BA / MUSIC EDUCATION LICENSURE CURRICULUM GUIDE:

136 credit, four and a half-year program of study

Additional Music Education Requirements: The Department of Music is approved by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to offer courses for a Licensure in Music Education at all grade levels. Reciprocal agreements allow this certification to be valid in many states in addition to Massachusetts. The program is open to all qualified baccalaureate music majors. It is also available to individuals with degrees who wish to gain certification in music education. Requirements to enter and remain active in the student teaching preparation curriculum leading to provisional certification with advanced standing:

• An interview with the Department Chairperson and Coordinator of Music Education;

• Pass the Communication and Literacy Skills Test (CLST) of the Massachusetts Test of Educator Licensure (MTEL) as an entrance requirement of this option;

• Pass the Music Content Area test of the MTEL as a prerequisite to student teaching.

Program requirements will be revised to reflect ongoing developments in state regulations and educational reform.

The Department of Music requires Music Education Licensure students to maintain a minimum grade of B- in each music course and a cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
(A GPA of 2.5 will qualify for probationary status.)

In addition to the departmental requirements listed above, all students must meet the University graduation requirements, including those for General Education. Complete details are available at: http://www.umassd.edu/catalog/undergraduate

Statement of Final Responsibility: Although faculty advisors and many others seek to guide and assist each student, it is the student—not the faculty advisor, department chairperson, or other university official—who is ultimately responsible for seeing that his or her program fulfills degree requirements.

* For a list of approved University Studies courses go to: www.umassd.edu/generaleducation/universitystudies/approvedcourses

This curricular guide represents the requirements for students entering the college for the academic year 2012-2013 and is intended as an example of progression towards the degree.