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Alternative Class A Teacher Certification Program


The Alternative Class A Certification program is designed is for students who have not completed an undergraduate degree in music education, but who possess an undergraduate degree in an area of music from a school accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

It requires a minimum of 42 semester course credits as follows:

(a) curriculum and teaching, 3 hours;
(b) humanistic and behavioral studies, 6 hours;
(c) survey of special education, 3 hours;
(d) evaluation of teaching and learning, 3 hours;
(e) teaching reading or reading in content area, 3 hours;
(f) music education, 12 hours;
(g) technology, 3 hours; and
(h) internship, 6 hours.

Some undergraduate prerequisites are also required. (A complete list of required undergraduate prerequisites is available from the Office of Student Services and Certification, Box 870231, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0231.) The fulfillment of these requirements leads to a Class A certificate in music education (N-12).