Music Education

Catalog | Curriculumn Guide

Music Education POLICIES

  1. Music Education Handbook: Fall 2025; Fall 2026
  2. Music Education 4-Year Plan
  3. Four Stages of Teacher Education

Review Forms

  1. First Year Review Form
  2. Upper Division Review Form 
  3. Professional Dispositions Form

Field Forms

  1. Field I Documentation Form
  2. Field II Documentation Form
  3. Field III–IV Documentation Form

Preservice Teacher Certification Forms and Exams

  1. Teacher Candidacy Application 
    1. (Basic Skills: Waived if you have 3.0 GPA)
  2. Intent to Student Teach Form

  3. Praxis
    1. Music: Content Knowledge (5113)
    2. Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge (5511)

Clearances

You must check to make sure you have all clearances valid for the Start Date of Placement (Unless the school/district specifies differently). All details and instructions are on the Phase II section of the Four Stages of Teacher Education. 

  • Act 151: PA Child Abuse History Certification (valid for 1 year)
  • Act 34: PA State Police Criminal History Record (valid for 1 year)
  • Act 114: FBI Fingerprints (valid for 1 year)
    • If you have an “unofficial” copy, email Devonne your UEID# and she will send you an official letter to accompany the unofficial copy.
  • Act 126: Mandatory Reporter Training (valid for 5 years)
  • Act 24: Arrest/Conviction Form (a new form is required for each field level)
  • TB Test (valid for 2 years UNLESS school requires within the past 90 days)

Faculty