Acceptance to Major Requirements

Course Requirements:

2.50 minimum GPA required.

Other Requirements:

• Successful completion of 2 full-faculty jury exams upon completion of MUSC 109 Foundations of Music and Musicianship and MUSC 110 Music Theory and Skills I.
• Recommendation of studio instructor and faculty vote at the time of application to acceptance to the major.

Admission to Teacher Education

Students who want to major or minor in Education need to complete the Education Department’s admission process. Admission typically occurs during the sophomore year and is required for all students seeking an Elementary Education major and Secondary Education minor.

The following items are required for application:

• A cumulative, licensure content major, and education coursework GPA of 2.50 or above
• Completed Intent to Apply form (available in the Education Portal in Canvas)
• Disposition reflection and faculty review (usually completed as part of EDUC 111)
• Completion of a 35-hour teacher shadow in a classroom aligned with the student's licensure program, written reflection, and supervisor evaluation 
• Submission of a professional recommendation completed by a CSB+SJU faculty member, coach, advisor, or supervisor 
• Entry survey form

Descriptions of all admission requirements and the application process are specified on the Education Department's website at https://www.csbsju.edu/education/student-resources/apply-to-the-program

 Required Courses for all Music Majors

Required Additional Courses for Choral Education

Required Additional Courses for Instrumental Education 

Special Requirements

Secondary Instrument: Students in music education are required to have a secondary instrument (114). Those pursuing the choral education sequence who do not have voice as their primary area of study must fulfill two levels of voice competencies; levels of competence in major areas of performance are distributed by the instructor.

• All music majors are required to demonstrate basic musicianship, performance ability on a major instrument and piano proficiency (MUSC XXXB), unless the major instrument is organ. Some concentrations require additional proficiencies and/or secondary instrument study (see below).
• Senior Project: All seniors successfully complete a final project as their degree requires (MUSC 392 Recital or MUSC 394 Senior Project ).
• Major Field Test: All music majors are required to take a Major Field Test in music at the end of the junior or senior year (MUSC XXXE).

Required Education Courses

The following courses are required for the Secondary Education minor which accompanies this major.

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The number of courses and credits required varies from program to program (see this program's specific requirements below).

Required Music Pedagogy Course

Additional Requirements: 

General Education Requirements: 

All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here. 

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU. 

      Credits:  124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
           GPA:   2.0 or higher* 
Residency:   At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU

Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.

* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree. 

Four Year Plans

Choral Education

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Select two Music History Courses to take, one AB mod and take another CD mod.  Music History courses include: MUSC 301, MUSC 302, MUSC 303, MUSC 305, MUSC 331, MUSC 332, MUSC 333, MUSC 374.

Instrumental Education

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Select two Music History Courses to take, one AB mod and take another CD mod.  Music History courses include: MUSC 301, MUSC 302, MUSC 303, MUSC 305, MUSC 331, MUSC 332, MUSC 333, MUSC 374.