Music Education Teacher Certification

Students wishing teacher certification must take the following courses and fulfill certification requirements as listed by the School of Education and Psychology.

Required Courses:

MUED 395Elementary School Music Methods and Materials

3

MUED 396Secondary Music Methods

3

Music Education Emphases (Instrumental, Choral)

State certification is available in choral or instrumental music. (Note that the choral emphasis includes additional keyboard studies.) Guidelines for both options are available from the School of Education and Psychology. Students choose one of the following two emphases, depending on their certification goals:

Instrumental Emphasis

MUED
Instrumental Techniques and Methods Classes

8

MUPF
Applied Music

20

MUPF
Voice Performance Studies

1

MUPF
Conducting

6

Total Credit Hours:35

Choral Emphasis

MUED 251Singer's Diction

1

MUED 252Singer's Diction

1

MUED 253Singer's Diction

1

MUED 354Vocal Techniques and Methods

3

MUPF
Applied Music

20

MUPF
Keyboard Performance Studies

6

MUPF
Conducting

6

Total Credit Hours:38

MUPF Applied Music: The student will choose these hours, eight of which must be upper-division, in one applied field. The upper-division hours must be distributed over at least three quarter hours. A maximum of three hours of MUPF 127 may apply to the major. Students who reach a high level of proficiency may, with music faculty approval and guidance, complete this requirement by electing courses which will strengthen their preparedness in other areas within the music field. In no case will the student take fewer than 15 quarter hours in one applied field.