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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S.Ed. in Music, Choral/General Music Concentration (pre 2010)

Major Program Guide For: B.S.Ed. Degree in Music
General Concentration (Voice & Keyboard)
Effective Fall 2007
Suggested Course Sequence

  • Total Hours for Degree:  128
  • Total Hours of Pre-requisites:  None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour). 
  • An audition is required for admission to the major.
  • Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.

Freshman Year

Fall
Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
*MUS 107 Applied Major 2 MUS 107 Applied Major 2
*MUS 148 Piano I 1 MUS 149 Piano II 1
MUS 171 or 172 Major Ensemble 1 MUS 171 or 172 Major Ensemble 1
MUS 358 Performance Lab 0 MUS 358 Performance Lab 0
ENGL 101 Composition I 3 *MUS 208 Aural Skills II 1
MATH 101 or higher Mathematics 3 *MUS 218 Music Theory II 3
LS   1st Year Seminar 3 MUS 258 Diction I 1
General Electives     1 MUS 283 Music Technology 1
        ENGL 102 Composition II 3
        CMHC 201 Communication 3
Notes:
*PREQ: Audition or Placement Test
**An additional 1-4 hours may be needed if placed into MUS 108 (1) and/or 118 (3).

Sophomore Year

Fall
Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
*MUS 207 Applied Major 2 MUS 207 Applied Major 2
MUS 248 Piano III 1 MUS 249 Piano IV 1
MUS 171 or 172 Major Ensemble 1 MUS 171 or 172 Major Ensemble 1
MUS 358 Performance Lab 0 MUS 358 Performance Lab 0
MUS 308 Aural Skills III 1 MUS 309 Aural Skills IV 1
MUS 318 Music Theory III 3 MUS 319 Music Theory IV 3
**MUS 259 Diction II 2 C5   Physical & Biological Sciences 3
**MUS 279 Wind & Perc. Class 1 ***P1   Social Sciences 3
EDCI 231 Foundations in Educ. 3 ***P5   Fine & Performing Arts 3
C5   Physical & Biological Sciences 3        

Notes:
*PREQ: Sophomore Qualifying Exam
**Fall of even years only; otherwise, take C4 Wellness (3).
***Upper Level Perspective (ULP):  An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6).

Junior Year

Fall
Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
*MUS 307 Applied Major 2 MUS 307 Applied Major 2
MUS 371 or 372 Major Ensemble 1 MUS 371 or 372 Major Ensemble 1
MUS 358 Performance Lab 0 MUS 358 Performance Lab 0
MUS 418 Music History I 3 MUS 419 Music History II 3
***MUS 327 Choral Methods 3 MUS 329 Fundamentals of Conducting 2
EDSE 322 Prin. & Meth. of Teaching 2 MUS 325 Music in Elem. & Middle School 3
***C4   Wellness 3 PSY 320 or 322 Child or Adol. Development 3
****P1   Social Sciences 3 ****P3   History 3

Notes:
*PREQ: Junior Qualifying Exam
**Fall of odd years only; otherwise, take P4 Humanities (3).
***If taken in Sophomore year, take MUS 258 Diction II (2) and MUS 279 Winds and Percussion (1).
****Upper Level Perspective (ULP):  An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6).

Senior Year

Fall
Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement Course Number Course Title Hours
MUS 407 Applied Major 2 MUS 491 Supervised Student Teaching 3
*MUS 168 String Class 1 EDSE 490 Supervised Student Teaching 6
MUS 428 Choral Conducting 2 EDSE 495 Education Seminar 3
MUS 470 Orchestration 2        
PSY 321 Educational Psychology 3        
SPED 335 Teaching Exceptional Children 2        
*P4   Humanities 3        
**P6   World Cultures 3        

Notes:
*If taken in Junior year, take MUS 327 Choral Methods (3).
**Upper Level Perspective (ULP):  An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6).

  • Total Hours for Degree:  128
  • Total Hours of Pre-requisites:  None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour). 
  • An audition is required for admission to the major.
  • Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.

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