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Music Education
Bachelor of Music Education
The College of Music and Fine Arts offers a program of study leading to a bachelor of music in music education degree with teaching certification in K — 12 vocal or instrumental music. The College of Music and Fine Arts in consortium with Our Lady of Holy Cross College offers coursework leading to post-baccalaureate certification in Louisiana. The College of Music and Fine Arts demonstrates a commitment to engaging all resources needed to prepare teacher candidates to acquire the knowledge, dispositions, and skilled actions necessary for K — 12 student achievement in music.
Music education candidates are prepared to cultivate relational thinking, advocate for growth of the whole person, and develop a discerning mindset about their vocation to professional praxis. In this way, the teacher preparation process also fulfills the university’s mission and the tradition of the liberal arts. These underlying commitments are integrated into coursework, fieldwork, and clinical practice. Music education candidates gain competence in professional teaching standards, a variety of communication methods, and collaboration skills.
ADMISSION AND RETENTION IN MUSIC EDUCATION
Prerequisites to the music education major include:
- Admission to the College of Music and Fine Arts;
- Declaration of music education major;
- Successful completion of Foundations of Multicultural Education*;
- Completion of an interview with teacher education faculty members;
- Evidence of knowledge, dispositions, and skilled actions appropriate to program objectives and the folio-based program assessment plan.
Music education candidate progress is determined by assessment measures employed at transition portals 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Portal 1- (Freshman)
- Portal 1– Acceptance to College of Music and Fine Arts (Freshman)
- Passing scores on Praxis I in reading, writing, and mathematics
- Achieve a grade of C or better in Foundations of Multicultural Education*
Portal 2- (Sophomore — Junior)
- Methods courses and field components:
Instrumental Track- M200, M250, M308, M306
Vocal Track- M200, M250, M307, M306
- Praxis II in Principles of Learning, Praxis Music
- Junior Recital
- Faculty Interview
Portal 3- (Senior)
- Intern Teaching/Student Teaching Seminar
- Remaining coursework
- Completion of all other program requirements
- Application for certification
Portal 4– Licensed Practice
- Follow-up graduate surveys
- LATAPP evaluations
- To be eligible for graduation and state certification, students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and the grade of a C or better in all music and professional education courses.
* Our Lady of Holy Cross (OLHCC) consortium
INTERNSHIP TEACHING
The culminating experience in teacher education is student teaching. Internship teaching is a full-time, off-campus, school-based experience comprising a full semester. During internship teaching, the teacher candidate is expected to assume all responsibilities of a certified teacher. Intern teaching is clinical practice supervised by one or more faculty members in the music eduction department and a cooperating teacher in the school.
Upon successful completion of the internship, teacher candidates qualify for application for the bachelor of music degree and certification with the state of Louisiana. Faculty review may require probation, or removal of teacher candidate, for a given period. The services of the university counseling center are available for the purpose of career counseling to assist student teacher candidates.
STATE CERTIFICATION IN MUSIC EDUCATION
To be recommended by Loyola University New Orleans for certification as a K — 12 vocal or instrumental teacher in Louisiana, the teacher candidate must fulfill all the requirements specified by the department for the degree program in music education. The degree program incorporates all the requirements for certification by the State of Louisiana for teaching in grades K – 12. Certification requirements for Louisiana including reciprocity with other states are established by the Louisiana State Department of Education and are subject to change. Any such changes will be incorporated into the teacher preparation programs.
BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION
Non-music Requirements
GENERAL STUDIES
| A. Humanities | Cr. Hrs. |
| 1. Philosophy (PHIL T122) | 3 |
| 2. Religious Studies (RELS T122) | 3 |
| B. General Education | |
| 1. English (ENGL T122) | 3 |
| English (ENGL T125) | 3 |
| 2. Social Sciences (HIST T122 or 124 — World Civilization) | 3 |
| Social Sciences (HIST, POLS, ECON) | 3 |
| 3. Physical Sciences (BIOL T122) | 3 |
| Physical Sciences (PHYS T122) | 3 |
| Physical Sciences (CHEM T122) | 3 |
| 4. Math (MATH T122) | 3 |
| Math (MATH — math elective) | 3 |
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Students must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and no grade lower than C in each course of the teaching area, as well as in each professional education course. In addition, students must take the Praxis Examination core battery and specialized area examination. Please consult with departmental advisers for more details.