Dec 11, 2024  
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Education, BSEd


Total number of hours for the program: 128. 

The B.S.Ed. in Music Education requires a minimum of 128 hours for the degree, provided MUS 303 is used to meet the Liberal Studies P6 World Cultures requirement.

To major in Music Education, students must pass an audition in the principal performance area and take a music aptitude examination. Based on the audition and examination, MUS 105, 108, and 118 may be required. These courses do not count toward degree requirements. If a student fails MUS 108 or MUS 118 twice, the student shall be ineligible to continue in a music program.

All Music Education majors must pass a public recital in the last semester of principal applied lessons before a degree will be granted. Courses used to meet the large ensemble requirement must reflect the applied study area; only one will count per semester. 

Students receiving the B.S.Ed. degree in Music Education with a concentration in Choral/General or Instrumental Music will also receive the B.M. degree in Music with the same concentration. 

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)


Liberal Studies Program Requirements  

Teacher Education Program


Teacher Education Program  Policies and Procedures

Professional Education Sequence for Music Education (25 hours)


During the sophomore year, Music Education students must apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program and are subject to all of the teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 and SPED 240 are the only courses in the professional education sequence that may be taken before admission to teacher education.

A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required for admission, continuation, and graduation in the Music Education program. Music Education students must earn a C or better in the Professional Education Sequence (listed below) and in MUS 323, 324, 329, and either 327/428 or 326/429 (whichever is required).

Major Requirements (41 hours)


The major requires 41 hours as follows:

Concentrations


Choose one of the following concentrations:

Instrumental Music Concentration (21 hours)


All wind and percussion majors in the Instrumental Music concentration must include a minimum of three semesters in a concert band and two semesters in marching band. For keyboard, strings, and guitar majors, band must be the major ensemble; performance on secondary winds or percussion is required.

General Electives


Additional general electives may be needed to meet the minimum 128 hours required for the B.S.Ed. Music Education degree.