Music Education Major Course Requirements*

Required core - 49 semester hours

• 2 MUAP 100 level Applied Music
• 2 MUAP 200 level Applied Music
• 2 MUAP 300 level Applied Music
• 1 MUAP 400 level Applied Music
• 4 MUS 110/L Music Theory I
• 4 MUS 111/L Music Theory II
• 4 MUS 210/L Music Theory III
• 4 MUS 211/L Music Theory IV
• 3 MUS 240 Music Cultures of the World
• 3 MUS 313 Form and Analysis
• 3 MUS 330 Music History I
• 3 MUS 331 Music History II
• 3 MUS 351 Elementary School Music Methods
• 2 MUS 352 Music in the Elementary School II
• 3 MUS 360 Conducting
• 3 MUS 420 Orchestration & Arranging
• 2 MUS 467 Advanced Conducting
• MUS 185 Recital Attendance (Register every semester)
• 1 MUAP 483 Public Recital

Select one area of emphasis

Instrumental emphasis - 15 semester hours

• 2 MUS 373 Woodwind Instrumental Methods
• 2 MUS 374 Percussion Instrumental Methods
• 2 MUS 375 Brass Instrumental Methods
• 2 MUS 377 String Instrumental Methods

• 3 MUS 382 Methods & Material of Teaching Piano
  or
• 3 MUS 456 Instrumental Materials & Techniques

• 4 MUEN Concert Band or Chamber Orchestra (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)

Vocal emphasis - 15 semester hours

• 2 MUS 215 Introduction to Music Technology
• 2 MUS 302 Vocal Diction Class I
• 2 MUS 303 Vocal Diction Class II
• 2 MUS 345 Vocal Pedagogy & Literature
• 3 MUS 458 Choral Materials & Techniques
• 4 MUEN 100/300 Concert Choir (Students are required to participate in a large ensemble each semester)

Pre-professional teaching core - 18 hours

• 1 EDFN 295 Practicum: Pre-Admission Teaching
• 2 EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education
• 3 EPSY 302 Educational Psychology
• 3 EPSY 428 Child & Adolescent Development
• 3 INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies
• 3 PSYC 101 General Psychology (gen ed)
• 3 SPED 100 Intro to Persons with Exceptionalities

Professional K-12 teaching core - 17 semester hours

• 1 EDFN 440 Classroom Management
• 3 SEED 408 Plan, Manage & Assess the 7-12 Diverse Classroom
• 1 SEED 495 Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching
• 3 EDFN 475 Human Relations
• 6-12 ED 488 K-12 Student Teaching

General education requirements - 30 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• CMST - 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

*Course requirements may vary by academic year. To view the requirements for your academic year, please visit Registration & Records for status sheets.

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