in all major courses.

Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass Core Educators exams (Reading, Writing, Math) or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the Music content exam, 5113, and the PLT exam 5622 or 5623 or 5624 prior to Student Teaching.

General Education Core Curriculum


Core Curriculum  

Freshman Year


Note:


* Students are required to take two semesters of AMUS 115  (Instrument), AMUS 333 , and Ensemble. Ensemble is to be chosen in consultation with advisor; two semesters of Marching Band required.

** Students with Math ACT scores of 19-20 take MATH 103  and MATH 104 .

Electives


Natural Sciences (3 Credits)


Choose nine hours of science: 3 hours of BIOL and 3 hours from CHEM, GEOL or PHYS. Six of the 9 hours must be in the same science; credit cannot be earned for both GEOL 105  and GEOL 225 .

Total: 35 Credits


Sophomore Year


Note:


* Students are required to take two semesters of AMUS 115  (Instrument), AMUS 333 , and Ensemble. Ensemble is to be chosen in consultation with advisor; two semesters of Marching Band required.

Electives


Minor Instrument (2 Credits)


Choose 3 Minor Instrument courses: Brass (MUS 181 ); Percussion (MUS 183 ); Strings (MUS 185 ); Woodwinds (MUS 187 ).

Mathematics (3 Credits)


Choose from:

Natural Sciences (6 Credits)


Choose nine hours of science: 3 hours of BIOL and 3 hours from CHEM, GEOL or PHYS. Six of the 9 hours must be in the same science; credit cannot be earned for both GEOL 105  and GEOL 225 .

Total: 35 Credits


Junior Year


Note:


* Students are required to take two semesters of AMUS 115  (Instrument), AMUS 333 , and Ensemble. Ensemble is to be chosen in consultation with advisor; two semesters of Marching Band required.

** String majors should see their advisor for a course substitution.

Electives


English Literature (3 Credits)


Choose any English or foreign language literature course at the 200 level or above.

Minor Instrument (4 Credits)


Choose 3 Minor Instrument courses: Brass (MUS 181 ); Percussion (MUS 183 ); Strings (MUS 185 ); Woodwinds (MUS 187 ).

Total: 35 Credits


Senior Year


Note:


* Ensemble is to be chosen in consultation with advisor; two semesters of Marching Band required.

Total: 26 Credits


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