Secondary Education - Music - BA - Arizona

This program is a partnership between Ottawa University and Mesa Community College.  This program prepares students to teach music (choral or instrumental) at the secondary level, as the program is written to meet Arizona teacher certification requirements for grades 7-12.

Degree Requirements

All students must complete the required education, emphasis, and state-specific courses for licensure.  Fingerprint clearance and passing of the appropriate National Evaluation Series (NES) are also required for licensure. (See AZ Education and Exit descriptions)

 

Required Courses

 

EDU 30731THE TEACHING PROFESSION I (3)
EDU 31132THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD (3)
EDU 31233EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
EDU 33035FOUNDATIONS OF SCHOOLS DIVERSE SOCIETY (3)
EDU 34500SECONDARY METHODS AND RICA (3)
EDU 34600SPECIALIZED METHODS/PRACTICUM (3)
EDU 49021SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING I (4)
EDU 49022SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING II (4)
MUS 49023RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE (3)

Required Courses - Choral Emphasis

REQUIRED COURSES FROM MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MUP 209 Elements of Conducting

MUP 250AB Italian Diction

MUP 250AC German Diction

MUP 250AD French Diction

16 semester credit hours in music theory and aural perception

(MTC 105, MTC 106, MTC 155, MTC 156, MTC 205, MTC 206, MTC 255, MTC 256)

6 semester credit hours in music history

(MHL 241 and MHL 242)

7 semesters of private lessons and 7 semesters of ensemble work

4 semesters of piano proficiency and successful completion of exit exam

The following courses must be taken at Ottawa University:

MUS 32024 Methods & Materials for Elementary Music (Only if seeking K-12 licensure)

MUS 32223CONDUCTING II - CHORAL (3-4)
MUS 34724SECONDARY CHORAL METHODS (3)

 

Required Courses - Instrumental Emphasis

REQUIRED COURSES FROM MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

16 semester credit hours in music theory and aural perception

(MTC 105, MTC 106, MTC 155, MTC 156, MTC 205, MTC 206, MTC 255, MTC 256)

6 semester credit hours in music history

(MHL 241 and MHL 242)

7 semesters of private lessons and 7 semesters of ensemble work, 1 semester of piano and 1 semester of voice OR

2 semesters of regular piano and 1 semester of jazz piano

The following must be taken at Ottawa University:

MUS 32024 Methods & Materials for Elementary Music (Only if seeking K-12 licensure)

MUS 32123CONDUCTING II (3-4)
MUS 34725SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL METHODS (3)

State-Specific Requirements

HPS 30151ARIZONA CONSTITUTION (1)
HPS 30251UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION (1)
EDU 44033SEI METHODS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS II (3)