University Requirements:

See University General Requirements for Baccalaureate degrees 

First Year Making Connections Course:

• MUS 1403 - Music Connections Sem. Hrs: 3

General Education Requirements:

See General Education Curriculum for Baccalaureate degrees  Sem. Hrs: 35

Major Requirements:

Grade of “C” or better required for all Professional Education Requirements.

Courses denoted below with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program. For additional information, see Professional Education Requirements for Secondary Majors in the College of Education and Behavioral Science section.

Although three hours of Keyboard Skills are required, failure to pass the proficiency exam will indicate the need to take additional semesters of piano.

Grade of “C” or better required for all courses marked **

• MUS 1631 - Scarlet Voices Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3631 - Scarlet Voices Sem. Hrs: 1

• OR

• MUS 1641 - Singing Statesmen Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3641 - Singing Statesmen Sem. Hrs: 1

• OR

• MUS 1351 - Concert Choir Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3351 - Concert Choir Sem. Hrs: 1

• Combined for a total of six credits.

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• MUS 1511 - Aural Theory I Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 1521 - Aural Theory II Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 2511 - Aural Theory III Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 2521 - Aural Theory IV Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 1513 - Theory I Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 1523 - Theory II Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 2513 - Theory III Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 2523 - Theory IV Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 1611 - Keyboard Skills 1 Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 1621 - Keyboard Skills 2 Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 2611 - Keyboard Skills 3 Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3372 - History of Western Music I Sem. Hrs: 2 **
• MUS 3382 - History of Western Music II Sem. Hrs: 2 **
• MUS 3211 - Diction for Singers I Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3221 - Diction for Singers II Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3441 - Elementary Conducting Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3451 - Choral Conducting Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3422 - Elementary Orchestration and Choral Arranging Sem. Hrs: 2

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• MUS 4322 - History of Jazz Sem. Hrs: 2

• OR

• MUS 4512 - Church Music Sem. Hrs: 2

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• MUSP 1100 - Performing Arts Experience Sem. Hrs: 0 (6 semesters)
• MUSP 1111 - Performance Applied Music Sem. Hrs: 1 (1 semester)

• Those students who declare piano as their Major Applied Area must use voice as the Secondary Applied Area. Although only one hour of voice is required for this degree, failure to pass the proficiency exam will indicate the need to take additional semesters of voice.

• MUSP 1112 - Performance Applied Music Sem. Hrs: 2 (3 semesters - lower-level)

• Those students who declare voice as their major area will take a proficiency exam in singing at the end of the third semester of applied study. Failure to pass this exam will indicate the need to repeat MUSP 1112 until such time as the exam can be passed. There will also be an exit exam at the end of the final semester of applied voice study.

• MUSP 3112 - Performance Applied Music Sem. Hrs: 2 (3 semesters - upper-level)
• MUSP 3130 - Half Recital Sem. Hrs: 0
• MUSP 4161 - Pedagogy and Performance Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUED 2241 - Instrumental Techniques for Vocalists Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUED 2512 - Introduction to K-12 Music Education Sem. Hrs: 2
• MUED 4623 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary School Music Sem. Hrs: 3 *
• MUED 4643 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Vocal Music Sem. Hrs: 3 *

Professional Education Requirements:

Grade of “C” or better required for all Professional Education Requirements.

Courses denoted below with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program. For additional information, see Professional Education Requirements for Secondary Majors in the College of Education and Behavioral Science section.

• ELSE 3643 - The Exceptional Student in the Regular Classroom Sem. Hrs: 3
• PSY 3703 - Educational Psychology Sem. Hrs: 3
• SCED 2513 - Introduction to Secondary Teaching Sem. Hrs: 3
• SCED 3515 - Performance-Based Instructional Design Sem. Hrs: 5 *
• TIMU 4826 - Music Teaching Internship in the Secondary School Sem. Hrs: 6 * (Must be taken twice)

Additional Requirements for Teacher Education:

Students must pass a speech proficiency exam before admittance into the Teacher Education Program. Students who fail the exam must take: 

• COMS 1203 - Oral Communication Sem. Hrs: 3

Total Required Hours: 125-128