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Dates to Remember

Undergraduate & Graduate*

Fall Term 2008

August 22-24 Wolfpack Welcome
August 25 Classes begin
August 29
Add deadline
October 24 Withdraw deadline
& last day to apply for graduation
December 5 Last day of classes
December 6-12 Final Exams

Spring Term 2009

January 9 New Student Orientation
January 12 Classes begin
January 16 Add deadline
March 13 Withdraw deadline
& last day to apply for graduation
April 28 Last day of classes
May 1-7 Final Exams
May 9 Commencement - all colleges

*College of Law dates on Law Bulletin

Music Education- Vocal

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:

  1. Admission to the College of Music and Fine Arts;
  2. Declaration of music education major;
  3. Successful completion of Foundations of Multicultural Education*;
  4. Completion of an interview with teacher education faculty members;
  5. 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)

  • 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: 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 (VOCAL)

Freshman    
F
S
MUPC M100 Recital Hour
0
0
MUTH M102, 103 Theory I and II
4
4
MUPC M110, 111 Piano Class I and II
1
1
MUPC M101 Freshman Voice Lab
0
 
MUGN M100 Italian Diction and Repertoire I  
1
MUPR M148 Applied Voice
2
2
MUHL M106 Introduction to Music Literature
2
MUEN M100- 106 Major Ensemble
1
1
ENGL T122 Critical Reading/Writing
3
 
OLHC M204 Foundations of Multicultural Education*
3
 
ENGL T125 The Emerging Self  
3
PHIL T122 Intro to Philosophy  
3
   
Totals:
14
17
 
Sophomore    
MUPC M100 Recital Hour
0
0
MUTH M202, 203 Theory III and IV
4
4
MUPC M210 Piano Class III
1
MUPR M136 Applied Piano
1
MUGN M200 French Diction and Repertoire I
1
 
MUPR M148 Applied Voice
2
2
MUEN M100 — 106 Major Ensemble
1
1
OLHC M303 Adolescent Psychology*
3
 
MUED M200 Field Experience in Music Education
0
RELS T122 Introduction to World Religions
3
 
HIST T122 or T124 World Civilization
3
 
BIOL T122 Cultural Biology  
3
MATH T122 Math Models  
3
HIST,GEOG,ECON   History, Geography, or Economic Elective  
3
   
Totals:
18
17
         
Junior    
MUPC M100 Recital Hour
0
0
MUTH M306 Orchestration I
2
 
MUHL M306, 307 History of Western Art Music I and II
3
3
MUPR M348 Applied Voice
2
2
MUGN M300 German Diction and Repertoire I
1
 
MUPR M136 Applied Piano
1
1
MUPC M300 Essentials of Conducting
2
 
MUPC M302 Choral Conducting Methods  
2
MUED M308 General Music Education Methods
3
MUED M309 Psychology of Teaching Music
3
MUED M250 Practicum in Music Education
0
 
MUEN M100 — 106 Major Ensemble
1
1
MATH   Math Elective
3
OLHC M311 Teaching Reading in Content Areas*  
3
CHEM T122 Intro to Chemistry  
3
   
Totals:
18
18
         
Senior    
MUPC M100 Recital Hour
0
MUPR M300 Recital Appearance
0
MUPR M348 Applied Voice
2
MUPD M406 Vocal Pedagogy
1
MUPR M136 Applied Piano
1
 
MUED M307 Choral Music Education Methods
3
 
OLHC M452 Student Teaching Seminar*  
3
MUED M400 Internship - Student Teaching
6
MUEN M100 — 106 Major Ensemble
1
MUHL/MUTH   Music History or Music Theory Elective
2
MUED   Music for the Special Learner
3
 
MU   Music Elective
1
PHYS T122 Intro to Physics
3
 
Totals:
17
9
 
TOTAL: 128 cr. hrs.  
       
*Denotes Our Lady of Holy Cross course

This course of study is designed to accommodate students who wish to pursue a music education curriculum and whose primary performance area is either voice or keyboard. Teaching certification, in either case, would be in vocal music. Adjustments in applied music focus will be made accordingly.

 

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Updated May 30, 2008