Academic Policies and Procedures

Advising

Upon admission to the university and acceptance to the Music Department, you will be assigned a departmental advisor. You are advised to register early in order to avoid last-minute complications.

Although you are assigned an advisor, it is ultimately your responsibility to meet graduation requirements. You will be provided with a curriculum sheet outlining your four-year course of study and a graduation check sheet for your major program. You should keep a copy of these sheets in your possession, together with a copy of your grades for each quarter. If you carefully complete the check sheet and keep it current, you will always be aware of the requirements that you have met and those that remain. Copies of curriculum sheets and graduate check sheets for all degree programs are available in the Music Office. (See DEGREES IN MUSIC, page 16, for a list of the various degree programs.)

In addition to seeking guidance in the selection of courses, students are encouraged to consult with their advisor on any matters concerning their programs, or their personal and professional goals.

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Registration

  1. The Department of Music wants to insure our students complete their program of study in the shortest time possible. To help students accomplish this, the department requires all students have their advisors help the students register for the correct classes each quarter. These are the steps for registering for classes:
  2. Have an appointment with your assigned advisor to discuss and plan you next quarters schedule
  3. Your Advisor must sign the completed registration form
  4. To register for classes:
    For online registration: Leave the completed and signed registration form in the indicated drop-off basket in the Department of Music office (M153 CAC). The form will be processed within two working days and placed in the indicated pick-up basket. At that point, you can register online, through WINGS.
    For registration at the Registrar’s Office: Come into the Department of Music Office (M153 CAC) during normal working hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday) and have your completed and signed registration form stamped with a Department of Music stamp. At that time, you can take the form to the Registrar’s Office (E244 Student Union) and register for classes.
  5. Check your registration online to make sure you are registered for the correct courses, the correct section number of each course and all of the courses you plan on attending. If you find a problem with your schedule, go to your advisor immediately to have the problem corrected. The sooner problems are addressed, the easier they are to correct.

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Majors and/or Minors

It is important to be sure the University has as your correct major and/or minor. This can be checked by going to ROX and going to the Registration Information Checklist. The checklist will have your major and, if applicable, your minor and second major. If one of these listings is incorrect, come to the Department of Music Office and see Victoria Chadbourne to get the listing changed.

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Applied Music

All applied music study is subject to the regulations in the Applied Music Policy Statement. This document includes procedures for applied music jury examinations, policies on grading, recital requirements, and attendance at lessons. The Applied Music Policy Statement is contained in Appendix A of this handbook. You are expected to be familiar with this information.

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Recital Fees and Programs

There is a $50 recital fee for all students giving junior, senior, and optional recitals. This fee helps defray the cost of the recital, including but not limited to expenses such as materials, printing, recording, and student labor. Half or fractional recitals will prorate or split the cost. Payment is due to Victoria Chadbourne two weeks before the recital, so there is time to produce the program. All material for recital programs must be submitted to Ms. Chadbourne via electronic media, i.e. email or CD. Hardcopies alone will not be accepted. This fee does not include the staff accompanist fees; see below for more information on staff accompanists.

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Recital and Concert Posters

Every student giving in a Department of Music sponsored junior or senior recital is welcomed to create posters to advertise the event. Posters must be professional in appearance. The only restriction is that posters are not to be placed on walls, doors or lockers in the Department of Music wing of the Creative Arts Center. Posters are to put only on designated bulletin boards. Check with the staff in the Department of Music office if you are unsure of on which bulletin boards you can post. Poster that do not follow these guidelines will be removed.

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Guidelines for Staff Accompanists

The Department of Music employs several professional accompanists. These individuals are available to accompany at lessons, recitals, and board exams. Accompanists who perform for Junior and Senior Recitals are compensated over and above the normal salary paid by the school. See Dr. Leung or the coordinator of the various boards for scheduling accompanists. Due to student vocalists need for more accompanying hours during applied lessons, a special vocal accompanist fee of $20.00 per 30 minute lesson must be paid.

Staff accompanists are paid by the Department of Music for the following:

These hours are apart from full and half recital preparation (see below), as requested by the studio teacher and according to availability.

Recital and Rehearsal Guidelines

Recital Preparations paid by the Student

All required and non-required, full and half recitals are subject to a fee scale that is in addition to money provided by the Department of Music for the accompanist’s services outlined above. These fees are the same for all degrees and for required and non-required recitals, as described below. If program exceeds parameters of a half recital as stated in the Applied Music Policy Statement, it shall be paid at the full recital rate.

The fee described above is to cover the following services after the pre-hearing, and up to and including the recital performance, as described below:

Accompanists' time over and above these guidelines is available, pending availability, to the student at a rate of $14/hour, paid by the student. These hours are not counted as part of the accompanist's regular work load.

Payment must be made by the student through the Music Department Office 48 hours in advance of the recital performance.

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Keyboard Proficiency

All music majors must meet certain basic keyboard requirements. These requirements, which vary according to curriculum, involve the study of piano for a stated number of quarters and the passing of the Keyboard Proficiency Examination for the particular curriculum in question. For further information, please refer to the Keyboard Proficiency Requirements document contained in Appendix B of this handbook.

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Recital Attendance

Every undergraduate music major, in any degree program, will have the following concert/recital requirement during each quarter they are a declared full-time music major:

Required attendance each quarter at 9 concerts/recitals (not required during the Student Teaching Quarter for the Mus Ed Majors) These concerts/recitals will be in the following areas:

General considerations

Special Considerations for 2007-08

All students must check their transcript to make sure that MUS 100 (Recitals) has been passed in each quarter from matriculation to the current quarter. Students having deficiencies in MUS 100 (grades of F or N) will need to meet with Dr. Dregalla prior to February 1, 2008 to arrange ways to deal with these quarters. After February 1, 2008, students still having deficiencies will need to make up deficiencies. Students not having passed MUS 100 for each required quarter will not be allowed to graduate. There will be no exceptions.

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OMEA Conference Attendance Policy

Junior and senior Music Education majors planning to attend the OMEA Conference during winter quarter will be excused from music classes, lessons, and rehearsals for the Thursday and Friday sessions of the conference. Faculty must be notified in advance of the class to be missed, and work must be made up within a reasonable time period, as determined by the student and faculty member.

Freshmen and sophomore Music Education majors planning to attend the OMEA Conference during winter quarter must obtain prior permission from the appropriate faculty member to receive an excused absence for the Thursday and Friday sessions of the conference. Course work missed due to attendance at the conference must be completed within a reasonable time period, as determined by the student and a faculty member.

A copy of the registration receipt or name tag must be presented to the appropriate faculty member to verify excused absences and to allow make-up work to be evaluated. Students will need to confer with their instructors of non-music courses to determine their attendance policy.

It is your responsibility to notify the appropriate faculty member before the class is missed.

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Ensemble Requirements

Each Music major is required to participate in at least one university ensemble related to the student's applied music concentration during each quarter in which the student is enrolled full-time, with the exception of the quarter in which a Music Education major is student-teaching. Choice of the ensemble must be approved by the ensemble director and the student's full-time applied instructor. When the student's applied instructor is not a full-time faculty member, approval must be given by the chair of the student's applied board.

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Department of Music Final Exam Schedule

These are the Department of Music Final Exam Schedules used each quarter; one is the Five-Day Finals Week Schedule and the other is the Four-Day Finals Week Schedule. With the new time grid for scheduling across campus, most classes within the Department of Music will not align with the printed final exam schedule. The only exceptions will be at 11:00AM MWF, and late morning/afternoon classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays; we kept these classes synchronized with the new grid to allow students to take General Education classes and allow non music majors to perform in ensembles. To view the University Final Exam Schedule, go to: http://www.wright.edu/admissions/registration/fall/exams.html

Five-Day Finals Week Schedule
Class Time Final Exam Class Time Final Exam Time Key
8:00 MWF Friday A 8:00 TTh Tuesday A A: 8:30-10:30
9:00 MWF Wednesday A 9:30 TTh Thursday C B: 10:45-12:45
10:00 MWF Monday A 11:00 TTh Friday C C: 1:00-3:00
11:00 MWF Friday D 12:20 TTh Thursday C D: 3;15-5:15
12:00 MWF Wednesday C 2:15 TTh Thursday D E: 5:45-7:45
1:00 MWF Monday C 4:10 TTh
2:00 MWF MUS 214 (TTh) Thursday B
3:00 MWF Tuesday D
Mus 365 (MW) Monday E Evening classes class time during finals week

 

Four-Day Finals Week Schedule
Class Time Final Exam Class Time Final Exam Time Key
8:00 MWF Friday A 8:00 TTh Tuesday A A: 8:30-10:30
9:00 MWF Wednesday A 9:30 TTh Thursday A B: 10:45-12:45
10:00 MWF Wednesday B 11:00 TTh Thursday B C: 1:00-3:00
11:00 MWF Friday B 12:20 TTh Tuesday C D: 3;15-5:15
12:00 MWF Wednesday C 2:15 TTh Thursday D E: 5:45-7:45
1:00 MWF Friday C 5:30 TTh Tuesday E
2:45 MWF Wednesday D    
3:00 MWF Friday D Evening classes class time during finals week
6:00 M Thursday E    
6:00 W Wednesday E    

 

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Teacher Education Program

Students planning to major in music education will be placed in the Music Unspecified category (370) until the following requirements have been met; a) Satisfactory completion of MUS 101, 102, 103, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157 and three quarters of applied concentration and ensemble study; b) minimum grade of "B" in applied and ensemble studies for three consecutive quarters; c) no failing grade in music courses during three consecutive quarters; d) minimum grade point average of 2.5 in total coursework after the completion of 45 quarter hours. At the conclusion of the freshman year (or one full year of study), the Music Education Committee will review the students' academic and performance record. The committee will then admit the student to the music education program, admit the student on a probationary status, or deny admission. If the student is admitted, her/his major number will be changed from 370 (music unspecified) to 377 (music education). Students admitted on probationary status will be informed of specific areas to be reviewed during the coming year. Students who are denied admission may reapply during the next year.

After being admitted to Music Education, students are required to maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 and a 3.0 in Music Education courses. If a student does not maintain the minimum standards, he/she has two quarters to bring her/his grades up in order to continue taking Music Education courses.

In addition, the following requirements must be completed for entrance into the Teacher Education Program, Phase I, (College of Education & Human Services).

  1. A minimum of 45 quarter credit hours.
  2. An overall 2.5 GPA.
  3. Successful completion of the PRAXIS 1.

(Check with the Office of Student Services for additional information)

Music Education Clinical/Field Experiences

Music Education majors are required to complete a minimum of 300 clinical/field experience hours prior to student teaching. This requirement is accomplished through enrollment in College of Education and Human Services courses (ED 221, ED 223), Music Education Methods courses, and additional experiences. The hours are distributed as follows:

Phase I Education courses 120 hours

Vocal/Choral Track Requirements

Course # Course Title Credit Hours Clinical Hours Field Hours
MUS 215 String Instruments (Methods) 1 10
MUS 131 Beginning Guitar Class I 1 10
MUS 231 Percussion Instruments (Methods) 1 10
(Students may choose String, guitar or Percussion methods; only one is required.)
MUS 226 Brass Instruments (Methods) 1 10
MUS 229 Woodwind Instruments (Methods) 1 10
MUS 327, 329, 330 Choral Methods 6 60 20
MUS 328 Music in Elementary Schools 3 20 20
MUS 335 Basic Conducting 1 10
MUS 339, 340, 341 Choral Conducting 6 60 20

Instrumental (Band) Track Requirements

Course # Course Title Credit Hours Clinical Hours Field Hours
MUS 215 String Instruments (Methods) 1 20
MUS 224, 225 Brass Instruments (Methods) 3 20
MUS 227, 228 Woodwind Instruments (Methods) 3 20
MUS 231 Percussion Instruments (Methods) 1 10
MUS 323, 324, 325 Instrumental Music Education 6 20 20
MUS 328 Music in Elementary School 3 20 20
MUS 335 Basic Conducting 2 10
MUS 336, 337, 338 Instrumental Conducting 6 60 20

Instrumental (Orchestral) Track Requirements

Course # Course Title Credit Hours Clinical Hours Field Hours
MUS 215 String Instruments (Methods) 2 20
MUS 226 Brass Instrument (Methods) 1 10
MUS 229 Woodwind Instrument (Methods) 1 10
MUS 231 Percussion Instruments (Methods) 1 10
MUS 323, 324, 325 Instrumental Music Education 6 60 20
MUS 328 Music In Elementary Schools 3 20 20
MUS 335 Basic Conducting 2 10
MUS 336, 337, 338 Instrumental Conducting 6 60 20

Verification of clinical/field experiences

White Field Experience Verification Forms are used for Music Education courses and are available in M153. These should be completed by the student, signed by the supervising teacher, and returned to the instructor of the class. Forms for verification of Phase I Education Field Experiences (ED 221, 223) are obtained in a packet of materials which may be purchased in the University Bookstore.

If you have any questions regarding the clinical/field experience requirements, please see your advisor or the Coordinator of Music Education.

Phase I Field Experience

Students must:

  1. Register for both ED 221 and Ed 223 as separate courses as part of quarterly registration
  2. Complete the online application found on the Office Professional Field Experience Licensure Practicum website at http://www.ed.wright.edu/studentinfo/field_experience/practicum.php

The online application is almost at the bottom of this page.

Deadlines for Phase I field experience online applications can be dound online at:

http://www.ed.wright.edu/studentinfo/field_experience/practicum.php

Student Teaching Information

The following requirements must be complete before student teaching can be approved:

  1. ED 221, 301
    ED 223
    ED 303
    EDS 333
  2. All required music education courses (Check your specific curriculum to determine exact requirements.) All Music Education courses must receive a C or better to apply for graduation
  3. An applied music status of Category IV or IVA (The senior recital is not to be performed during the student teaching quarter, but may occur before or after student teaching.)
  4. An overall GPA of 2.5
  5. A GPA of 3.0 in all music education courses
  6. A GPA of 2.5 in all other required music courses by the fourth week of the quarter prior to student teaching.
  7. Successful completion of the WSU Department of Music Keyboard Proficiency requirements by the end of the first week of the quarter prior to student teaching.
  8. Completion of 300 hours of clinical/field experiences.

Applications for Student Teaching

  1. Music Application Form for Student Teaching - This form is available in the Music office and needs to be completed by the student, the student's advisor, and returned to the Coordinator of Music Education two quarters prior to the expected student teaching quarter.
  2. Student Teaching Sites - Music students may request a particular site for student teaching; however, the Department of Music reserves the right to place students. Previously attended schools or schools which are attended by children in the family are not to be considered for student teaching. Final approval of the sites will be given by Mr. Jobert for those with instrumental emphasis, Dr. Tipps for those with choral and general music emphasis.
  3. Education Application for Student Teaching – Students must apply for student teaching by completing the online application found at the Office Professional Field Experience Licensure Practicum website at http://www.ed.wright.edu/studentinfo/field_experience/practicum.php
    The application link is near the top of the page; click on “Practicum Application for other TED”

For student teaching course registration, sign up for ED 429.

Deadlines for Student Teaching can be found at the College of Education and Human Services web site:

http://www.ed.wright.edu/studentinfo/field_experience/practicum.php

For additional questions or concerns you may have, please contact your music advisor; Dr. Tipps, Coordinator of Music Education at 775-3722; or the office of the Director of Professional Field Experiences at 775-2107.

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