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

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Required Credits: 131

First Year

Second Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
APC 222 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s)
TH 210W - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220P - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
MED 413 - Improvisation for Music Education 2 credit(s)
MEA 100 - Classroom Instruments 1 credit(s)
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
APC 223 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s)
TH 211W - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221P - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
MED 200 - World Music in Education 3 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Winterterm

MED 250 - Sophomore School Partnership 0 credit(s)

Third Year

Semester 1 (17 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
TH 320 - Advanced Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
EDP 132 - Human Development 3 credit(s) or EDP 230 - Educational Psychology 3 credit(s)
HLM 316 - Medieval through Baroque 3 credit(s)
MED 305 - Conducting Youth Ensembles 2 credit(s)
MED 340 - Elementary Vocal Methods N-2 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
MEA 204 - Percussion Class/Vocal 1 credit(s)
MED 306 - Conducting Advanced Ensembles 2 credit(s)
MED 310W - School Choral Program 3 credit(s)
MED 341W - Elementary Vocal Method 3-6 3 credit(s)
EDH 220P - Psychology of Exceptionalities 3 credit(s)
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (18 credits)

Instrumental study 2 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
EDR 335W - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners 2 credit(s)
General Academic 3 credit(s) *
General Academic 3 credit(s) *
General Academic 3 credit(s) *
General Academic 3 credit(s) *
CPO - Choral performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (12 credits)

MED 410P - Student Internship 9 credit(s)
HE 112 - Modern Health Concepts 3 credit(s)

*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.

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

Required Credits: 131

First Year

Semester 1 (18 credits)

Semester 2 (18 credits)

Winterterm

Second Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

Winterterm

Third Year

Semester 1 (17 credits)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (18 credits)

Semester 2 (12 credits)

*General Academics

Notes: