General Education Curriculum (45-46)
Refer to the General Education Curriculum (GEC) listed in this catalog.
MAT 1302 or MAT 1304 is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.
Some courses listed in program “Major Requirements” or “Required Related Courses” (noted with an asterisk [*]) may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.
Complete Graduation Requirements are listed in this catalog.
Major Requirements (70)
Gateway Division (38)
8 hours of Applied Music Concentration
Courses must be taken for two semesters
3 hours of ensembles
1 hour of MUS, MAP, or MIT
4 semesters’ satisfactory enrollment in Recital Lab
Pass completely the Piano Proficiency Requirement (MUS 3003)
Attainment Division (32)
| MUS 2214 | Instrumental Methods for Choral Majors | 2 Credits |
| MUS 3228 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 Credits |
| MUS 3240 | Language/Diction I | 2 Credits |
| MUS 3243 | Language/Diction II | 2 Credits |
| MUS 3311 | Prin Mus Educ Elem | 3 Credits |
| MUS 3322 | Studies in the Creation of Music | 3 Credits |
| MUS 3418 | Inst Assess Classrm Mgt Instru | 4 Credits |
| MUS 4101 | Senior Exam Review | 1 Credit |
| MUS 4233 | Adv Choral Conduct | 2 Credits |
| MUS 4321 | Studies in Music Theory-Repetition Idea | 3 Credits |
| MUS 4331 | Diff Instr Mix-Ability K-12 Mus Classrm | 3 Credits |
MUS 3418: Note: team-taugh with EDU 3432:Instruction, Assessment and Discipline Management in Secondary Schools. EDU 3431: Instruction, Assessment and Classroom Management in the Elementary School may be substituted for this course
MUS 4331: Note: team-taught with EDU 4331-01: Differentiating Instruction in Mixed-Ability K-12 Classrooms
6 hours of Applied Music Concentration
3 hours of ensembles
3 semesters’ satisfactory enrollment in Recital Lab
Education requirements (19)
To enter the education certification program a student must attain a 2.5 cumulative GPA. A Texas Wesleyan student with the required average will be allowed to begin education courses in the fall of her/his sophomore year; transfer students who have completed 45 hours with the required average will be allowed to begin education classes during her/his first semester at Texas Wesleyan.
Professional Development (10)
| EDU 2100 | Foundations of Education | 1 Credit |
| EDU 3308 | Teaching the Exceptional Child | 3 Credits |
| EDU 3310 | Multicultural Education | 3 Credits |
| EDU 3338 | Computers as Classroom Tool | 3 Credits |
Reading (3)
Clinical Teaching (6)
Total Hours (134-135)