education bulletin board. MUE 201 Music Education Seminar is offered each semester and must be taken no later than the semester prior to entering the professional sequence (MUE 331 Methods and Materials I). Most students will enroll in MUE 201 during the second semester of the freshman year or first semester of the sophomore year. Students are required to spend three (3) full days observing music teachers Pre-Methods Observations: in the public schools. Each experience will be at a different level and district: (1) elementary, (2) middle/junior high, and (3) senior high choral/instrumental. It is the student's responsibility to locate the school, contact the principal and music teacher to make an appointment for each observation. These observations must be completed during MUE 201. Appropriate observation forms are distributed by the instructor. Students not complying with these requirements will receive a failing grade for MUE201 and must retake and successfully complete the course in order to apply for entrance into the Professional Sequence. Clearances required for MUE 201: Child Abuse Clearance Record Pennsylvania State Police Act 34 Criminal Clearance FBI Fingerprint check TB test Clearances must be scanned by the College of Education prior to the fourth day of classes or students will be dropped from MUE 201 Class Roll SOPHOMORE MUSIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Students are required to attend a group advisement Pre-Professional Sequence Meeting: meeting to determine the semester in which the professional sequence will begin. Dates and times will be posted on the music education bulletin board. At these meetings, students will be advised to complete the following: Professional Qualifying Test Child Abuse Clearance Record Pennsylvania State Police Act 34 Criminal Clearance FBI Fingerprint check TB/Polio Passing scores as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education on the Skills Tests, which include reading, writing and mathematics JUNIOR MUSIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS MUE 331 Methods and Materials I and MUE 332 Methods and Materials II meet from 8-10:50 a.m. on either Tuesday or Thursday with the alternate day (T/R) reserved for Field Experiences. Both classes may be required to meet both Tuesday and Thursday as announced by the instructor. Field Experience
education bulletin board. MUE 201 Music Education Seminar is offered each semester and must be taken no later than the semester prior to entering the professional sequence (MUE 331 Methods and Materials I). Most students will enroll in MUE 201 during the second semester of the freshman year or first semester of the sophomore year. Pre-Methods Observations: Students are required to spend three (3) full days observing music teachers in the public schools. Each experience will be at a different level and district: (1) elementary, (2) middle/junior high, and (3) senior high choral/instrumental. It is the student's responsibility to locate the school, contact the principal and music teacher to make an appointment for each observation. These observations must be completed during MUE 201. Appropriate observation forms are distributed by the instructor. Students not complying with these requirements will receive a failing grade for MUE201 and must retake and successfully complete the course in order to apply for entrance into the Professional Sequence. Clearances required for MUE 201: Child Abuse Clearance Record Pennsylvania State Police Act 34 Criminal Clearance FBI Fingerprint check TB test Clearances must be scanned by the College of Education prior to the fourth day of classes or students will be dropped from MUE 201 Class Roll SOPHOMORE MUSIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Pre-Professional Sequence Meeting: Students are required to attend a group advisement meeting to determine the semester in which the professional sequence will begin. Dates and times will be posted on the music education bulletin board. At these meetings, students will be advised to complete the following: Professional Qualifying Test Child Abuse Clearance Record Pennsylvania State Police Act 34 Criminal Clearance FBI Fingerprint check TB/Polio Passing scores as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education on the Skills Tests, which include reading, writing and mathematics JUNIOR MUSIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS MUE 331 Methods and Materials I and MUE 332 Methods and Materials II meet from 8-10:50 a.m. on either Tuesday or Thursday with the alternate day (T/R) reserved for Field Experiences. Both classes may be required to meet both Tuesday and Thursday as announced by the instructor. Field Experience
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