Early Childhood-12 Certification - Music Education (Choral) (BME)
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.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (BME) |
|---|---|
I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS | |
Developing A Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9 |
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
Foundations for Excellence | 1 |
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.) | |
History | 6 |
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 | |
Kinesiology | 2 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived. | |
Mathematics | 3 |
MATH 1303 - College Algebra or MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | |
Natural Science | 4 |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey RELI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service | |
Social Science | 3 |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 43 |
II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | |
EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification | 0 |
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents* (S-L) | 3 |
EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar | 0 |
EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L) | 3 |
EDUC 4313 - Classroom Management and Organization in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L) | 3 |
EDUC 4323 - Discipline in the 21st Century | 3 |
EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* | 6 |
READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* (AGP-eligible) | 3 |
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | 21 |
III. ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | |
Music Education Core (45 hours) | |
MUSI 1011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II | 0 |
MUSI 1012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II | 0 |
MUSI 1013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II | 0 |
MUSI 1111 - Aural Skills I | 1 |
MUSI 1112 - Aural Skills II | 1 |
MUSI 1201 - Foundations and Principles of Music Education* | 2 |
MUSI 1206 - Diction I | 2 |
MUSI 1311 - Music Theory I | 3 |
MUSI 1312 - Music Theory II | 3 |
MUSI 2011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* | 0 |
MUSI 2012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* | 0 |
MUSI 2013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* | 0 |
MUSI 2111 - Aural Skills III | 1 |
MUSI 2112 - Aural Skills IV | 1 |
MUSI 2311 - Music Theory III | 3 |
MUSI 2312 - Music Theory IV | 3 |
MUSI 3201 - Analysis of Musical Structure* | 2 |
MUSI 3204 - Music History and Literature I* | 2 |
MUSI 3205 - Music History and Literature II | 2 |
MUSI 3206 - Music History and Literature III | 2 |
MUSI 3207 - Basic Conducting | 2 |
MUSI 3208 - Advanced Choral Conducting | 2 |
MUSI 3311 - Elementary Music Methods* | 3 |
MUSI 3312 - Secondary Music Methods* | 3 |
MUSI 4010 - Music All-Level Seminar (S-L) | 0 |
MUSI 4089 - Senior Recital for Music Education | 0 |
MUSI 4211 - Vocal Pedagogy | 2 |
MUSI 4214 - Choral Literature and Advanced Choral Technique | 2 |
MUSI 4301 - Instrumental Methods | 3 |
*Music Proficiency Exam Level IV courses are requisites for all upper-level Music courses, including recital courses. | |
Applied Concentration | 10 |
Applied Secondary | 4 |
Music Ensembles MUSI 2135 and MUSI 2136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 3135 and MUSI 3136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 4145 or MUSI 4146 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) OR MUSI 1186 and MUSI 1187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 2186 and MUSI 2187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 3186 and MUSI 3187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 4186 or MUSI 4187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) | 7 |
Performance Lab | 0 |
TOTAL ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | 66 |
IV. ELECTIVES | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 130 |
*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. Some programs may require a higher GPA for graduation.
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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