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)
CORE EXPERIENCE
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience	3
Developing A Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3
English	9-10
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II *and* ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3
History HIST Lower Level (LL)	3
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List.
Kinesiology	1
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living
Mathematics (3-4 hour course)	3
MATH 1303 - College Algebra
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course)	3
Choose one 3-hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List.
Religion	9
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey MUSI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service
Social Science	3
POLS 2301 - American National Government
Total Core Experience	40-41
Additional Program General Education Hours	11
MUSI 1311 - Music Theory I MUSI 1312 - Music Theory II MUSI 1201 - Foundations and Principles of Music Education MUSI 3311 - Elementary Music Methods
Education Hours	21
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (S-L)
EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar
EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations (S-L)
EDUC 4313 - Classroom Management and Organization in Culturally Diverse Settings (S-L)
EDUC 4323 - Discipline in the 21st Century
EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching
READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area
Major Core	35
MUSI 1011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II
MUSI 1012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II
MUSI 1013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II
MUSI 1111 - Aural Skills I
MUSI 1112 - Aural Skills II
MUSI 2011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV*
MUSI 2012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV*
MUSI 2013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV*
MUSI 2023A - Piano Proficiency Level III MUSI 2023B - Piano Proficiency Level IV MUSI 2023C - Sophomore Barrier for Piano Majors/Concentrations
MUSI 2111 - Aural Skills III
MUSI 2112 - Aural Skills IV
MUSI 2305 - Introduction to Music Literature and Fine Arts
MUSI 2311 - Music Theory III
MUSI 2312 - Music Theory IV
MUSI 3023 - Piano Proficiency Level V
MUSI 3201 - Analysis of Musical Structure
MUSI 3204 - Music History and Literature I*
MUSI 3205 - Music History and Literature II
MUSI 3206 - Music History and Literature III
MUSI 3207 - Basic Conducting
MUSI 3208 - Advanced Choral Conducting
MUSI 3312 - Secondary Music Methods*
MUSI 4010 - Music All-Level Seminar (S-L)
MUSI 4089 - Senior Recital for Music Education
MUSI 4211 - Vocal Pedagogy
MUSI 4214 - Choral Literature and Advanced Choral Technique
MUSI 4301 - Instrumental Methods
*Music Proficiency Exam Level IV courses are requisites for all upper-level Music courses, including recital courses.
Concentration: Please select a 14-hour concentration and a 4-hour applied secondary for concentration.	14
Vocal Concentration Please select six (6) upper-level and eight (8) lower-level credit hours in Applied Voice. Choose 4 credit hours: MUSI 1210 – Applied Voice MUSI 1213 – Applied Voice MUSI 1214 – Applied Voice Choose 4 credit hours: MUSI 2210 – Applied Voice MUSI 2213 – Applied Voice MUSI 2214 – Applied Voice Choose 4 credit hours: MUSI 3210 – Applied Voice MUSI 3213 – Applied Voice MUSI 3214 – Applied Voice Choose 2 credit hours: MUSI 4210 – Applied Voice MUSI 4213 – Applied Voice MUSI 4214 – Applied Voice
Applied Secondary for Vocal Concentration MUSI 1117 – Class Piano I (Taken only as needed per audition results as a requisite to MUSI 1118) MUSI 1118 – Class Piano II Choose 2 credit hours: MUSI 2120 – Applied Piano MUSI 2121 – Applied Piano MUSI 2122 – Applied Piano *Required to take concurrently with MUSI 2023A or MUSI 2023B. Choose 1 credit hour (Taken only if MUSI 1117 was not required). MUSI 3120 – Applied Piano MUSI 3121 – Applied Piano MUSI 3122 – Applied Piano	4
Piano Concentration Please select six (6) upper-level and eight (8) lower-level credit hours in Applied Piano. Choose 4 credit hours: MUSI 1220 – Applied Piano MUSI 1221 – Applied Piano MUSI 1222 – Applied Piano Choose 4 credit hours: MUSI 2220 – Applied Piano MUSI 2221– Applied Piano MUSI 2222 – Applied Piano Required to take concurrently with MUSI 2023C Piano Level VII: Sophomore Barrier for Piano Choose 4 credit hours: MUSI 3220 – Applied Piano MUSI 3221– Applied Piano MUSI 3222 – Applied Piano Choose 2 credit hours: MUSI 4220 – Applied Piano MUSI 4221– Applied Piano MUSI 4222 – Applied Piano
Applied Secondary for Piano Concentration MUSI 1101 – Class Voice (Taken only as needed per audition results as a requisite to MUSI 1110, MUSI 1113, and MUSI 1114). Choose 1-2 credit hours: MUSI 1110 – Applied Voice MUSI 1113 – Applied Voice MUSI 1114 – Applied Voice Choose 1-2 credit hours: MUSI 2110 – Applied Voice MUSI 2113 – Applied Voice MUSI 2114 – Applied Voice
Music Ensembles	7
MUSI 1135 and MUSI 1136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 2135 and MUSI 2136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 3135 and MUSI 3136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 4135 or MUSI 4136 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)
Seminar/Performance Lab 7 semesters (noncredit-hour requirement) MUSI 1000/1001 (S-L)	7 sem.
IV. ELECTIVES
Upper-Level	0
Lower or Upper-Level	0
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED	132-133

*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.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

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