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Dec 09, 2024
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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Instrumental/General Music Education, B.M.
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Requirements for the major in instrumental/general music education, Bachelor of Music program
The Bachelor of Music degree is intended for students who wish pre-professional and professional preparation in music education and/or performance. Students should consult the Undergraduate Music Handbook available on the department website, www.oakland.edu/mtd and should also consult with the departmental adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office to plan their degree program. Only major courses in which a grade of at least 2.0 has been earned will count toward the major. Requirements are as follows: Students majoring in music education must successfully complete 156-164 credits as distributed in their specific curriculum: 40-48 credits of liberal arts, 20 credits of professional education requirements, and 96 credits in music requirements. A. Liberal Arts Requirements
University general education requirements – 40 credits
(arts requirement satisfied by MUS 131 ) Count as writing intensive in the major
Counts for the capstone in the major
Language – 4-8 credits
Modern foreign language course (115 or higher) Note
This major requirement will fulfill both general education and college distribution language requirements.
B. School of Education Requirements — 20 credits
Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
Basic Skills, Music Education C. Music requirements — 96 credits
History or theory elective course selected from – 4 credits
Minimum of 2 credits selected from
Ensemble
- Band or Orchestra (must enroll every semester of major)
Note
For students with piano as applied major, enrollment in MUA 160 or MUA 161 is by placement audition. Students placing into MUA 160 take the following 8 credits sequence: MUA 160 , MUA 100 and two semesters of MUA 200 . Students placing into MUA 161 take the following 8 credit sequence: MUS 161, 162 and two semesters of MUA 100 . *A minimum grade of 3.0 is required in all professional courses. Application for music education major standing takes place upon completion of MUS 241 . Non-credit requirements
- Major standing
- Events attendance requirement
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