Music Major (Guitar Primary)(B.Mus) (Combined B.Mus./M.A.T. Teaching with Teacher Certification in Music (Preschool - Grade 12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities)

The Dual Degree Dual Certification program is a 5-year program that leads to teacher certification in Music (grades P-12), teacher certification in Teacher of Students with Disabilities, a baccalaureate degree and a master’s degree. Interested students must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program during the undergraduate program.

Students must successfully complete the undergraduate portion of the program in order to be admitted to the Graduate School and complete the one-year master’s portion of the program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required undergraduate professional sequence of courses, overall course outline, and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.

120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.

For further information: Cali School of Music; Academic Program Information

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Program Requirements Overview
Major Requirements
- Classical Track
- Jazz Track
Teacher Education Program Requirements for Combined Degree Programs with P-12 Subject Area and Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification
General Education Requirements
World Languages and Cultures Requirements

Program Requirements Overview

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
General Education Requirements		7
World Languages and Cultures Requirements		3-6
Major Requirements		82-84
Teacher Education Program Requirements (including Graduate swing courses)		36
Total Credits		128-133

Major Requirements

Requirements for the graduate portion of this combined program can be found here.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Performance Courses
Course must be completed seven times, for a total of 14 credits.		14
MUSI 499	Applied Music
MUPR 139	Performance Practicum (Complete course 7 times.)	0
MUPR 485	Senior Recital: Music Education	0
MUPR 335	Elementary Conducting	2
MUED 435	Conducting for Music Educators	2
Music Theory
MUCP 101	Theory I	3
MUCP 102	Theory II	3
MUCP 201	Theory III	3
MUCP 103	Aural Skills I	1
MUCP 104	Aural Skills II	1
MUCP 203	Aural Skills III	1
MUCP 204	Aural Skills IV	1
MUTC 101	Music and Computer Technology I	3
Music History
MUHS 106	Diverse Worlds of Music	3
MUHS 307	Music in Time, Place and Ideas: Up to 1700	3
MUHS 308	Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1700-1890	3
MUHS 407	Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present	3
or MUHS 409	Honors - Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present
Educational Sequence
MUED 203	Foundations of Music Education	3
MUED 419	Choral Methods	3
MUED 420	Instrumental Methods	3
Area Requirements - Guitar
Complete either the Classical Track or the Jazz Track. See requirements below.		27-29
Total Credits		82-84

Classical Track

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
MSSN 101	Keyboard Musicianship I	1
MSSN 102	Keyboard Musicianship II	1
MSSN 203	Keyboard Musicianship III	1
MSSN 204	Keyboard Musicianship IV	1
MUEN 100	Montclair State University Chorale (Complete 6 times.)	3
Complete 4 classes from the following:		2
MUEN 101	Montclair State University Singers
MUEN 130	Opera Workshop
MUEN 140	Collegium Musicum
MUEN 162	Electronic Music Ensemble
MUEN 170	Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble
MUEN 171	Balkan Music Ensemble
MUEN 180	Chamber Ensemble Performance
MUEN 190	Jazz Ensemble
MUEN 120	Band (Complete 2 times.)	1
MUCP 202	Theory IV	3
MUPR 410	Beginning Jazz Improvisation	1
MUPR 411	Jazz Pedagogy	1
MSSN 111	Secondary Instrument Voice I	1
MUED 105	Instrumental Techniques: Strings I	1
MUED 106	Instrumental Techniques: Strings II	1
MUED 304	Instrumental Techniques: Brass I	1
MUED 305	Instrumental Techniques: Brass II	1
MUED 306	Percussion Instruments	1
MUED 307	Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I	1
MUED 308	Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II	1
MUED 309	Popular Music Techniques	1
MUCP 304	Theory VI-Orchestration	3
or MUPR 255	Problems of Performance
Total Credits		27

Jazz Track

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
MSSN 101	Keyboard Musicianship I	1
MSSN 102	Keyboard Musicianship II	1
MUPR 210	Jazz Keyboard and Theory	2
MUEN 190	Jazz Ensemble (Complete 6 times.)	3
MUEN 100	Montclair State University Chorale (Complete 2 times.)	1
Complete 2 courses from the following:		1
MUEN 101	Montclair State University Singers
MUEN 130	Opera Workshop
MUEN 140	Collegium Musicum
MUEN 162	Electronic Music Ensemble
MUEN 170	Chamber Ensemble Performance: West African Drum and Dance Ensemble
MUEN 171	Balkan Music Ensemble
MUEN 180	Chamber Ensemble Performance
MUEN 120	Band (Complete 2 times.)	1
MUCP 250	Jazz Theory	3
MUCP 355	Jazz Arranging	3
MUPR 411	Jazz Pedagogy	1
MSSN 111	Secondary Instrument Voice I	1
MUED 105	Instrumental Techniques: Strings I	1
MUED 106	Instrumental Techniques: Strings II	1
MUED 304	Instrumental Techniques: Brass I	1
MUED 305	Instrumental Techniques: Brass II	1
MUED 306	Percussion Instruments	1
MUED 307	Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I	1
MUED 308	Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II	1
MUED 309	Popular Music Techniques	1
MUGN 109	Introduction to Jazz	3
Total Credits		29

Teacher Education Program Requirements for Combined Degree Programs with P-12 Subject Area and Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Teacher Education Prerequisites
EDFD 200	Psychological Foundations of Education	3
or PSYC 200	Educational Psychology
or FSHD 216	Adolescent Development
SASE 210	Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling	3
Undergraduate Professional Sequence I
SASE 320	Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms	3
SASE 321	Assessment Practices for Inclusive Classrooms	3
SPED 279	Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education	3
Undergraduate Professional Sequence II
SASE 322	Language and Learning in Content Area Teaching	3
SPED 469	Inclusive Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools	3
Undergraduate Professional Sequence III
SPED 483	Advanced Inclusive Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools	3
SPED 488	Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in Inclusive Settings	3
Graduate Sequence
SPED 566	Creating Curricular Access for Adolescents with Disabilities ¹	3
SPED 586	Educational Planning for Adolescents with Disabilities ¹	3
SPED 690	Action Research in Inclusive Settings ¹	3
Total Credits		36

Courses will also count toward graduate portion of this program.

General Education Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
A. New Student Seminar
MUGN 199	Freshman Seminar for Music Majors	1
C. Communication
1. Writing		3
2. Literature		3
G. Computer Science
MUTC 101	Music and Computer Technology I (Fulfilled in the major.)
Total Credits		7

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
World Languages
Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language.		3-6
Total Credits		3-6

Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)

This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar		1
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing		3
	Credits	4
Spring
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature		3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication		3
	Credits	6
Third Year
Fall
SASE 320	Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms	3
SASE 321	Assessment Practices for Inclusive Classrooms	3
SPED 279	Foundation and Philosophy of Inclusive Education	3
	Credits	9
Spring
SASE 322	Language and Learning in Content Area Teaching	3
SPED 469	Inclusive Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools	3
	Credits	6
Fourth Year
Fall
SPED 483	Advanced Inclusive Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools	3
SPED 488	Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in Inclusive Settings	3
	Credits	6
Spring
SPED 566	Creating Curricular Access for Adolescents with Disabilities	3
SPED 586	Educational Planning for Adolescents with Disabilities	3
SPED 690	Action Research in Inclusive Settings	3
	Credits	9
	Total Credits	40

Plan of Study Grid
Fifth Year
Fall		Credits
SASE 526	Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies	3
SASE 527	Clinical Practice I	3
SPED 584	Assessment in Special Education and Classroom Practice	3
Teaching Methods Course		3-4
	Credits	12-13
Spring
SASE 529	Clinical Practice II	6
SASE 543	Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies	3
	Credits	9
	Total Credits	21-22