Program: Music Education - Vocal Major (MEVC), BME [Teacher Licensure] - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

Three hours of the Creative Spirit in the Liberal Arts Program are met within in the major and counted below.
ENG 201 or ENG 202 is still required.
EDFD 203 , required in place of PSY 201 , is counted below in the hours required for licensure.
Students must take MATH 151 and ENG 113 .
Three hours of global literacy credit are met by MUS 324 and counted below.

Major: 52 Hours

Music major status requires a passing score of 80 percent or higher on the Theory Entrance Exam or MUS 170 with a grade of “B” or better; and satisfactory performance on the Theory, Keyboard and Principal Applied Performance Evaluations.

COMM 235 - Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
MUS 140 - Music Forum (Majors must enroll in and satisfy the requirements every semester.)
MUS 171 - Theory and Ear Training I Credit Hours: 4
MUS 172 - Theory and Ear Training II Credit Hours: 4
MUS 260 - Diction for Singers Credit Hours: 2
MUS 271 - Theory and Ear Training III Credit Hours: 4
MUS 272 - Theory and Ear Training IV Credit Hours: 4
MUS 306 - Vocal Pedagogy Credit Hours: 2
MUS 321 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 322 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 323 - Music History III Credit Hours: 3
MUS 324 - World Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 330 - Conducting Credit Hours: 1
MUS 331 - Choral Conducting Credit Hours: 2
MUS 372 - Orchestration and Arranging Credit Hours: 2
MUS 380 - Junior Recital Credit Hours: 0, 1
GUI 101 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1
or GUI 111 - Class Guitar Credit Hours: 1
PIA 111 - Class Piano I Credit Hours: 1
or PIA 112 - Class Piano II Credit Hours: 1
or PIA 211 - Class Piano III Credit Hours: 1
or PIA 212 - Class Piano IV Credit Hours: 1
or four hours of equivalent piano

* Principal Applied Studies: 7 hours

VOI 102 - Private Voice Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
VOI 302 - Private Voice Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2

Note(s):

* Students are required to take applied study for seven semesters and until at least two semesters of 302 have been successfully completed. Students may substitute 3 hours of GUI 302 or PIA 302 for VOI 302 , provided they also pass the VOI 302 proficiency before the internship semester.

Leveling for MUS 171 , if needed, increases total hours by 3.

Participation in a choral ensemble every semester is required.

Students must take piano every semester for credit until they pass the Piano Proficiency Examination.

In addition to earning a degree in Music Education, Vocal/Choral, an endorsement in instrumental may be earned.

Licensure: 34 Hours

Consult the College of Education catalog section for additional licensure information.

EDFD 200 - Chalk / Wire ePortfolio
EDFD 202 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 203 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 311 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
MUS 403 - Methods for Music Teachers, K-12 Credit Hours: 3
MUS 424 - Choral Methods and Assessment Credit Hours: 2
RDNG 415 - Interdisciplinary Literacy Credit Hours: 3
SEED 314 - Classroom Management and Assessment - Field Experience II Credit Hours: 2
SEED 426 - Teaching Music Credit Hours: 3
SEED 461 - Supervised Teaching - Internship II Credit Hours: 8-12
SEED 480 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
SPED 418 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Note(s):

Students seeking teaching licensure must follow eligibility criteria for admission and retention listed in the Cannon-Clary College of Education section of the undergraduate catalog.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 6 Hours

BMIN 320 - Hymnology is required of all music majors.

Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

Locations

Locations

Music Education - Vocal Major (MEVC), BME [Teacher Licensure]

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

Major: 52 Hours

* Principal Applied Studies: 7 hours

Note(s):

Licensure: 34 Hours

Note(s):

Remaining Bible/Electives: 6 Hours

Total Hours: 136