Nov 22, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art or Music Education Grades K-12, BA, Instrumental Music Education Concentration


Degree Awarded: Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts 130
Career Opportunities:
Teaching vocal/instrumental music education K-12 (see College of the Arts 
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses.

Praxis Exam Requirements: The requirements of the program are continually under examination and revision by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). The University reserves the right to make changes as required. All enrolled candidates are subject to these changes.
All required state licensure exams must be passed by established deadlines.
Note(s):
• 9 credit hours of natural sciences are required, which includes BIOL 121  and at least 3 credit hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics; 6 of the 9 credit hours must be in the same science. Credit cannot be awarded for both GEOL 105  and GEOL 225 .

1 Students with MATH ACT of 19-20 take MTHS 105  and MTHS 105S .
2 Two semesters of AMUS 152  are required. Choose in consultation with academic advisor.
3 String Majors: see academic advisor for an appropriate course substitution

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)


Freshman Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)


Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)


Sophomore Year, Second Semester (20 credit hours)


History (3 credit hours)


Choose from:

Minor Instrument (2 credit hours)


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

Natural Science (3 credit hours)


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 .

Junior Year, First Semester (19 credit hours)


English Literature (3 credit hours)


Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Minor Instrument (2 credit hours)


Choose 3 Minor Instrument courses: MUS 181  (brass); MUS 183  (percussion); MUS 185  (strings); MUS 187  (woodwinds).

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Junior Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)


Minor Instrument (2 credit hours)


Choose 3 Minor Instrument courses: MUS 181  (brass); MUS 183  (percussion); MUS 185  (strings); MUS 187  (woodwinds).

Senior Year, Second Semester (6 credit hours)


General Education Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 105 
and
Choose 3 cr from the list below.
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
PSYC 220  
PSYC 255  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
Choose 3 cr from the list below. MUS 130   CMCN 310   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
 
Mathematics: MATH 206 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214  
History: HIST 101 , HIST 102 , HIST 221 , or HIST 222