Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/Music (43 credits)
MU-151	Group Piano I	3
MU-171	Group Voice I	3
or MU-327	Instrumental Arranging and Basic Orchestration
MU-217	The American Music Tradition	3
MU-218	History and Literature of Music I	3
MU-219	History and Literature of Music II	3
MU-221	Theory I	3
MU-221L	Ear Training I	1
MU-222	Theory II	3
MU-222L	Ear Training II	1
MU-321	Music Theory III	3
MU-322	Music Theory IV	3
MU-328	Conducting 1	3
(Music courses satisfies Aesthetics (AT) in General Education)
Select 5 semesters of Applied Music (Private Instruction) from the following: 2		5
MU-180 thru MU-199
Select 6 semesters of the following:		6
MU-142	Monmouth University Pep Band
MU-147	Chorus I
MU-148	Chorus II
MU-154	Blue Hawk House Band
MU-156	Chamber Orchestra
MU-157	Chamber Choir I
MU-158	Chamber Choir II
MU-REC	Senior Recital - Music Major	0
Major Requirements/Education (24 credits) 3
ED-250	Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
EDS-330	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-336	Classroom Management	3
ED-319	Content Literacy and Assessment	3
ED-320	Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom	3
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Education)
Select 9 credits as follows: 4
ED-416 & 416S	Clinical Practice and Clinical Practice Seminar	9
Education Interdisciplinary Requirements (3 credits)
MA-100	Quantitative Reasoning and Problem Solving	3
or MA-203	Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I
(Satisfies Mathematics in General Education)
Education Methods Requirements (14 credits)
MU-163	Group Strings	1
MU-164	Group Woodwinds	1
MU-165	Group Brass	1
MU-166	Group Percussion	1
MU-329	Conducting II	3
ED-331	Music for the Child	2
ED-333	The Teaching of Music in the Secondary School	2
ED-377	Integrated K-12 Teaching Methods	3
Free Electives (0 credits) 5
The number of free electives, if any, will be determined in consultation with your advisor 5		0
General Education Requirements (36 credits) 6
Complete 36 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 6		36
Total Credits		120

¹

MU-329 Conducting II (3 cr.) required for MU/ED majors. See Education Methods Requirements

²

Combinations of instruction must be approved by an advisor

³

Minimum grade of "C" required for Education Courses 

⁴

Students must complete the appropriate test requirement(s) with a passing score PRIOR to Clinical Practice.

⁵

Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed.

⁶

The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 45 credits. However, students may be able to share credits from within their major or interdisciplinary requirements. Please consult with your advisor to determine which General Education courses must be completed.

Additional Endorsements Available

• ESL - English as a Second Language - Secondary
• TSD - Teacher of Students with Disabilities - Secondary

Notes

• 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher.
• Education majors are required to have an overall GPA of 3.00 for State Certification.
• By state regulation, all Education Majors seeking content area endorsement must complete 30 content credits (12+ credits at the 300+ level).

Sequence Chart

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-101 College Composition I	3	EN-102 College Composition II	3
MU-151 Group Piano I (Gen*Ed Aesthtics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH)	3	MU-222 Theory II	3
MU-221 Theory I	3	MU-222L Ear Training II	1
MU-221L Ear Training I	1	ED-250 Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
FO-xxx Gen*Ed World Language	3	Gen*Ed Cultural Diverstiy (CD) or Global Understanding (GU)	3
Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3	Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV) or Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3
CHORUS/CHOIR/CHAMBER ORCHESTRA	1	CHORUS/CHOIR/CHAMBER ORCHESTRA	1
		MU-180-MU-199 Private Instruction	1
Semester Credits	17	Semester Credits	18
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-2xx Gen*Ed Literature (LIT)	3	MU-322 Music Theory IV	3
ED-320 Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom (Gen*Ed Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) and Writing Intensive (WT)	3	MU-164 Group Woodwinds	1
MU-163 Group Strings	1	ED-331 Music for the Child	2
MU-321 Music Theory III	3	EDS-330 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV)	3	CHORUS/CHOIR/CHAMBER ORCHESTRA	1
CHORUS/CHOIR/CHAMBER ORCHESTRA	1	MU-180-MU-199 Private Instruction	1
MU-180-MU-199 Private Instruction	1	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	14
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-333 The Teaching of Music in the Secondary School	2	ED-319 Content Literacy and Assessment	3
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	MU-166 Group Percussion	1
MU-165 Group Brass	1	MU-219 History and Literature of Music II (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT)	3
MU-218 History and Literature of Music I (Gen*Ed Writing Intensvie (WT)	3	CHORUS/CHOIR/CHAMBER ORCHESTRA	1
MU-328 Conducting	3	MU-180-MU-199 Private Instruction	1
CHORUS/CHOIR/CHAMBER ORCHESTRA	1	Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL)	3
MU-180-MU-199 Private Instruction	1	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
Semester Credits	14	Semester Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-377 Integrated K-12 Teaching Methods	3	ED-416 Clinical Practice (Gen*Ed Experiential Education (ExEd)	8
MU-171 Group Voice I or 327	3	ED-416S Clinical Practice Seminar	1
MU-217 The American Music Tradition	3	MU-329 Conducting II	3
MA-100 Quantitative Reasoning and Problem Solving or 203 (Gen*Ed Mathematics)	3
Gen*Ed Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP)	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 120