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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Choral/General Music, B.M.


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Requirements for the major in choral/general music, 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.

Students majoring in music education must successfully complete 148-165 credits as distributed in their specific curriculum: 40-48 credits of liberal arts, 20 credits of professional education requirements, and 88-97 credits in music requirements.

A. Liberal Arts Requirements


University general education requirements – 40 credits


(arts requirement satisfied by MUS 131 )

Language – 8-12 credits


Note

The modern foreign language requirement will fulfill both general education and distribution language requirements.

B. School of Education Requirements – 20 credits


Michigan Test for Teacher Certification:


Basic Skills, Music Education

C. Music Requirements


Voice major – 88-96 credits


Ensembles (must enroll in ensemble that uses primary performance area every semester of major) – 8 credits

Piano major – 97 credits


Ensembles (must enroll in ensemble that uses primary performance area every semester of major) – 8 credits

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: MUA 161 , MUA 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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