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Dec 05, 2025
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2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Music Education - Instrumental Major (MEIN), BME [Teacher Licensure]
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Liberal Arts: 44 Hours
All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:
- Three hours of the Creative Spirit component are met within the major and counted below. ENG 201 or ENG 202 is still required.
- EDFD 203 is required in place of PSY 201 in the Individual and Social Environment component and is counted below in the hours required for licensure.
- Three hours of the Global Literacy component are met by MUS 324 and counted below.
Required:
Major: 51 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.
* Principal applied study: 7 Hours
Note(s):
* Students are required to take applied study for seven semesters and until at least two semesters of 302 have been successfully completed.
Wind and percussion players must participate in band every semester; string players must participate in orchestra every semester.
Two semesters in a choral ensemble or in VOI 101 or VOI 111 are 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, Instrumental, an endorsement in vocal/choral may be earned.
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.
The Arkansas Department of Education issues licensure in Instrumental Music Education and in Vocal Music Education. However, the same PRAXIS is used for both areas. Consequently, a Vocal Music Education major who passes the PRAXIS exam may also apply for instrumental certification. For a MEVCmajor who wishes to also teach instrumental music, we recomment, as a minimum, these additional courses: 6 hours of principal instrument, 4 hours of MUS 215 , MUS 216 , MUS 217 , and MUS 218 , and four semesters of aprimary instrumental ensemble.
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