MUSIC EDUCATION CONCENTRATION PROPOSAL

SUBMITTED AUGUST 28, 2018

BY
THE MUSIC PROGRAM FACULTY
TARGET START DATE: FALL 2020

Full Name of Current Program: Studies in the Arts – Music

Concentration being added to the B.A. in Music: Music Education Concentration

Stockton Program Acronym: MUSC

Degree/level of Current Program: BA

CIP Code: 13.1312

Names of Faculty Proposing New Concentration:

Music Faculty - Beverly Vaughn, Christopher Di Santo
Education Faculty – Norma Boakes

Date of Program Faculty Vote to Approve the Proposed New Concentration:

9/3/19

Text Description of Proposed New Concentration: A new concentration in MUSC

will provide a career path for students interested in music education. The
justification for this concentration is twofold:

1) Music Education is a distinct field/discipline within music with its own

conferences, journals and established best-practices. Career options are
distinct form general MUSC studies and there are separate sets of
corresponding internships and graduate schools.

2) Current as well as incoming students have repeatedly inquired about a

music education curriculum at Stockton University. These inquiries have
been followed with requests to establish such a concentration, prompting
music faculty to assess the feasibility of offering music education as part of
the music programs growth and outreach. Toward this end, the music
 faculty strongly believes that a music education concentration will make
Stockton’s music program more attractive to current and prospective
students, thereby increasing enrollment in the music program.

A music education concentration will require the hire of addition adjuncts to fulfill
curriculum requirements (stated later within this proposal), specifically in the
areas of instrumental and vocal techniques courses which may, in turn, allow for
enhanced interfacing with local school music educators.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC K-12 CERTIFICATION CONCENTRATION

The Music Education Certification Concentration is designed for those students
seeking to earn a B.A. in Music with Teacher Certification. Although the
University requires a 2.00 cumulative GPA, a 3.0 cumulative GPA is the minimum
requirement for NJDOE Certification. A grade of B or better is required in all
MUSC courses and a B or better in all professional education courses and pass
Praxis Core or its equivalent. Additionally, students are required to experience in
private applied study and ensemble within their B.A. courses. (For a list of all
education requirements, including Praxis Core and Praxis II tests, refer to the
latest edition of the Teacher Education section of the Stockton University
Bulletin.) The student may need five years to completer this program.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The New Jersey Department of Education has adopted updates to requirements
for teacher preparation curriculum, clinical experience and clinical practice
leading to teacher certification effective as of September 2017. Candidates
seeking certification in any area are encouraged to check the School of Education
website (www.stockton.edu/educ) for updates in the program that may impact
studies.

NOTE:
1. If a student wishes to opt out of the Music Education K-12 Music
Certification Concentration, additional courses may be required to
complete a B.A. in Music.
 2. Students should avoid taking 4000-level courses in the same semester as
EDUC (4000-level TBA) Methods of Teaching Music (4 credits) and EDUC
Full-Time Clinical Practice (12 credits)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC EDUCATION CONCENTRATION CREDIT

REQUIREMENTS:
Core Foundation Credits (Required) 30
Concentration Courses (Required) 24
Music Education Courses 12
Education Cognate Credits 18

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS 92

At Some Distance (Education Cognates) 31-35

Gen Ed. 32
TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 157-161

MUSIC PROGRAM B.A. TEMPLATE FOR SPECIFIC COURSE ALLOCATION OF THE

ABOVE

CORE (See Music Program B.A. core requirements)

APPLIED MUSIC PERFORMANCE CHOICES
• Piano class, guitar class, voice class, private
• Applied instruction lessons
MUSIC EDUCATION CONCENTRATION/TECHNIQUE CHOICES
§ Ensembles in major applied performance
concentration
§ String technique workshop
§ Woodwind technique workshop
§ Brass technique workshop
§ Percussion technique workshop

MUSIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM MAP

Core Music Courses: (30 credits) CH
MUSC 2115 Music Theory I 4
MUSC 2116 Music Theory II 4
MUSC 2241 Music History I 4
MUSC 2242 Music History II 4
MUSC 2291 Music Production Practicum 2
MUSC 2113 Fundamentals of Conducting 2
MUSC 3645 Form and Analysis 4
MUSC 3xxx Advanced Conducting 2
MUSC 3xxx Music Praxis II Preparation 2
MUSC 4081 Senior Project in Music I 1
MUSC 4802 Senior Project in Music II 1
Concentration Music Courses: ( 32credits) CH
Private Applied
MUSC 1920 Vocal/Instrumental 1**
Private Applied
MUSC 2920 Vocal/Instrumental 1**
Private Applied
MUSC 3920 Vocal/Instrumental 1**
Private Applied
MUSC 4920 Vocal/Instrumental 1**

MUSC 1143 Vocal Jazz Ensemble 2+

MUSC 1144 Stockton Jazz Orchestra 2+
Stockton Large Classical
MUSC 1147 Ensemble 2+
MUSC 1760 Stockton Oratorio Society 1+
MUSC 3251 Stockton Chorale 2+
Music Education Courses: (12 credits) CH
Beginning Woodwind
MUSC 1660 Instruction 2
ARTP 2260 Beginning String Instruction 2
ARTP 1654 Beginning Brass Instruction 2
Beginning Percussion
ARTP 2654 Instruction 2
MUSC 1641 Beginning Voice Instruction 2
GEN 1651 Beginning Piano Instruction 2
GEN 1664 Beginning Guitar Instruction 2
Education Cognates*: (18 credits) CH
EDUC 4600 Part Time Clinical Practice II* 2
Methods of Teaching
EDUC 4640 Secondary/K12 4
EDUC 4990 Full-Time Clinical Practice 12
 At-Some-Distance Courses (EDUC requirements ): (31-35 credits) CH
Diversity in Families, Schools
EDUC 1515 and Communities 4
EDUC 2241 Inclusive Learning in Education+ 4
Instructional Technology for K-
INTC 2610 12 Teachers^ 4
EDUC 2231 Development of the Learner 4
Gateway to the NJ Teaching
EDUC 2000 Profession* 1
Part-Time Clinical Experience in
EDUC 3100 EDUC 2
(50 hours in K-12 setting)
Part-Time Clinical Practice in
EDUC 3101 EDUC I 2
(80 hours in K-12 settings)
Practices and Techniques of
EDUC 3200 Teaching (W2)* 4
EDUC 4120 Reading in the Content Area* 2
EDUC 4991 Final Clinical Practice Seminar 2
EDUC 4992 EdTPA Capstone 2

* Minimum of B- required
** Repeated twice per academic year
+Must reach eight credits (freshman through senior year) in combinations as per major
concentration (vocal or instrumental)
^ Or equivalent. See the Teacher Education section of the Bulletin for more information.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA: Admission to the music education program is contingent

upon acknowledgment of acceptance to Stockton University and by the completion
of a placement audition.

All ARTP acronyms under Music Education Courses to be changed to MUSC

Please refer to our current curriculum map above to show evidence that we meet the state
requirements as listed below.

MUSIC CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY WITH ADVANCED STANDING

(ENDORSEMENT CODE: 2100)
Degree Requirement
• _A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required from a regionally accredited college/university.

Cumulative GPA Requirement

• _New Jersey requires that candidates for certification achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 when a GPA of
4.00 equals an A grade for students graduating on or after September 1, 2016 (2.75 for those graduating before
September 1, 2016) in a baccalaureate degree program, higher degree program or a State-approved post-
baccalaureate certification program with a minimum of 13 semester-hour credits.
• _Please note that there are GPA Flexibility Rules where a high praxis score may offset a GPA that is lower than 3.0,
but higher than 2.75.

Subject Matter Preparation

• _For certification as a Music teacher, current regulations require that applicants complete a minimum of 30 credits
in a coherent sequence in the subject field of Music. A coherent sequence requires that at least 12 credits are
completed at the advanced level of study (junior, senior or graduate level). Examples of courses accepted for Music
include vocal, instrumental and theory. Related courses may be accepted depending on the course
description/content. Please provide a course description if a course is not taken from the Music Department. Courses
in pedagogy/education are not accepted towards the subject matter preparation. The final determination as to which
courses will be counted towards the Music subject matter is based on professional and content standards found in
the NJ Licensing Code. All credits must appear on a regionally accredited 2 or 4-year college/university
transcript.

Testing Requirements
• _Praxis II Test Requirement

Official scores must be presented directly from Educational Testing Service to the NJ Department of Education. Only
official scores are accepted. The New Jersey Department of Education code (R7666) and your Social Security
number must appear on your test score report in order to be accepted. Please submit a copy of your test
score report if you have taken the appropriate exam.
Professional Teacher Preparation
• _Current regulations for certification require that applicants complete a coherent sequence of study in professional
education which may be completed in a provisional teacher program or an approved teacher preparation program.
This is to advise that courses presented by the applicant in professional education must be a coherent sequence of
courses that culminates in supervised clinical practice.

Teacher Performance Assessment

• _Candidates seeking initial certification must pass a Commissioner-approved performance-based assessment of
teaching if they graduated on or after September 1, 2017. The Verification of Program Completion form needs to be
completed in its entirety by your college/university.