Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

Music
National Association of Schools of Music
American Music Therapy Association
Victor Vallo, Jr., Chair
William Carr
Sister Kathleen C. Doutt
Lillian Eyre
Sister Regina Foy
Anthony Meadows
OUTCOMES
• To create an environment for the arts within the academic
community;
• To develop a broad awareness of music as a discipline among
the liberal arts
• To integrate music theory, history and performance within a
comprehensive core program
• To provide professional preparation for service in the fields of
music therapy, music education, and liturgical music
• To assist students in attaining qualifications for music-related
fields and services
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO MAJOR
• A comprehensive Music audition must be passed for entry into
the major. This includes new traditional as well as transfer
students. CLL students who do not already have a bachelor’s
degree in music must also audition for entry as music majors.
• Students studying for certification in education should consult
the education section of this catalog for grade requirements.
REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMAL ACCEPTANCE INTO
MAJOR
• For formal acceptance into the major at the end of the first year
of study, the standing and progress of all freshmen and transfer
music students will be evaluated at the end of the second
semester by a Music Screening Committee consisting of the
full-time Music Department faculty. This committee will
approve by consensus those students accepted into the major.
• Students majoring in any of the five music programs must earn
a grade of C or higher at Immaculata University in all required
MUSC and MTR courses. In accordance with current
university policy, grades from all transfer music courses must
also be a C or higher. Students earning lower than a grade of C
in any MUSC or MTR course must repeat that course until a C
or higher is earned in that course.
• Students must maintain a cumulative GPA which permits them
to maintain satisfactory academic progress as stated in the
Academic Life section of this catalog.
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS
Students in all five music majors are required to complete the
following General Music Studies Core program:
• General Music Studies Core program: MUSC 090, 105 or
106, 130, 131, 132, 133, 230, 231, 232, 233, 135, 136, 235,
236, 239, 306, 341, 342, 344, 403, 441 large (primary) and
small (secondary) ensembles.
Five Majors are Available to Music Students:
• Music (BA): General Music Studies Core program; MUSC
317, 242 or 321
85
• Music (BA): Music Performance (Vocal or Instrumental):
General Music Studies Core program; MUSC 307, 308, 309,
310, 404.
• Music (BA) with Certification in Elementary Education:
General Music Studies Core program except MUSC 306;
MUSC 314. See the Education section of this Catalog for
certification requirements. This program will only be
available to students (CUS and CLL who begin study on or
prior to September, 2008 and who are eligible for PDE
certification by January, 2013.
• Music Education (BMus): General Music Studies Core
program; MUSC 107, 108 207, 208, 105 or 106, 117, 313,
314, 315, 317, 321, 391 (for EDU 381). EDU 301, 302, 310,
330, 325, 381. All students must pass the required level of
proficiency in piano, voice, and guitar before assignment to
student teaching*. Specific Education requirements: See
Education section of this catalog.
• Music Therapy (BMus): General Music Studies Core
program except MUSC 306; MUSC 102 (meets cross-cultural
requirement), 108, 209, 210, 211, 212, 247, 317, 391; MTR
100, 200, 201, 202, 203, 300, 400, BIO 103, 104 (meets liberal
arts core requirement in natural science); PSY 101, 320, 324
(meets liberal arts core requirement in social science).
The Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy prepares students to
practice music therapy in a range of clinical settings. The program
provides training in the musical, clinical, and theoretical
components of music therapy, emphasizing multiple dimensions of
promoting health through music experiences and therapeutic
relationship. The Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy program is
accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
and approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA).
Upon completion of all music therapy course work from MTR 100-
MTR 300 with a grade of C or higher in each, along with
demonstration of functional proficiency on piano, guitar, and voice
(through diagnostic examination administered by music therapy
faculty – [ consult department for specific guidelines]), the student
becomes eligible to enroll in MTR 400 (Music Therapy Internship).
Upon successful completion of MTR 400 and verification of all
professional music therapy competencies, the student becomes
eligible to take the examination administered by the Certification
Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). Upon successful passage of
the CBMT examination, the student earns the national credential of
Music Therapist-Board Certified, or MT-BC. Students may select a
combined accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Music/Master of Arts in
Music Therapy track by electing internship at the graduate level
instead of the undergraduate level (resulting in the awarding of
Bachelor of Arts in Music at the undergraduate level, and
postponement of eligibility for Music Therapy Board Certification).
Consult the College of Graduate Studies for details on the Master of
Arts in Music Therapy program and the application process for
those on the BA-MA track.
ENSEMBLE PARTICIPATION
• All Majors: Large and small ensemble participation and Music
concert and event attendance are required for all music majors as
stated in departmental guidelines and Music Student Handbook
PIANO AND GUITAR PROFICIENCY EXAMS
• Piano Proficiency Exam: All Music Majors must pass a Piano
Proficiency Exam before graduation. This exam may be taken
in sections at different times or it may be taken all at once. It
should be started in Junior year and must be completed by
Senior year in order to graduate.
• Guitar Proficiency Exam: The Pennsylvania Department of
Education (PDE) requires that all music certification