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2016-2017 General Catalog

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Music: Music Education, Choral - BM

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For more information about Music Education, see Department website here.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log-on to DegreeWorks to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: *All Music courses must be passed with a C- or better. Music requires 3.0 GPA in music classes and 3.0 GPA overall for admission as transfer student and for scholarship eligibility.*

Admissions Requirements for this Program

New freshmen

Admitted to USU in Good Standing

MUST PASS ENTRANCE AUDITION ON PRIMARY INSTRUMENT

Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU

MUST PASS ENTRANCE AUDITION ON PRIMARY INSTRUMENT

3.0 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	Communications Literacy (CL1)	ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)
MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) *	3	Music Core Breadth Creative Arts	MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA)	3	Music Core Breadth Creative Arts or Breadth Exploration
MUSC 1170: Keyboard Harmony I	1	Music Core	MUSC 1130: Aural Skills I	1	Music Core
MUSC 1500: String Techniques	1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 1180: Keyboard Harmony II	1	Music Core
MUSC 2180: Computer Applications in Music	1	Music Core	MUSC 1190: World Music	3	Register for 3 credits
MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir OR MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) OR MUSC 4650: Chamber Singers (DHA)	1 OR 1 OR 1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir OR MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) OR MUSC 4650: Chamber Singers (DHA)	1 OR 1 OR 1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3670: Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors	1-2	Emphasis Course Students will complete 7 credits to graduate. Students should register for 1 credit	MUSC 3670: Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors	1-2	Emphasis Course Students will complete 7 credits to graduate. Students should register for 1 credit
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)	3	General education Breadth course. Clink on link for available courses	Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)	3	General education Breadth course. Clink on link for available courses
^_Comments ^_*In order to ensure that music students are sufficiently prepared for the Music Theory sequence required in all music degrees (education, performance, and therapy), MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) was established as a prerequisite for MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA) . All incoming music students will have an opportunity to try to test out of MUSC 1105 . Because this test is administered in part through Canvas, all incoming pre-program music majors should register for MUSC 1105 regardless of whether they expect to remain in the class. Those who do not pass the test must pass MUSC 1105 with a C- or better before taking MUSC 1110 . As this course is considered remedial work, the 3 credits earned in MUSC 1105 do not count towards the 120 credits required for any music major. Those students who pass the test will resume the Music Theory sequence with MUSC 1110 the following spring semester.			^_Comments

Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 1120: Music Theory II	3	Music Core	MUSC 2110: Music Theory III	3	Music Core
MUSC 1140: Aural Skills II	1	Music Core	MUSC 2130: Aural Skills III	1	Music Core
MUSC 1800: Percussion Techniques	1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 2350: Conducting	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir OR MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) OR MUSC 4650: Chamber Singers (DHA)	1 OR 1 OR 1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir OR MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) OR MUSC 4650: Chamber Singers (DHA)	1 OR 1 OR 1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 2700: Woodwind Techniques I: Flute, Clarinet	1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 3120: Music History II: Classical and Romantic Periods	3	Music Core
MUSC 3100: Motivation and Classroom Management Strategies in Secondary Classroom Music	3	Emphasis Course	MUSC 3670: Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors	1-2	Emphasis Course Students will complete 7 credits to graduate. Students should register for 1 credit
MUSC 3110: Music History I: Origins through Baroque	3	Music Core	Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	Quantitative Intensive (QI)
MUSC 3670: Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors	1-2	Emphasis Course Students will complete 7 credits to graduate. Students should register for 1 credit	Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General education Breadth course. Clink on link for available courses
Math or Statistics	3-5	Quantitative Literacy (QL)
^_Comments Apply for STEP during Second Year			_^Comments Apply for STEP during Second Year

Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 2120: Music Theory IV	3	Music Core	MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir OR MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) OR MUSC 4650: Chamber Singers (DHA)	1 OR 1 OR 1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir OR MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) OR MUSC 4650: Chamber Singers (DHA)	1 OR 1 OR 1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 2800: Brass Techniques I: Trumpet, French Horn	1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3190: Music History III: Music of the Twentieth Century (CI)	3	Music Core	MUSC 3180: Orchestration	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3220: Choral Methods and Materials	2	Emphasis Course	MUSC 3230: Choral Literature	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3630: Vocal Pedagogy I	3	Emphasis Course This course is taught alternate years. Students will take it either their junior or senior year based on which year it is taught	MUSC 3240: Instrumental Methods and Materials	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3670: Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors	1-2	Emphasis Course Students will complete 7 credits to graduate. Students should register for 1 credit	MUSC 3670: Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors	1-2	Emphasis Course Students will complete 7 credits to graduate. Students should register for 1 credit
SCED 3300: Clinical Experience I	1	Emphasis Course Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 3220 or MUSC 3240	MUSC 4240: Advanced Conducting	2	Emphasis Course
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	SCED 3210 Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI)	3	Emphasis Course
			SCED 4300 Clinical Experience II	1	Emphasis Course Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 3220 or MUSC 3240
			Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General education Breadth course. Clink on link for available courses
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Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 2600: Women’s Choir OR MUSC 4600: University Chorale (DHA) OR MUSC 4650: Chamber Singers (DHA)	1 OR 1 OR 1	Emphasis Course	SCED 5500: Student Teaching Seminar	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3630: Vocal Pedagogy I	3	Emphasis Course This course is taught alternate years. Students will take it either their junior or senior year based on which year it is taught	SCED 5630: Student Teaching in Secondary Schools	10	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3670: Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors	1-2	Emphasis Course Students will complete 7 credits to graduate. Students should register for 1 credit	Dual Licensure (Recommended): PSY 1100 Lifespan Development (3) OR FCHD 1500 Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) (3) AND MUSC 3260 Elementary School Music (2) AND Level 1 Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Workshop (offered every Summer)
SPED 4000 Education of Exceptional Individuals	2	Emphasis Course
SCED 4200: Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI)	3	Emphasis Course
SCED 4210: Assessment and Curriculum Design	3	Emphasis Course
MUSC 4920: Individual Recital	1-2	Emphasis Course Students should register for 1 credit
Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General education Breadth course. Clink on link for available courses
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Music Education Core Requirements

Choral Requirements

MUSC 1500 - String Techniques 1
MUSC 1800 - Percussion Techniques 1
MUSC 2600 - Women’s Choir 1 (7 credits minimum)
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MUSC 4600 - University Chorale (DHA) 1
or
MUSC 4650 - Chamber Singers (DHA) 1
MUSC 3230 - Choral Literature 2
MUSC 3630 - Vocal Pedagogy I 3
MUSC 3670 - Individual Vocal Instruction for Music Majors 1-2 (7 credits minimum)
MUSC 4240 - Advanced Conducting 2
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Music: Music Education, Choral - BM

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