Dec 22, 2024

2017 Undergraduate Catalog

2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music Education Major (Option 2: Vocal - even year start plan), BME (45-441) (4 Year Guide)

This guide is valid for this Undergraduate Catalog only and is subject to change. This guide is a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to UCM and on placement in math and writing. See the current Undergraduate Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.

Suggested Schedule

Freshman Year - Fall Semester

ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1100 - Fundamentals of Music (3) + *
OR
General Education (3)
MUS 1610 - Voice I (1)
POLS 1510 - American Government GE (3)
Major Large Vocal Ensemble (1)
(Piano) (1)
General Education - Science with Laboratory (4)

Semester Total: 15-16 Hrs

Freshman Year - Spring Semester

ENGL 1030 - Composition II GE (3)
OR
CTE 3060 - Technical Writing GE (3)
HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3)
OR
HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877 GE (3)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1111 - Theory I (3) *
MUS 1121 - Aural Training I (1) *
MUS 1390 - Introduction to Music Education (2) *
MUS 1610 - Voice I (1)
Major Large Vocal Ensemble (1)
(Piano) (1)
General Education - Mathematics (3)

Semester Total: 17-18 Hrs

Sophomore Year - Fall Semester

Semester Total: 17.5-18.5 Hrs

Sophomore Year - Spring Semester

CFD 1220 - Child and Adolescent Development (3)
OR
PSY 2220 - Child and Adolescent Psychological Development (3)
OR
PSY 3220 - Life-Span Development (3)
EDSP 2100 - Education of the Exceptional Child (3)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1410 - Introduction to Sound Reinforcement (0.5)
OR
MUS 1420 - Concert Recording (0.5)
OR
MUS 1430 - Introduction to Audio Production (0.5)
OR
MUS 1440 - Introduction to MIDI (0.5)
MUS 1610 - Voice I (1)
MUS 1615 - Opera Theatre (1-2) (spring only)
OR
MUS 1620 - Musical Theatre Practicum (1-2) * (fall only)
MUS 2111 - Theory III (3) *
MUS 2121 - Aural Training III (1) *
Major Large Vocal Ensemble (1)
(Piano) (1)
General Education - Communication (3)

Semester Total: 16.5-17.5 Hrs

(Successfully complete MoGEA exam by end of this semester)

Junior Year - Fall Semester

EDFL 2250 - Introduction to English Language Learners and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (2)
FLDX 3000 - Field Experience in the Content Area (1) ##
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 2112 - Theory IV (3) *
MUS 2122 - Aural Training IV (1) *
MUS 3211 - Early Music (3) *
MUS 3305 - Methods of Teaching Elementary School Music (2) (offered fall semester of even numbered years only) ##
MUS 3310 - Choral Conducting (3) *
MUS 3610 - Voice II (1.5)
MUS 4130 - Choral Arranging (2) * (offered fall semester of even numbered years only)
Major Large Vocal Ensemble (1)

Semester Total: 19.5 Hrs

(##These courses must be taken concurrently.)

Junior Year - Spring Semester

EDFL 2240 - Educational Psychology GE (3)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1225 - Music of the World’s Cultures GE (3)
MUS 3212 - Music of the Common Practice Era GE (3) *
MUS 3610 - Voice II (1.5)
MUS 4230 - Choral Literature (3) *
Major Large Vocal Ensemble (1)
General Education - Managing Information (2)

Semester Total: 16.5 Hrs

Senior Year - Fall Semester

EDFL 4210 - Introduction to Content Area Literacy (2)
EDFL 4970 - Secondary Teaching and Behavioral Management (2)
FLDX 4970 - Field Experience II in the Content Area (1)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 3315 - Choral Techniques (3) *
MUS 3610 - Voice II (1.5)
MUS 4320 - Methods of Teaching Middle School Music (2) * # (offered fall semester of odd numbered years only)
Major Large Vocal Ensemble (1)
General Education (3-6) (only 3 hours of General Education are needed here if the other 3 hours were taken in the first semester instead of MUS 1100 )

Semester Total: 15.5-18.5 Hrs

Senior Year - Spring Semester

Semester Total: 12 Hrs

(All non-student teaching coursework and tests must be successfully completed before this semester for enrollment in student teaching.)

Music Education Major (Option 2: Vocal), BME Degree - 129.5-136.5 hours min.

+ MUS 1100 with a grade of C or better may be required as a prerequisite to MUS 1111 if the student does not pass this course by the admission examination.
* This course is only offered during the semester listed.
# Permission of instructor required for enrollment without prerequisite (MUS 3305 or MUS 3306 ).
¹⁰ This course fulfills Competency 10 - Integration in the General Education program. The hours count in the major, not in general education.
The Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA) is an exam required of all Teacher Education students. Students must pass all areas of the MoGEA for admission to the Teacher Education Program. Students should take and successfully complete the MoGEA before completion of their sophomore year (60 earned hours). See your academic advisor to discuss the classes needed to prepare for the exam.
Teacher Education candidates must take the appropriate Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA) for their certification area before they can student teach, and must pass it in order to be recommended for certification. Information and registration is available on the MEGA website: http://www.mo.nesinc.com/.
See www.ucmo.edu/cert for statement and information (including application) on admission to teacher education. Full admission is required before student teaching. The application for student teaching is due approximately one year in advance.

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