Program Recognition
•Bullet: NASM-accredited BSEd Music Education with CAEP teacher-education accreditation, offered at an 11:1 faculty-to-student ratio in Minot State's Department of Fine and Performing Arts.
Training
•Bullet: The K-12 Choral Emphasis requires MUSC 391 Choral Methods in Secondary Education, MUSC 392 Elementary Music Methods, and MUSC 397 Elementary Music Field Experience, alongside four semesters of voice applied study.
•Bullet: Choral-emphasis students complete their required large-ensemble participation in Concert Choir, since large-ensemble participation must correspond to the student's applied specialty each semester.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Voice instruction is led by faculty including Dr. DeVera Bowles, Dr. Kenneth Bowles, and John Swedberg, one of four master teachers in the voice area.
•Bullet: Qualified singers may perform major and supporting roles with the Western Plains Opera Company alongside touring professionals in an annual opera production.
Facilities
•Bullet: Students train and perform in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall's 920-seat auditorium and Hartnett Hall's renovated 80-seat recital hall with a Steinway grand piano.
