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EC through 12 Certification - Music Education (Choral) (BME)

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Program Description

Music Education (Choral): Students planning to acquire EC-12 certification may do so by securing a major in either music, kinesiology, or special education. To be eligible for Texas certification, students will also follow the EC-12 certification program designed to provide certification for Early Childhood through Grade 12 under the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) standards. Students follow a course of study which includes the following components: (1) General Studies, (2) Professional Responsibility courses, which include student teaching, (3) an academic major in either music, kinesiology, or special education and (4) sufficient electives to complete the bachelors degree, if applicable. Students must be admitted into the Educator Preparation Program according to the policies set by the College of Education.
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Choose one 3-hour course from the list below.*

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*A 4-hour science will fulfill this requirement, plus 1 hour toward your total required hours for the degree.

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Please select six (6) upper-level and eight (8) lower-level credit hours in Applied Voice. 

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MUSI 1117 to be taken as needed per audition results as a requisite to MUSI 1118.

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Taken only if MUSI 1117 was not required.

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Please select six (6) upper-level and eight (8) lower-level credit hours in Applied Piano. 

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Required to take concurrently with course Piano Level VII: Sophomore Barrier for Piano

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MUSI 1101 taken as needed per audition results as a requisite to MUSI 1110, MUSI 1113, and MUSI 1114.

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7 semesters (noncredit-hour requirement)

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*Indicates Signature Course requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.

Students seeking a BME, Bachelor of Music Education, degree with EC-12 Music Education Teacher Certification (Choral), may refer to the College of Fine Arts section of this catalog for additional information.

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.

NOTE:  Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.

A minimum grade of C- is required for all music courses within a music major field of study. 

Retention in the Educator Preparation Program:

Students must maintain and graduate with an overall institutional GPA of 3.0 and must maintain and graduate with an institutional GPA of 3.0 in their teaching fields/academic concentrations.

At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

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