BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE WITH EC-12 TEXAS MUSIC TEACHER CERTIFICATION
Hours Earned
Lower Division total
Upper Division total (≥ 56 credits)
TOTAL (≥ 124 credits)
General Education Requirements (39 credits: 39 lower)
English Composition, 1301 & 1302
ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, COM 1301
U.S. History 1301 & 1302
State and National Government 2305 & 2306
Lab Sciences, 8 credits (2 courses with lab)
Mathematics (1314, 1324, 1332, 2412)
COMM 1115 (if math was 3 sch)
Speech (COMM 1315)
##### Music Appreciation (counted in Music core)
Social/Behavioral Science
Freshman Seminar (true freshmen only)
Music Core Courses (54 credits: 26 lower, 28 upper)
Applied Music I [A]
Applied Music II [A]
Applied Music III [A]
Applied Music IV [A]
Applied Music V [A]
Applied Music VI [A]
Junior Recital [A]
Applied Music VII [A]
Applied Music VIII [A]
Senior Recital [A]
Music Ensemble [A]
Music Ensemble [A]
Music Ensemble [A]
Music Ensemble [A]
Music Ensemble [A]
Music Ensemble [A]
Music Ensemble [A]
Music Theory & Aural Skills I [B]
Music Theory & Aural Skills II [C]
Music Theory & Aural Skills III [B]
Music Theory & Aural Skills IV [C]
Music Appreciation [A]
Recital Attendance [A]
Recital Attendance [A]
Recital Attendance [A]
Recital Attendance [A]
Recital Attendance [A]
Recital Attendance [A]
Recital Attendance [A]
Music History I [F]
Music History II [G]
History of Music Education in America [C]
Conducting Fundamentals [D]
Ensemble Conducting Methods [E]
Ensemble Repertoire [D]
Music Methods for Children [G]
Teaching Music in the Secondary Schools [F]
Piano proficiency completed (no credit) [A]
Development of Creative Expression [A]
Choral Emphasis (10 credits: 10 upper)
Diction I [G]
Diction II [E]
Voice Pedagogy I [F]
Voice Pedagogy II [G]
Guitar Class [E]
[Choice of Brass, WW, Perc., or String Class]
Jazz Studies/Improvisation [F]
Wind and Percussion Emphasis (10 credits: 8 upper, 2 low)
Woodwinds Class [H]
Brass Class [H]
Percussion Class [J]
Strings Class [J]
Voice Class [D]
Guitar Class [E]
Diction I or Diction II [G] or [E]
Jazz Studies/Improvisation [F]
Applied Minor in Winds [A]
String Emphasis (10 credits: 7 upper, 3 lower)
Woodwinds Class [H]
Brass Class [H]
Percussion Class [J]
Strings Class [J]
Voice Class [D]
Guitar Class [E]
Diction I or Diction II [G] or [E]
Applied Minor in Strings [A]
Jazz Studies/Improvisation [F]
Education Component Courses (21 credits: 21 upper)
Child/Adolescent Psychology [A]
The Exceptional Child [A]
Foundations of Bilingual/Multicultural Education
Seminar: Student Teaching – Music [A]
Classroom Instruction & Management [A]
Reading/Literacy in the Content Area [A]
Student Teaching – EC12 Split Placement [A]
Music Electives (as needed; other courses may be eligible)
Jazz, Pop, & Rock I or II [A]
Jazz History [B]
20th Century Masterpieces of Music [C]
History of Opera/Music Theatre [B]
Applied Composition [A]
Music ensembles [A]
Virtual Reality in the 21st Century [A]
Music Appreciation II [A]
KEY TO COURSE OFFERINGS
A = every semester
B = every fall semester
C = every spring semester
D = fall semesters in even years
E = spring semesters in odd years
F = fall semesters in odd years
G = spring semesters in even years
H = fall of every third year
J = spring of every third year