Music Education
Major: Music Education
Catalog: 2011-2012
*See MyGFU Academic Requirements for correct list of classes to meet requirements
**Class offered on alternate years. Adjust schedule as necessary. See department advisor for additional information.
**Class offered on alternate years. Adjust schedule as necessary. See department advisor for additional information.
| Recommended Course Schedule Guide | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| MUSI 121 | Theory I | 3 | MUSI 122 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUSI 131 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I | 1 | MUSI 132 | Sight Singing/Ear Training II | 1 |
| PSYC 150 | General Psychology | 3 | MUSI 130 | Music in World Cultures | 2 |
| BIBL 100 | Bible Survey | 4 | MUSI 190 | Foundation of Music Education | 1 |
| GEED 130 | First Year Seminar | 1 | *COMM GE Requirement | 3 | |
| WRIT 110 | College Writing | 3 | *MATH GE Requirement | 3 | |
| MUSA 105 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | *LITR GE Requirement | 3 | |
| MUSA Ensemble | 3.5 credit total required for 7 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | MUSA 105 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 |
| MUSA/MUSI | Piano (Class or Applied) | 1 | MUSA Ensemble | 3.5 credit total required for 7 consecutive semesters | 0.5 |
| MUSA/MUSI | Piano (Class or Applied) | 1 | |||
| Total Semester Credits | 17 | Total Semester Credits | 18 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 17 | Cumulative Credits | 35 | ||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| EDUC 240 | Perspectives in Education | 2 | MUSI 200 | Basic Conducting | 1.5 |
| MUSI 180 | Intro to Music Technology | 2 | MUSI 222 | Theory IV | 4 |
| MUSI 221 | Theory III | 4 | MUSI 411** | Middle level and HS Music Methods | 3 |
| MUSI 273** | Music Techniques (Choral Track) | 1 | PSYC 310 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| MUSI 410** | Elementary Music Methods | 3 | *Natural Science GE Requirement (6-8 sem credit hrs) | 3 | |
| *Natural Science GE Requirement (6-8 sem credit hrs) | 3 | MUSA 105 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | |
| MUSA 105 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | MUSA Ensemble | 3.5 credit total required for 7 consecutive semesters | 0.5 |
| MUSA Ensemble | 3.5 credit total required for 7 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | MUSA/MUSI | Piano (Class or Applied) | 1 |
| MUSA/MUSI | Piano (Class or Applied) | 1 | |||
| Music Majors must pass Piano Profiency (recommended by end of Sophomore year) | |||||
| Music Majors must pass Upper Division Jury (recommended by end of Sophomore year) | |||||
| Total Semester Credits | 17 | Total Semester Credits | 16.5 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 52.0 | Cumulative Credits | 68.5 | ||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| EDUC 341 | Learning Theory | 2 | EDUC 370 | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 |
| MUSI 270** | Music Techniques (Instrumental Track) | 1 | MUSI 271/272** | Music Techniques (Instrumental or Choral Track) | 1 |
| MUSI 311 | Music History I | 3 | MUSI 312 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUSI 460** | Advanced Conducting | 2 | MUSI 320 | Form and Analysis | 2 |
| MUSI 490 | Degree Recital/Project | 1 | *BIBL/RELI GE Requirement | 3 | |
| HHPA 120 | Lifelong Fitness | 2 | *Global and Cultural Understanding GE Requirement | 3 | |
| *Fine Arts GE Requirement | 3 | *HHPA GE Requirement (activities class) | 1 | ||
| *HIST GE Requirement | 3 | MUSA 305 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | |
| MUSA 305 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | MUSA Ensemble | 3.5 credit total required for 7 consecutive semesters | 0.5 |
| MUSA Ensemble | 3.5 credit total required for 7 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | |||
| Total Semester Credits | 17 | Total Semester Credits | 17 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 85.5 | Cumulative Credits | 103 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| EDUC 375 | Student Teaching I & Cls Mgmt | 2 | EDUC 475 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| MUSI 400** | Music and Christian Faith | 2 | EDUC 490 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| RELI 300 | Christian Foundations | 3 | MUSA 305 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 |
| GEED 490 | Senior Capstone | 3 | |||
| *Humanities GE Elective Requirement | 2-3 | ||||
| *Social Science GE Requirement (3 sem credit hours) | 3 | ||||
| MUSA 305 | 4 credit total required for 6 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | |||
| MUSA Ensemble | 3.5 credit total required for 7 consecutive semesters | 0.5 | |||
| Total Semester Credits | 16.0 | Total Semester Credits | 15.5 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 118.5 | Cumulative Credits | 134.0 | ||
| Total Credits for Degree | 130.0 | ||||
NOTES:
WRIT 110 may be waived with a verbal SAT score of 670 or higher. Math requirement may be waived with a math SAT score of 600 or higher.