Certificate Requirements
In addition to the requirements of the Music Major (as stated above), students in the Director of Parish Music program also take the following courses. Six of the following hours can count as electives in the music major.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Church Music | ||
| MUS-1371 | The Church Musician | 1 |
| MUS-4313 | Music for the Contemporary Church | 3 |
| MUS-4362 | Musical Heritage of the Church | 2 |
| MUS-4322 | Service Playing and Liturgical Leadership | 2 |
| MUSE-3930 | Schola Cantorum | .5 |
| MUS-4320 | Director of Parish Music Fieldwork | 0 |
| Applied Music | ||
| Four hours of MUSA at 3000 or 4000 level in addition to music major requirement | 4 | |
| Co-register for an additional 2 semesters of MUS-3501 at .5 credits for 2 additional semesters | ||
| Senior Project 2 | ||
| MUS-4521 | Senior Recital (must be in organ, piano or voice) | 1 |
| Lutheran Theology 3 | ||
| THY-2010 | Introduction to the Old Testament (taken under General Studies) | 3 |
| THY-2220 | Lutheran Foundations (taken under General Studies) | 3 |
| THY-3105 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| THY-3220 | Lutheran Theology 1 | 3 |
| THY-4220 | Lutheran Theology 2 | 3 |
| THY-4550 | Liturgy and Worship | 3 |
| Total Hours | 31.5 | |
| 1 | Co-register for an additional 2 semesters of MUS-3501A, MUS-3501B, MUS-3501C, MUS-3501D, MUS-3501E or MUS-3501F (.5/semester for 2 additional semesters) |
| 2 | Counted in the music major. Church music students may elect one of the following: recital, lecture recital, or designing and presenting a hymn festival. |
| 3 | For rostering in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the following courses are also required |
Graduation Requirements
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