Required Core - 43 semester hours
- MUS 110/L Basic Music Theory I
- MUS 111/L Basic Music Theory II
- MUS 210/L Advanced Music Theory I
- MUS 211/L Advanced Music Theory II
- MUS 240 Music Cultures of the World
- MUS 330 Music History I
- MUS 331 Music History II
- MUS 351 Elementary School Music Methods
- MUS 352 Music in the Elementary School II
- MUS 360 Conducting
- MUS 420 Orchestration & Arranging
- MUS 467 Advanced Conducting
- MUS 185 Recital Attendance (Register every semester)
- MUAP 483 Public Recital
Select one area of emphasis
Instrumental Emphasis- 18 semester hours
- MUS 373 Woodwind Instrumental Methods
- MUS 374 Percussion Instrumental Methods
- MUS 375 Brass Instrumental Methods
- MUS 377 String Instrumental Methods
- MUS 382 Methods & Material of Teaching Piano
OR
- MUS 456 Instrumental Materials & Techniques
- MUAP 300 level Applied Instrument
- MUAP 400 level Applied Instrument
- MUEN Concert Band or Chamber Orchestra
- (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)
Vocal Emphasis- 18 semester hours
- MUS 215 Introduction to Music Technology
- MUS 302 Vocal Diction Class I
- MUS 303 Vocal Diction Class II
- MUS 345 Vocal Pedagogy & Literature
- MUS 458 Choral Materials & Techniques
- MUAP 300 level Applied Voice
- MUAP 400 level Applied Voice
- MUEN 100/300 Concert Choir
- (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)
Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 18 hours
- EDFN 295 Practicum: Pre-Admission Teaching
- EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education
- EPSY 302 Educational Psychology
- EPSY 428 Child & Adolescent Development
- INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies
- PSYC 101 General Psychology (gen ed)
- SPED 100 Intro to Persons with Exceptionalities
Professional K-12 Teaching Core- 17 hours
- EDFN 440 Classroom Management
- SEED 408 Plan, Manage & Assess the 7-12 Diverse Classroom
- SEED 495 Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching
- EDFN 475 Human Relations
- ED 488 K-12 Student Teaching
Gen Ed Requirements - 30 hour
- ENGL 101
- ENGL 201
- SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
- MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
- Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
- Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
- Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours