The music education program prepares students to teach music in Pk-12 settings. Students seeking certification will be prepared through coursework in music technology, orchestration, strings, woodwinds, musical theater, and many others. Students will also take methods courses in the education department, pre-student teach, and student teach in a public-school music classroom. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will certify all candidates in PK-12 music education whom successfully complete this program and pass the required licensure exams.
The music education program offers many opportunities beyond the classroom, such as:
Saint Vincent College offers graduate programs in which all candidates are encouraged to consider upon completion of their teaching degree. Candidates with master's degrees are often offered higher-paying positions and are desired by school districts and other hiring entities.
Total Credits for Music Certification 136-137
Total Core Curriculum Credits 56
HI 100 History - 3 credits
HI 200 History - 3 credits
PL 101 First Philosophy - 3 credits
PL 215 or 216 Ethics or Ethical Problems - 3 credits
EL 102 Language and Rhetoric - 3 credits
EL English Course - 3 credits
CL 129 Young Adult Literature - 3 credits
TH Theology - 9 credits
Intermediate Foreign Language - 6 credits
Science and Lab - 4 credits
Science and Lab - 4 credits
MA 104 Elementary Functions - 3 credits
ED 115 Educational Psychology - 3 credits
PY 214 Adolescent Development - 3 credits
ED 100 Foundations of Education - 3 credits
Total Credits for Major Courses 43 credits
MU 108-109 Music History I, II - 6 credits
MU 205-206 Sight Singing, Ear training and Solfeggio I, II - 6 credits
MU 208-209 Harmony I, II - 6 credits
MU 220 - Form and Analysis - 3 credits
MU 171,175,180,181,182,185 Marching Band, Instrumental Ensemble, Saint Vincent College Singers, Musical Theater Workshop, Opera Workshop, Saint Vincent Camerata - 4 credits
MU 243 Music Technologies and Digital Orchestration - 3 credits
MU 244 Woodwind Methods - 1 credit
MU 245 Brass Methods - 1 credit
MU 246 String Methods - 1 credit
MU 247 Percussion Methods - 1 credit
MU 248 Keyboard Methods - 1 credit
MU 249 Vocal and Choral Methods - 1 credit
MU 325 Primary Instrument Lesson 2 cr. (must take 3 times) - 6 credits
MU 330 Junior Recital - 1 credit
MU 345-346 Conducting Music I, II - 2 credits
Total Credits for Teacher Certification Courses 37-38
ED 103 Field Experience I - 1 credit
ED 142 Math for Teachers - 3 credits
ED 290 Psychology/Education of the Exceptional Student - 3 credits
ED 205 Strategies and Techniques of Instruction - 3 credits
ED 206 Field Experience II: Strategies and Techniques - 3 credits
ED 208 Classroom Partnerships and Inclusion - 3 credits
ED 220 Reading, Writing and Differentiation in the Content Area - 3 credits
ED 310 Teaching of Music K-12 - 3 credits
ED 322 Field Experience III: Secondary Instruction & Theory - 1 credit
ED 390 Teaching Nonnative and Culturally Diverse Students - 3 credits
ED 400 Field Experience IV--Pre-Student Teaching - 2 credits
ED 410 Field Experience V--Student Teaching - 8-9 credits
ED 411 Professional Seminar - 3 credits
Total Credits for Post Baccalaureate Music Certification 104-105
Total Core Curriculum Credits 25
HI History - 3 credits
EL Writing Course - 3 credits
EL Literature Course - 3 credits
Science and Lab - 4 credits
MA 104 Elementary Functions - 3 credits
ED 115 Educational Psychology - 3 credits
PY 214 Adolescent Development - 3 credits
ED 100 Foundations of Education - 3 credits
Total Credits for Major Courses 42 credits
MU 108-109 Music History I, II - 6 credits
MU 205-206 Sight Singing, Ear training and Solfeggio I, II - 6 credits
MU 208-209 Harmony I, II - 6 credits
MU 220 - Form and Analysis - 3 credits
MU 171,175,180,181,182,185 Marching Band, Instrumental Ensemble, Saint Vincent College Singers, Musical Theater Workshop, Opera Workshop, Saint Vincent Camerata - 4 credits
MU 243 Music Technologies and Digital Orchestration - 3 credits
MU 244 Woodwind Methods - 1 credit
MU 245 Brass Methods - 1 credit
MU 246 String Methods - 1 credit
MU 247 Percussion Methods - 1 credit
MU 248 Keyboard Methods - 1 credit
MU 249 Vocal and Choral Methods - 1 credit
MU 325 Primary Instrument Lesson 2 cr. (must take 3 times) - 6 credits
MU 345-346 Conducting Music I, II - 2 credits
Total Credits for Teacher Certification Courses 37-38
ED 103 Field Experience I - 1 credit
ED 142 Math for Teachers - 3 credits
ED 290 Psychology/Education of the Exceptional Student - 3 credits
ED 205 Strategies and Techniques of Instruction - 3 credits
ED 206 Field Experience II: Strategies and Techniques - 3 credits
ED 208 Classroom Partnerships and Inclusion - 3 credits
ED 220 Reading, Writing and Differentiation in the Conent Area - 3 credits
ED 310 Teaching of Music K-12 - 3 credits
ED 322 Field Experience III: Secondary Instruction & Theory - 1 credit
ED 390 Teaching Nonnative and Culturally Diverse Students - 3 credits
ED 400 Field Experience IV--Pre-Student Teaching - 2 credits
ED 410 Field Experience V--Student Teaching - 8-9 credits
ED 411 Professional Seminar - 3 credits