Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Field Requirements | ||
| Music Education Core | ||
| Applied Music - Students must perform at the equivalent level of a fourth semester undergraduate student (or higher), in addition to a successful interview, in order to gain admission to the music program. | ||
| MUAP 121 | Applied Music I | 2 |
| MUAP 122 | Applied Music II | 2 |
| MUAP 223 | Applied Music III | 2 |
| MUAP 224 | Applied Music IV | 2 |
| Theory/Aural Skills | ||
| MUCP 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUCP 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUCP 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUCP 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUCP 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUCP 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUCP 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUCP 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| World Music/Music History/Computer Technology | ||
| MUHS 106 | Diverse Worlds of Music | 3 |
| MUHS 307 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: Up to 1700 | 3 |
| MUHS 308 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1700-1890 | 3 |
| MUTC 101 | Music and Computer Technology I | 3 |
| MUHS 407 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| or MUHS 409 | Honors - Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | |
| Ensembles | ||
| Complete four to six of the following: | 2-3 | |
| Montclair State University Chorale | ||
| Montclair State University Singers | ||
| Band | ||
| Opera Workshop | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble | ||
| Balkan Music Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Keyboard Musicianship | ||
| MSSN 101 | Keyboard Musicianship I | 1 |
| MSSN 102 | Keyboard Musicianship II | 1 |
| MSSN 203 | Keyboard Musicianship III | 1 |
| MSSN 204 | Keyboard Musicianship IV | 1 |
| Music Education Requirements | ||
| Classroom Methods/Conducting | ||
| MUPR 335 | Elementary Conducting | 2 |
| or MUED 435 | Conducting for Music Educators | |
| MUED 556 | Teaching Methods for the Elementary Music Class | 3 |
| MUED 557 | Teaching Methods for Music in the Secondary Schools | 3 |
| Instrumental Techniques | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 4 | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Strings I | ||
or MUED 106 | Instrumental Techniques: Strings II | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Brass I | ||
or MUED 305 | Instrumental Techniques: Brass II | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I | ||
or MUED 308 | Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II | |
| Percussion Instruments | ||
| Popular Music Techniques | ||
| Choral/Instrumental Methods | ||
| MUED 419 | Choral Methods | 3 |
| or MUED 420 | Instrumental Methods | |
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| MUPR 410 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| or MUPR 411 | Jazz Pedagogy | |
| Secondary Instrument | ||
| MSSN 111 | Secondary Instrument Voice I | 1 |
| or MSSN 121 | Secondary Instrument Guitar I | |
| or MUED 132 | Marching Band Techniques | |
| Total Credits | 62-63 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements for State Certification | ||
| Speech | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement 1 | 3 |
| Physiology and Hygiene | ||
| Pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the Center of Pedagogy or have the Undergraduate equivalent course approved by advisor. | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| EDFD 582 | Learning Theories | 3 |
| or PSYC 560 | Advanced Educational Psychology | |
| Graduate Professional Sequence | ||
| Introductory Sequence | ||
| EDFD 505 | Teaching, Democracy, and Schooling | 3 |
| or SASE 505 | Teaching, Democracy, and Schooling | |
| SASE 518 | Technology Integration in the Classroom | 1 |
| Diversity and Instructional Sequence | ||
| EDFD 509 | Sociocultural Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment | 3 |
| or SASE 509 | Sociocultural Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment | |
| EDFD 516 | Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners | 1 |
| or SASE 516 | Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners | |
| SASE 517 | Inclusive Classrooms in Middle and Secondary Schools 2 | 1 |
| READ 501 | Techniques of Reading Improvement in the Secondary School | 3 |
| EDFD 519 | Assessment for Authentic Learning | 3 |
| or SASE 519 | Assessment for Authentic Learning | |
| Pedagogical Sequence I | ||
| SASE 526 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| Pedagogical Sequence II | ||
| SASE 514 | In-Service Graduate Clinical Practice II 3 | 6 |
| or SASE 529 | Clinical Practice II | |
| SASE 543 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
| 1 | May be completed by examination. |
| 2 | Post-BA students in the Health and Physical Education program are exempt from this course. |
| 3 | SASE 514 is for in-service teachers. |
Additional Requirements for State Certification
The following additional requirements must be met prior to student teaching. Upon admission to the program, the student's submitted transcripts are evaluated to determine if any of these requirements have been fulfilled by previous coursework. In such cases, the requirement(s) appears on the degree audit as being waived.
- CMST 101 or Speech Challenge Exam or documented & approved experience
- Physiology & Hygiene - free test at county office of education or BIOL/HLTH course
- Educational Psychology - EDFD 582 or PSYC 560
- Psychology or equivalent undergraduate course work
Note: Certification requirements are subject to change.