Major Requirements (52.5 semester hours)

Early Childhood through Adolescence Education Certification (K-12)

• MUS 111 - Music Theory I
• MUS 111L - Music Theory Lab I (1 semester hour)
• MUS 112 - Music Theory II
• MUS 112L - Music Theory Lab II (1 semester hour)
• MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)
• MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)
• MUS 249 - Class Piano III (2 semester hours)
• MUS 259 - Class Piano IV (2 semester hours)
• MUS 211 - Music Theory III
• MUS 211L - Music Theory Lab III (1 semester hour)
• MUS 212 - Music Theory IV
• MUS 212L - Music Theory Lab IV (1 semester hour)

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• MUS 245 - Applied Voice-Lower Division Level (1-2 semester hours) (a minimum of 10 semester hours) OR
• MUS 445 - Applied Voice-Upper-Division Level (2 semester hours) (a minimum of 10 semester hours)

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• MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I
• MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)
• MUSE 320 - Classroom Instruments for General Music Teachers (1 semester hour)
• MUS 383 - Choral Writing and Arranging (1.5 semester hours)
• MUS 420 - Pre-Adolescent Choral Techniques (2 semester hours)
• MUSE 441 - General Music Teaching Methods and Materials I (2 semester hours)
• MUSE 442 - General Music Teaching Methods and Materials II (2semester hours)
• Successful completion of junior and senior recitals
• Successful completion of piano proficiency exam

Teacher Certification

To qualify for Early Childhood through Adolescence (grades K-12) teaching certification, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Childhood through Adolescence Professional Sequence, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.