| Curricula
The curricula established for all baccalaureate degrees awarded
by the school include a set of courses that fulfill general education
requirements, a set of courses that comprise a departmental major
and related courses, and several hours of elective courses. Except
for courses used in meeting the Bachelor of Arts cultural awareness
requirement, a course may be used to fulfill only one requirement.
General Education Requirements
Degree candidates in the School of Music must satisfy all general
education requirements as specified in the chosen degree. These
requirements are designed to provide students with a broad experience
in the liberal arts and sciences and opportunities to develop intellectual
skills in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, as well as competence
in written and oral communication. Each student must complete
the specified number of hours or attain the desired level of achievement
in the groups of courses outlined below. Note that the credit hours
required in these groups vary somewhat between the B.A. and B.M.
degrees. In planning the course of study during the first two years,
a student should give precedence to courses that satisfy the general
education requirements. Students must complete ENGL 101 and 102
within the first 60 semester hours of work in order for these courses
to be credited toward graduation.
Major Requirements
Every degree candidate in the school must successfully complete
a major program of study that meets the major requirements of
the program. A minimum grade of C is required
for any course submitted for fulfillment of major requirements;
this includes all MUSC and MUED courses. Course requirements
in applied music include the following minimum levels of applied
study: performance, and jazz studies--four semesters at the lower-division
level and four semesters at the upper-division level; music education,
theory/composition--four semesters at the lower-division level
and two semesters at the upper-division level; B.A.--four semesters
at the lower level. The number of required
credits in applied music is determined by each degree program.
Electives
Electives
toward credit hour requirements for all degrees in the School of
Music must be in academic subjects. No courses of a remedial, developmental,
or vocational nature may be applied as credit toward a degree in
the School of Music. To encourage the student to select electives
that will broaden the educational background and to strike out into
areas that might otherwise be neglected, use of the Pass-Fail option
is allowed on elective courses.
Teacher
Preparation Program
The
School of Music participates in the University's teacher preparation
programs. The Bachelor of Music degree with emphasis in music education
is the approved course of study for students who plan to be certified
as K-12 music teachers.
Degree
Requirements
Additional information is available in the "Academic
Regulations" chapter of the University
of South Carolina Undergraduate bulletin, the School of Music's Handbook for Undergraduate Students,
or from the Office of Music Studies, (803)777-4335.
Bachelor
of Music (Emphases
in Music Education)
(132
hours)
l.
General Education Requirements (38 hours)
ENGL 101, 102 (6 hours; must be passed with a grade of C or higher)
Numerical and Analytical Reasoning (6 hours)
Liberal Arts (12 hours; must include 3 hours in history, should
also include 3 hours MUSC 544, 555, 557, or 560-564)
Natural Sciences (7-8 hours)
Nonmusic requirements and electives (6-7 hours: must include demonstration
of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimal
passing grade in the 110 or 121 course or a score of three on
a USC foreign language test.)
2.
Music Requirements (49 hours)
Applied
music (primary instrument) (14 hours)
MUSC 115, 116, 117, 118, 215, 216, 217, 218, 353, 354 (22 hours)
Conducting: MUSC 333, 335 (4 hours)
Ensembles: (8 hours) Choral:at least 7 in MUSC 125/129; Percussion/Winds:
at least 6 in MUSC 123, 124; Strings: at least 6 in MUSC 126
MUSC 100 - Recital Class (6 semesters)
MUSC 100L - (1 semester)
3.
Music Education Requirements (23 hours)
Courses
required for choral majors
Applied music: (8 hours) Voice: MUED 155, 156, 355, 356;
Keyboard: MUED 165, 166, 265, 266
MUSC 278, 577 (4 hours)
MUED 104P, 359 (4 hours)
MUED 335L, 465, 465P, 467, 467P (7 hours)
Courses
required for instrumental majors
MUED 155, 156 (6 hours)
MUED 165 or 465, 466, 467, MUSC 125, 129 (2 hours)
MUED 468 and 468P (3 hours)
MUSC 460 (1 hour)
String majors--MUSC 101; MUED 104, 357, 460 (8
hours)
Wind majors--MUED 105/106, 357, 358, 360 (11 hours)
Percussion majors--MUED 105/106, 357, 358 (10 hours)
MUED electives (3 hours)
4.
Professional Education Requirements (22 hours)
MUED
200; EDFN 300; EDPY 401; EDTE 402 (10 hours)
EDSE 477 (Directed teaching) (12 hours)
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