Music Education Licensure

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The Music Education Licensure qualifies students to become vocal K–12 music teachers. The student must be accepted into the Teacher Education and Music Departments and must meet the requirements of both departments.

Licensure Requirements

All persons completing approved teacher education programs in Minnesota institutions and seeking initial teaching licensures are required to successfully complete the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE) Basic Skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students must take this exam prior to department acceptance. Students are also required to pass the MTLE pedagogy and content area tests to be eligible for licensure.

The State of Minnesota requires a background check of all persons seeking teacher licensure upon completion of the preparation program and prior to issuing the teaching licensure. A criminal record does not automatically disqualify a candidate from licensure, but candidates must consider whether their backgrounds would jeopardize receiving licensure approval. Additional information may be required by the Board of Teaching to determine whether or not to grant the license.

I. Education Core - 21 Credits

EDU 209 - Teacher Education Basic Skills Review 1 Credits *
EDU 211 - Media and Technology 2 Credits *
EDU 241 - Foundations of Education 3 Credits *
EDU 241F - Foundations of Education Field Experience 0 Credits *
EDU 311 - Assessment for Learning 2 Credits *
EDU 312 - Instructional Design 3 Credits *
EDU 313 - Multicultural and Diverse Learners 2 Credits *
EDU 313F - Multicultural and Diverse Learners Field Experience 0 Credits *
EDU 405 - Classroom Environment 2 Credits *
EDU 350 - Literacy Across the Curriculum 3 Credits *
PSY 232 - Educational Psychology 3 Credits *

Music Core - 69 Credits

MUS 090 - Music Hour/ Master Class 0 Credits *
MUS 156 - Music Theory I 4 Credits *
MUS 157 - Music Theory II 4 Credits *
MUS 221 - Conducting 2 Credits *
MUS 250 - Music Theory III 4 Credits *
MUS 251 - Music Theory IV 4 Credits *
MUS 257 - Piano Lab 1 Credits *
MUS 328 - Advanced Conducting 3 Credits *
MUS 331 - Music History: Antiquity Through Baroque 3 Credits *
MUS 332 - Music History: Classical Through 21st Century 3 Credits *
MUS 334 - Orchestration and Arranging 2 Credits *
MUS 340 - Music in World Cultures 3 Credits *
MUS 451 - Student Teaching: Elementary 6 Credits *
MUS 453 - Student Teaching: Secondary 6 Credits *
MUS - Applied Lessons 7 Credits *
MUS - Performance Organizations 7 Credits *

Vocal Music Concentration - 9 Credits

MUS 313 - Diction I 2 Credits *
MUS 314 - Diction II 2 Credits *
MUS 441 - Elementary Music Methods 2 Credits *
MUS 441P - Elementary Music Methods Practicum 0 Credits *
MUS 442 - Secondary Music Methods 1 Credits *
MUS 442P - Secondary Music Methods Practicum 0 Credits *
MUS 443 - Methods for Choir 2 Credits *

Total - 90 Credits

* Requires a minimum passing grade of a “C”