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Majors and Courses of InstructionMusicBachelor of MusicDegreeMusic PerformanceMusic EducationMusic majors will be evaluated at the end of every semester and must attain the status of juniorstanding at the end of the sophomore year.B.M. Education majors need to apply for the teacher licensure program in their junior year.Requirements are: successful completion of EDUC 110 and EDUC 251, a recommendationfrom an OWU faculty member, a recommendation from the music faculty, and a GPA of 2.80(overall and in music courses).Candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree must meet the same residence and scholasticrequirements as those required for the Bachelor of Arts degree.The Bachelor of Music curricula are designed for students who wish to prepare for professionalwork in music.Students must complete a total of 34 to 34.50 graduation units (depending on the area ofspecialization) plus music organizations with a major in piano, voice, organ, percussion, or anorchestral or band instrument. Candidates must complete eight units in the performance majorand two units in an applied minor (which does not have to be in the same instrument), andmust meet, prior to graduation, piano proficiency requirements as established by the musicdepartment. In order to remain in the program, performance majors must attain the grade of“B” or higher in the applied major during each of the eight semesters of study. All performancemajors must complete the supervised Pedagogical Experience, as described in the Department ofMusic Handbook, prior to the final semester of applied study.Required courses in music are: 020 (each semester), 109, 110, 155, 156, 230, 231, 232 and 233(keyboard majors only), 235 and 236 (voice majors only), 241 and 242 or 243 and 244 or 245and 246 or 247 and 248 (instrumental majors only – depending on the area of specialization),255, 256, 352, 354 (keyboard and voice majors only), 355, 356 (instrumental majors only),357, 358, and 359. Twelve total electives are required: eight units from other departments,including one unit of English composition, and four elective units in music and/or non-musicareas, including the University cultural diversity (which must be met by taking 347 or 348)and quantitative reasoning requirements. Voice majors must take, or meet by proficiency, threeunits of foreign language, one each of French, German, and Italian, which are included in theeight units from other departments. Keyboard majors must enroll for two semesters of PianoAccompanying (012).Choral Major. Choral majors must complete a total of 34.50 graduation units plus musicorganizations and may choose a voice major with a keyboard minor or a keyboard major witha voice minor. If a keyboard minor, piano proficiency requirements as established by the musicdepartment must be met. In addition to the requirements listed below, choral majors mustcomplete 3.50 units in the applied major and 1.50 units in the applied minor. All choral majorsmust take 241, 243, 245, 247, and 344; choral/voice majors must take 235 and 236; choral/keyboard majors must enroll for two semesters of Piano Accompanying (012) and take 232 and233. In addition to the organization requirement, one semester of participation in the SymphonicWind Ensemble is required before the end of the junior year.200