College Faculty – Administrative Verification
College faculty certification is a two step process. To begin, you will need to complete the application, which may be obtained by calling MTNA national headquarters at (888) 512-5278, or click on the “Certification Application – PDF” listed at the top of the side bar on the right. To complete Step I of the certification process you will need to submit:
1. The completed application form
2. All official college and university transcripts with a completed Transcript Evaluation form (see side bar under “Certification Packet”)
3. A completed Teaching Experience form (see side bar under “Certification Packet”)
4. The application fee.
Transcripts for all certification candidates must include 4 semesters/6 quarters of Music Theory; 3 semesters/5 quarters of Music History; 2 semesters/3 quarters of Pedagogy/Teacher Education; and 6 semesters/9 quarters of Music Performance Study. These courses fulfill all of the education and performance requirements listed in Step I of the application. If you do not have all the requisite courses on your transcripts, click “Proficiency requests” on the left side bar to see a description of the proficiency tests that you will need to take.
Under Step II of the application form, college faculty should check Option 3 – Administrative Verification. After all the above documents are submitted and verified, you will receive an Administrative Verification form. Your dean or department head should complete this form and return it to MTNA for processing.
Following completion of this easy two-step process, you will officially join the ranks of Nationally Certified Teachers of Music!