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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Music Education (four-year)-Guitar Emphasis, B.Mus.


Required Credits: 131


First Year


Semester 1 (18 credits)


Semester 2 (18 credits)


Second Year


Semester 1 (16 credits)


Semester 2 (16 credits)


Third Year


Semester 1 (17 credits)


Semester 2 (16 credits)


Fourth Year


Semester 1 (18 credits)


Semester 2 (12 credits)


*General Academics


Required general academics:

May be taken in any order.
No more than one UIS course should be taken per semester.

  • UISA - Artistic and Creative Expression 3 credit(s)
  • UISS - Social Context and Change 3 credit(s)
  • UIST - Natural, Scienctific, Technological Exploration  3-4 credit(s) (Must be chosen from UIST 115 , UIST 120 , or UIST 140D . Students who take any other UIST course to meet this requirement must then ALSO take a 3-4 credits Science Elective.)
  • UISC - Cultural and Historical Expression 3 credit(s) (Must be chosen from UISC 210 , UISC 211 , or UISC 212  to satisfy the CT State American History requirement.)
  • Mathematics elective (M 116  recommended) 3 credit(s)
  • Academic elective 3 credit(s)

Notes:


1Enrollment dependent on placement exam.

2Must be successfully completed before sophomore year.

3Prerequisite: Cumulative grade point average of 2.67 required; no more than one C in a music education or education course.

Students must successfully complete the PRAXIS I Academic Skills Assessment prior to the end of the fall semester of the sophomore year. The PRAXIS II test must be successfully completed prior to the student-teaching semester.

Guitar majors are required to maintain a GPA of at least 2.5 within their major courses and to earn a B- or better in their applied lessons.