Jun 16, 2024  
Crown College 2016-2017 Catalog 
    
Crown College 2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music Education Licensure


The Music Education licensure program is designed to prepare students for a public and private teaching career as a K-12 vocal music teacher. The program is structured to meet the Minnesota Board of Teaching Music licensure requirements. Students must have a bachelor’s degree before they are approved to pursue a Music Education licensure only program. The student must be accepted into and fulfill all requirements for the Teacher Education Department as well as the Music Department.

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.

Vocal Music Concentration - 9 Credits


Total - 95 Credits


All courses require a minimum passing grade of a “C”.

1 Music Education licensures must complete Music Hour every semester enrolled in the Music Department at Crown College except during student teaching. Their final semester, students take MUS 490  instead of MUS 090 .

2 Piano Lab: Students must take Piano Lab their first year for credit and then take private piano instruction for 1 or 0 credits until the piano proficiency has been met.