Music Education Post-Baccalaureate Certification
The Music unit offers a professional baccalaureate degree – the Bachelor of Science in Education, Music Education – which leads to licensure in Pennsylvania for teaching K-12 instrumental and vocal music.
This degree program offers one of the nation’s most comprehensive and integrated Music Education programs of study. With the field of music education changing so rapidly, our world-class faculty, creative environment, future-forward curriculum, and state-of-the-art facilities allow for a truly unique education. Students are given the opportunity to gain real-world experience through professional venues, field experiences, and internship opportunities, including Music for Everyone and Lancaster International Piano Festival. With two Visual & Performing Arts Centers, three performance halls, a professional recording studio, and a one-of-a-kind Yamaha Digital Piano Lab that hosts the latest music technology software, including ProTools and Logic, the options are truly endless. Graduates receive a Bachelor of Science in Music Education.
Students in the Music Education program are expected to complete a range of courses, including musical analysis, class piano, music history, conducting, and a range of strings, voice, woodwinds, percussion, and brass music classes. These project-based classes blend standard learning with hands-on experiences in and out of the classroom and focus on commercial music and arts administration studies. Students are given the opportunity to pass out of classes coinciding with their vocal/instrumental major, decreasing the required number of program credits. In addition, individuals are also expected to complete seven semesters of ensembles of their choice.
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Advanced Professional Studies - Post-Bacc Cert
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*Clearances are valid for one year from the date that appears in the header of this degree audit in the field 'Clearance Date.' Clearances cannot expire in the middle of a semester.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR APS
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FOUNDATIONS COURSES - Choose 1 of the following options 1-2:6 hours
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Option 1. Foundations Graduate Level
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Social Foundation of Educ
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Advanced Educational Psychology
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Option 2. Foundations Undergraduate Level
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Foundations Modern Education
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Psychological Foundations of Teaching
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ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
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You must submit your Educator Ethics Training (If applying to APS AFTER Jan 15, 2020)
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3.0 Minimum Cert GPA
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See separate block
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If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
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No dispositions-related holds
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If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
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APS registration status
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You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
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Application for APS status
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Major in Music Education, Post-Bacc Certification
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BASIC MUSICIANSHIP
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MUSIC EDUCATION COURSES
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Class Voice I1 hour
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Vocal Techniques
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The Art of Teaching Middle Level Music Kodaly3 hours
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The Art of Teaching Secondary Methods
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MAJOR PERFORMANCE
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Music Education Major Performance - Choose 7 hours from:7 hours
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Major Performance 1:
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Major Performance 2:
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Major Performance 3:
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Major Performance 4:
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Major Performance 5:
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Major Performance 6:
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Major Performance 7:
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Major Performance 8:
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APPLIED MUSICIANSHIP
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Applied Musicianship, Band/Orchestra/Choir0 hours
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MUSIC ELECTIVES
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Req Related for Music, Post-Bacc CertificationTotal hours0 hours
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Professional Education - Certification
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FOUNDATIONS BLOC
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We recommend 590 and 545 for Post-Bacc students. These courses each require 35 hours field placement at an urban school. Offered in the evenings Fall and Spring. Also offered in Summer Session. If enrolling in EDFN 211/241, please register for both courses in the same block.
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Foundations of Modern Education - Choose 1 of the following:3 hours
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Social Foundation of Educ
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Foundations Modern Education
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Psychological Foundations of Teaching - Choose 1 of the following:3 hours
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Advanced Educational Psychology
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Psychological Foundations of Teaching
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APS - PROFESSIONAL BLOC
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Students must meet APS eligibility requirements prior to registering. Course Appropriate PRAXIS II Exam should be taken after Professional Bloc, but prior to Student Teaching.
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Content Area Literacy for Diverse Classrooms - Choose 1 of the following:3 hours
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Content Area Literacy for Diverse Classrooms
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Cntnt Area Litrcy Divers Class
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Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings - Choose 1 of the following:3 hours
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Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
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Sec Stdnts w Disab Inclu Sttgs
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Intro to Music Education3 hours
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Elementary Methods I3 hours
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The Art of Teaching Elementary Music Kodaly
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Middle/Secondary Methods3 hours
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The Art of Teaching Secondary Methods
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Instrumental Methods3 hours
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The Art of Teaching Instrumental Music Techniques
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Technology in the Music Profession3 hours
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Technology in the Music Classroom
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STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR
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STUDENT TEACHING SEMESTER
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Student Teaching9 hours
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Musi Stu Teaching
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Musi Stu Teaching
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