Music Education Pre-K-Adult (B.A.)

Admission Process

See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.

1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester
3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester 2 (Professional Semester)
4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification 

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Pre-Professional Skills Component

All education students must pass state-required pre-professional skills tests (Praxis I). Also, they must demonstrate speaking skills competency by achieving a letter grade of “C” or better in COM 101, ENG 101 and ENG 102.

Professional Education Component

 
EDUC 100Introduction to Professional Education

1

EDUC 207Foundations of Education

3

EDUC 301Educational Psychology

3

MUS 246Introduction to Music Technology

3

MUS 451Music in Elementary School: Content & Standards

3

MUS 452Music in Middle School

2

SPED 241Introduction to Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester I

These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester. 

EDUC 293Instructional Design Assessment for Middle/Secondary Teachers

3

EDUC 309Residency I

0

READ 302Reading for Content Area Instruction

3

SPED 320Collaborative Techniques for Secondary Students with Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409School Law & Organization

1

EDUC 470Professional Seminar

1

EDUC 485Residency II

10

Content Courses

MUS 102Musicianship

2

MUS 103Ear Training I

2

MUS 104Ear Training II

1

MUS 113Music Theory I

2

MUS 114Music Theory II

3

MUS 153Fundamentals of Voice

1

MUS 203Ear Training III

2

MUS 213Music Theory III

2

MUS 251Fundamentals of Instrumental Techniques

1

MUS 254Fundamentals of Strings

1

MUS 304Ear Training IV

1

MUS 314Music Theory IV

3

MUS 330History of Music I

3

MUS 331History of Music II

3

MUS 340Basic Elements of Conducting

2

MUS 344Choral & Instrumental Conducting & Arrangements

2

MUS 356Fundamentals of Lyric Diction

1-2

MUS 357French and German Diction

2

MUS 375Functional Keyboard

1

MUS 440Choral Techniques-Literature

3

Required Lessons and Ensembles

See advisor.