Music Education B.Mus. Degree Plan

Semester 1

• EDU 1013 - Introduction to Teaching
• EDU 2001 - Introduction to the Electronic Portfolio & Education Technology
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I
• FYE 1001 - First Year Experience
• HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D.
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 1113 - Music Theory I
• MUS 1131 - Aural Skills I
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hour
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Secondary Ensemble 1 Credit Hour

Semester 2

• BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II
• HHP 1061 - Lifetime Fitness
• HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 1123 - Music Theory II
• MUS 1141 - Aural Skills II
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hour
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Secondary Ensemble 1 Credit Hour

Semester 3

• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning (*)
• HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present
• MAT 1853 - College Algebra (*)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 2113 - Music Theory III
• MUS 2131 - Aural Skills III
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hour
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• Social Science Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Pass First Screening
• Fingerprint clearance from Palm Beach County School District
• Take General Knowledge Exam (GK)

Semester 4

• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities
• MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam
• MUS 2133 - Music Theory IV
• MUS 2141 - Aural Skills IV
• MUS 2480 - Sophomore Recital
• MUS 3253 - Music History I
• MUS 3731 - Percussion Instrumental Methods (1)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hour
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hour (4)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Secondary Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• Take Professional Ed Exam (PED)

Semester 5 - Sophomore Review Passed

• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics
• EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 3063 - Teaching Music in the Elementary School
• MUS 3263 - Music History II
• MUS 3273 - Music History III
• MUS 3552 - Fundamentals of Conducting
• MUS 3741 - Woodwinds Instrumental Methods (2)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Secondary Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• Take Subject Area Exam (SAE)

Semester 6

• MUS 3571 - Instrumental Conducting or
• MUS 3561 - Choral Conducting

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• EDU 4353 - Foundations of Secondary Language, Cognition, and Research
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 3273 - Music History III
• MUS 3711 - Brass Instrumental Methods (1)
• MUS 4063 - Teaching Music in the Middle & High School
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Secondary Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music (science elective)
• Complete Second Screening Application

Semester 7

• MUS 4023 - Secondary Instrumental Methods (3) or
• MUS 4333 - Vocal Pedagogy

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• BIB 4153 - Christian Values and Biblical Faith
• COM 1113 - Public Speaking
• EDU 4273 - ESOL in Secondary Education (3)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 3490 - Graduating Recital
• MUS 3721 - Strings Instrumental Methods (2)
• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• MUSA - Secondary Ensemble 1 Credit Hour
• PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society (*)

Semester 8

• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar
• EDU 43110 - Student Teaching – Middle and/or High School Classroom

Note:

(1) These courses are offered in alternate years; sequence will be determined by yearly rotation.
(2) Vocal Pedagogy and Classroom Management are offered every year and may be taken in any order.
(3) If the piano proficiency is passed at the end of the 2nd semester, these courses are not required.
(*) Possible summer school options