BA Degree

Linda Young, EdD, Chair, Education Division
Goodhue Academic Center, Room 102
(270) 384-8135  youngl@lindsey.edu

Janette Ralston, PhD, Program Coordinator
Goodhue Academic Center, Room 104
(270) 384-8468  ralstonj@lindsey.edu

Unit Mission Statement

The mission of the Education Division is to prepare candidates in a Christian learning environment with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required to be successful, reflective teacher-leaders in the 21st century.

Degree Requirements

A.  General Education Requirements:  36-47 hours

• Principles of Psychology (PSYC 1003) is a prerequisite for EDUC 3123 and EDUC 3143 - 3 hours
• History of Music Literature (MUSI 2533) must be taken to fulfill the Humanities/Fine Arts general education requirement - 3 hours

B.  Music Education Ensemble and Lessons Requirements:  21 hours

• Primary Ensemble - 5 semesters
  • Concert Choir (MUSI 1151-4151) - 1 hour or
  • Band (MUSI 1161-4161) - 1 hour or
  • Lindsey Wilson College Singers (MUSI 1171-4171) - 1 hour
• Secondary Ensemble - 2 Semesters
  • Concert Choir (MUSI 1151-4151) - 1 hour or
  • Band (MUSI 1161-4161) - 1 hour or
  • Lindsey Wilson College Singers (MUSI 1171-4171) - 1 hour
• Applied Music (MUSI 1512 and MUSI 2512) - 4 semesters - 2 hours
• Applied Music (MUSI 3512 and MUSI 4512) - 3 semesters - 2 hours

C.  Supplemental Requirements:  1 hour

The Integrated Music Education P-12 program contains a piano skills requirement called "Piano Proficiency." The student must take piano until the requirements for the Piano Proficiency Exam have been satisfied. This exam may be administered during any semester of Piano Skills I-IV or Private Piano I-IV in which the instructor considers the student's playing level ready for the proficiency examination. The exam consists of the ability to prepare in advance and play one or more parts of elementary choral or instrumental literature (including three-part vocal score) with correct rhythm and notation, playing major scales and arpeggios in root position for two-octave performance, and playing minor scales and arpeggios in root position for one-octave performance. The student should play intermediate repertoire comparable to Sonatinas 1-3, Op. 36 of Clementi. Other emphases in the exam include the memorization of two pieces (one contrapuntal and the other a movement from a sonatina), preparation of simple accompaniments of vocal and instrumental pieces and play by ear musically acceptable harmonizations of familiar tunes.

D.  Music Education Requirements:  27 hours

• Piano Skills I (MUSI 1201) - 1 hour
• Voice Class & Diction (MUSI 1401) - 1 hour
• Music Theory I (MUSI 1612) - 2 hours
• Music Theory II (MUSI 1713) - 3 hours
• Music Theory III (MUSI 2613) - 3 hours
• Music Theory IV (MUSI 2713) - 3 hours
• Music History I (MUSI 3102) - 2 hours
• Music History II (MUSI 3112) - 2 hours
• Conducting (MUSI 3212) - 2 hours
• Woodwinds Methods (MUSI 3231) - 1 hour
• Brass Methods (MUSI 3241) - 1 hour
• Percussion Methods (MUSI 3251) - 1 hour
• Strings Methods (MUSI 3261) - 1 hour
• Marching Band Techniques (MUSI 4522) or Choral Pedagogy & Literature (MUSI 4532) - 2 hours
• Orchestration & Arranging (MUSI 4542) - 2 hours

E.  Professional Preparation:  37 hours

• The Teaching Profession (EDUC 2123) - 3 hours
• Introduction to Educational Technology (EDUC 2713) - 3 hours
• Principles of Lifelong Learning (EDUC 3123) - 3 hours
• The Exceptional Learner (EDUC 3143) - 3 hours
• Fundamentals of Secondary Education (EDUC 3403) - 3 hours
• Teaching Elementary School Music (MUSI 4612) - 2 hours
• Teaching Music in Secondary Schools (MUSI 4622) - 2 hours
• Classroom Management P-5 & P-12 (EDUC 4263) or Classroom Management 5-9 & 8-12 (EDUC 4463) - 3 hours
• Supervised Student Teaching (EDUC 4600) - 12 hours
• Practicum (EDUC 4603) - 3 hours

F.  General Electives:  0-6 hours

Exit Criteria

Graduation requirements for candidates are as follows:

1. Minimum 2.5 Cumulative GPA (2.75 for candidates entering after Fall 2012);
2. Minimum 2.5 Content/Emphasis Area GPA (2.75 for candidates entering after Fall 2012);
3. Minimum 2.5 Professional Education GPA (2.75 for candidates entering after Fall 2012);
4. Completion of the appropriate PRAXIS Principles of Teaching and Learning  (PTL) exam and the appropriate content exam(s);
5. Successful completion of all program requirements and assessments;
6. Successful completion of Supervised Student Teaching (EDUC 4600), including all course requirements with positive evaluations;
7. Successful completion of Stage III Exit Portfolio.

TOTAL:  128 credit hours