Music Education - Instrumental or Vocal/General K-12 Certification (46 semester hours)

• MUS 111 - Music Theory I
• MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)
• MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)
• MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture

• OR MUS 121 World Music Traditions  

  OR MUS 221 Jazz History  

• MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)
• MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)
• MUS 206 - Music Theory II
• MUS 207 - Music Theory III
• MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)
• MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)
• MUS 249 - Class Piano III (2 semester hours)
• MUS 259 - Class Piano IV (2 semester hours)
• MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)
• MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I
• MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)
• MUS 351 - Conducting (2 semester hours)
• MUS 352 - Advanced Conducting (2 semester hours)
• MUS 382 - Orchestration and Arranging (1 semester hour)
• EDU 443 /  MUS 443 - General Music Teaching Methods
• MUS 463 - Recital (0 semester hours)

Ensembles (7 semesters)

Students must participate in seven (7) semesters of major ensemble appropriate to their instrument/voice. Some semesters may be taken for zero (0) semester hours if the student has fulfilled the required semester hours.

• MUS 225 - University Band (0-1 semester hour)
• MUS 226 - Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra (0-1 semester hour)
• MUS 228 - Jazz Ensemble (0-1 semester hour)
• MUS 229 - Chamber Orchestra (0-1 semester hour)
• MUS 235 - The Lakeland Choir (0-1 semester hour)
• MUS 258 - Collaborative Piano (0-1 semester hour)

Applied Lessons (14 semester hours)

Students must enroll in applied lessons on the principal instrument/voice for seven (7) semesters, completing a total of fourteen (14) semester hours. Three semesters of principal instrument/voice must be at the 444/445 level.

• MUS 244 - Applied Instrument-Lower Division Level (2 semester hours)
• MUS 245 - Applied Voice-Lower Division Level (2 semester hours)
• MUS 246 - Applied Piano-Lower Division Level (2 semester hours)
• MUS 444 - Applied Instrument-Upper Division Level (2 semester hours)
• MUS 445 - Applied Voice-Upper-Division Level (2 semester hours)
• MUS 446 - Applied Piano-Upper-Division Level (2 semester hours)

Recital Requirement

Students must give one (1) recital, typically done in the junior or senior year. The student must be enrolled in MUS 463  during the term in which each recital will be given. Scheduling and programming will be done in consultation with the student’s applied teacher and recital committee.

• MUS 463 - Recital (0 semester hours)

Piano Proficiency Test

• Students must pass a piano proficiency test; the test is given at the conclusion of MUS 259 .
• If the exam is not passed at that time, the student must enroll in Applied Piano and retake the exam in a subsequent term.

• MUS 259 - Class Piano IV (2 semester hours)

Teacher Certification

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