Foundation Courses: 35 hours

Music Education Major Courses: 60 hours

• Applied Music Secondary 4 hours

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• MUS 1011 - Written Music Theory I 2 hours
• MUS 1012 - Aural Training I 2 hours

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• EDU 4140 - Clinical Practice: Music 12 hours **
• MUS 2620 - Choral Pedagogy 1 hours **
• MUS 3050 - Music Methods : Elementary 3 hours **
• MUS 3130 - Conducting I 2 hours **
• EDU 2000 - Teacher Prep Program Fundamentals 0 hours
• EDU 3100 - Exceptional Learners 3 hours
• MUA 1700 - Performance Seminar 0 hours (8 semesters)

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• MUS 1021 - Written Music Theory II 2 hours
• MUS 1022 - Aural Training II 2 hours

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• MUS 2011 - Written Music Theory III 2 hours
• MUS 2012 - Aural Training III 2 hours

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• MUS 2021 - Written Music Theory IV 2 hours
• MUS 2022 - Aural Training IV 2 hours

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• MUS 2500 - Found. Of Music Education 3 hours
• MUS 2630 - Percussion Pedagogy 1 hours
• MUS 2640 - String Pedagogy 1 hours
• MUS 2650 - Brass Pedagogy 1 hours
• MUS 2660 - Woodwind Pedagogy 1 hours
• MUS 3150 - Western Music History I 3 hours
• MUS 3160 - Western Music History II 3 hours
• MUS 3460 - Orchestration & Music Technology 3 hours
• MUS 3760 - Professional Practice In Music Ed. 3 hours

Choose One Primary Instrument:

Minimum Semester Hours for Degree: 125 hours

Other Graduation Requirements:

1. A cumulative 2.5 GPA.
2. The minimum acceptable grade in a course required of or applied to the major or minor is “C”.  ENG 1010  and ENG 1020  must be passed with a “C” or better.
3. Completion of Piano Proficiency Exam

Additional graduation requirements apply to all education majors. Requirements are based on state and national guidelines, and education majors must meet all graduation requirements in existence at the time of their graduation. Current requirements may be found in the Teacher Preparation Program Handbook. All students are required to complete EDU 3100 with a “B” or better.

*Required for Music Education major
**Course must be taken at Shorter University