Music with Teacher Licensure Option (B.Music)

Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 128 -130 semester hours

Semester Hours required for the Music with Teacher Licensure Option: 97-99 semester hours

This option requires that students follow and meet the requirements for Admission, Retention and Graduation from Teacher Licensure programs as described in the "Teacher Licensure Programs" section of this catalog and as explained at the University Admission to Teacher Education Meeting which all students must attend. Students must gain University approval to take teacher education courses no later than the end of their sophomore year in order to use the department curricular plan. Additional information on Admission, Retention and Graduation for Teacher Licensure programs can be found on the College of Education, Health and Human Services website.

All B.Mus., Teacher Licensure students must pass the Music Illinois Content Area test no later than the semester prior to student teaching.

Students must receive a "C" or better in all courses used toward graduation, regardless of where they are taken. This includes general education, professional education, major and minor course, all university required courses, and electives. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.65 in order to continue in the program.

While the EdTPA is not required at this time, students should be advised that the EdTPA requirement for state teacher licensure could be reinstated by the ISBE in the future.

Standard Special Certificate

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Music Core Classes (36 Credit Hours)

MUS 1102

Navigating the Music Major. (1 credits)

Music Theory (16 Credit Hours)

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MUS 1501

Comprehensive Musicianship I. (4 credits)

MUS 1501

Comprehensive Music I - Written Perspectives. (3 credits)

and

MUS 1501

Comprehensive Music I - Aural Perspectives. (1 credits)

MUS 1502

Comprehensive Musicianship II. (4 credits)

MUS 1502

Comprehensive Music II - Written Perspectives. (3 credits)

and

MUS 1502

Comprehensive Music II - Aural Perspectives. (1 credits)

MUS 2501

Comprehensive Musicianship III. (4 credits)

MUS 2502

Comprehensive Musicianship IV. (4 credits)

Music History (12 credit hours)

MUS 3553

Survey of Western Musical Masterworks. (3 credits)

MUS 3593

Survey of Western Musical Masterworks, Honors. (3 credits)

MUS 3584

Music History and Literature I. (3 credits)

MUS 3594

Music History and Literature I, Honors. (3 credits)

MUS 3585

Music History and Literature II. (3 credits)

MUS 3595

Music History and Literature II, Honors. (3 credits)

MUS 3562

Global Music. (3 credits)

MUS 3592

Global Music, Honors. (3 credits)

Conducting (3 credit hours)

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MUS 2155

Conducting I. (2 credits)

MUS 3155

Choral Conducting and Literature. (1 credits)

MUS 3156

Instrumental Conducting and Literature. (1 credits)

Keyboard Skills (2 credit hours)

MUS 2203

Functional Skills in Piano I. (1 credits)

MUS 2204

Functional Skills in Piano II. (1 credits)

Recital

(Four��Semesters)

MUS 1103

Recital Attendance.

Technology (2 credit hours)

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MUS 1070

Introduction to Music Technology. (2 credits)

Professional Education Core (35 credit hours)

Required of all music teacher licensure majors:

All teacher licensure candidates must complete a U.S. Constitution course (PLS 1153G or HIS 3600G).

EDF 2555

Education in a Diverse Society: The Multilingual/Multicultural Classroom. (3 credits)

EDF 4550

Critical Focus on Education. (3 credits)

EDP 2330

Educational Psychology/Foundations for Teachers. (3 credits)

MUS 2440

Introduction to Music Education. (1 credits)

MUS 2441

Introduction to Elementary General Music Methods. (1 credits)

MUS 2443

Choral Methods. (1 credits)

SED 4330

Literacy, Assessment, and Differentiation in Secondary Schools. (3 credits)

SED 4335

Effective Teaching Environments in Secondary Schools. (4 credits)

(SED 3330 may be substituted for SED 4335 if previously taken.)

SPE 4500

The Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs: Access to the General Curriculum. (3 credits)

(SPE 3500 may be substituted for SPE 4500 if previously taken.)

STG 4000

Multicultural/Disabilities Practicum. (1 credits)

STG 4001

Student Teaching. (6 to 16 credits)

(Register for 12 semester hours)

And One of the Concentrations Listed Below

1. Instrumental Concentration (27 credit hours)

Applied Study (7 credit hours taken over seven semesters)

MUS 1120R, 1121R, 1122R, 1123R, 1124R, 1130R, 1131R, 1132R, 1133R, 1134R, 1140R, 1150R, 1151R, 1152R, 1153R, 1154R, 1160R, MUS 1161R
MUS 3320R, 3321R, 3322R, 3323R, 3324R, 3330R, 3331R, 3332R, 3333R, 3334R, 3340R, 3350R, 3351R, 3352R, 3353R, 3354R, 3360R, MUS 3361R

All entering majors must enroll in Intermediate Applied Study. By the end of the sixth semester, teacher licensure students must pass the Advanced Study Jury. Applied study then continues at the advanced level.

Ensemble (7 credit hours taken over seven semesters)

Ensemble - 1 credit hour from the following

MUS 0200

Wind Symphony. (1 credits)

MUS 0201

Concert Band. (1 credits)

MUS 0202

Panther Marching Band. (1 credits)

MUS 0211

Orchestra. (1 credits)

Ensemble - 6 credit hours from the following

MUS 0200

Wind Symphony. (1 credits)

MUS 0201

Concert Band. (1 credits)

MUS 0211

Orchestra. (1 credits)

Additional Course Work (13 credit hours)

MUS 1300

Instrumental Methods Lab. (1 credits)

MUS 1308

Class Instruction in Woodwinds. (1 credits)

MUS 1309

Class Instruction in Brass. (1 credits)

MUS 1310

Class Instruction in Strings. (1 credits)

MUS 1311

Class Instruction in Percussion. (1 credits)

MUS 3100

Junior Recital: Teacher Licensure Option.

MUS 3861

Marching Band Techniques. (1 credits)

MUS 4861

Jazz Pedagogy. (1 credits)

MUS 4000

Capstone Dispositions and Skills Review.

MUS 4100

Senior Recital: Teacher Licensure Option.

MUS 4400

Seminar in Methods of Teaching Instrumental Music. (4 credits)

MUS 4840

Band Arranging. (2 credits)

2. Vocal Concentration (29 credit hours)

Applied Study (7 credit hours taken over seven semesters)

MUS 1110R
MUS 3310R

Ensemble (7 credit hours taken over seven semesters)

MUS 0230

Concert Choir. (1 credits)

MUS 0231

University Mixed Chorus. (1 credits)

Additional Course Work (15 credit hours)

MUS 1312

Class Instruction in World and Classroom Percussion. (1 credits)

MUS 2205

Functional Skills in Piano III. (1 credits)

MUS 2206

Functional Skills in Piano IV. (1 credits)

MUS 2141

Vocal Diction I. (1 credits)

MUS 2142

Vocal Diction II. (1 credits)

MUS 2442

Introduction to Instrumental Music Methods. (2 credits)

MUS 2444

Contemporary Topics in Secondary General Music. (2 credits)

MUS 3100

Junior Recital: Teacher Licensure Option.

MUS 4000

Capstone Dispositions and Skills Review.

MUS 4100

Senior Recital: Teacher Licensure Option.

MUS 4401

Seminar in Methods of Teaching Vocal/General Music. (4 credits)

MUS 4750

Choral Arranging. (2 credits)

3. General Music Concentration (29 credit hours)

Applied Study (7 credit hours in one primary instrument or voice taken over seven semesters selected from the following)

MUS 1110R, 1120R, 1121R, 1122R, 1123R, 1124R, 1130R, 1131R, 1132R, 1133R, 1134R, 1140R, 1150R, 1151R, 1152R, 1153R, 1154R, 1160R, MUS 1161R
MUS 3310R, 3320R, 3321R, 3322R, 3323R, 3324R, 3330R, 3331R, 3332R, 3333R, 3334R, 3340R, 3350R, 3351R, 3352R, 3353R, 3354R, 3360R, MUS 3361R

Ensemble (7 credit hours taken over seven semesters)

Complete 3 hours from the following ensemble courses:

MUS 0230

Concert Choir. (1 credits)

MUS 0231

University Mixed Chorus. (1 credits)

And complete 4 credits from the following ensemble courses*:

*Instrumentalists should complete these ensembles on their primary instrument.

Ensemble - 1 credit hour from the following

MUS 0200

Wind Symphony. (1 credits)

MUS 0201

Concert Band. (1 credits)

MUS 0202

Panther Marching Band. (1 credits)

MUS 0211

Orchestra. (1 credits)

MUS 0230

Concert Choir. (1 credits)

MUS 0231

University Mixed Chorus. (1 credits)

Ensemble - 3 credit hours from the following

MUS 0200

Wind Symphony. (1 credits)

MUS 0201

Concert Band. (1 credits)

MUS 0211

Orchestra. (1 credits)

MUS 0230

Concert Choir. (1 credits)

MUS 0231

University Mixed Chorus. (1 credits)

Additional Course Work (15 credit hours)

MUS 1312

Class Instruction in World and Classroom Percussion. (1 credits)

MUS 2205

Functional Skills in Piano III. (1 credits)

MUS 2206

Functional Skills in Piano IV. (1 credits)

MUS 2442

Introduction to Instrumental Music Methods. (2 credits)

MUS 2444

Contemporary Topics in Secondary General Music. (2 credits)

MUS 3100

Junior Recital: Teacher Licensure Option.

MUS 4000

Capstone Dispositions and Skills Review.

MUS 4100

Senior Recital: Teacher Licensure Option.

MUS 4401

Seminar in Methods of Teaching Vocal/General Music. (4 credits)

MUS 4750

Choral Arranging. (2 credits)

MUS 4840

Band Arranging. (2 credits)

And complete 2 credits from the following courses:

For students who complete voice advanced study:

MUS 2141

Vocal Diction I. (1 credits)

MUS 2142

Vocal Diction II. (1 credits)

For students who complete instrumental or keyboard advanced study, take two semesters of applied voice:

MUS 0010

Introductory Voice. (1 credits)

MUS 1110R - Intermediate Voice. Credits: 1

Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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