Music Education (BM.EDU)

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Music Education majors must:

complete the BA.MUS requirements (43 credits)
complete the additional Music courses listed below (17 credits)
complete the licensure requirements for Music Education majors described below (35 credits)

Additional Music courses (17 cr):

Note that these courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better

complete all of these courses (8 cr):
MUS 1080 - Global Music 3 cr (also fulfills elective for preK-12 Licensure)
MUS 2110 - Vocal Pedagogy 2 cr
MUS 3165 - Methods of Teaching General Music 3 cr (also fulfills elective for preK-12 Licensure)
MUS 4720 - Senior Recital 0 cr
and complete 3 of these courses (6 cr):
MUS 2120 - String Instrument Teaching Methods 2 cr
MUS 2130 - Woodwind Instrument Teaching Methods 2 cr
MUS 2140 - Brass Instrument Teaching Methods 2 cr
MUS 2240 - Percussion Instrument Teaching Methods 2 cr
and complete 1 of these courses (whichever was NOT taken as part of the BA.MUS requirements) (3 cr):
MUS 2031 - History of Western Music: Ancient to Baroque 3 cr
MUS 2032 - History of Western Music: Classical to Modern 3 cr

And complete the requirements for preK-12 licensure (35 cr)

Music Education students must seek preK-12 licensure, focusing their experience partly in elementary and partly in secondary requirements, in consultation with their EDU advisor. Click here to see the requirements for preK-12 licensure.

(Note that students may substitute MUS 3166 - Secondary Music Pedagogy-Choral & Instrumental for EDU 3012 - Secondary Pedagogy )

(Note that Music Education majors fulfill the 6 credits of electives required to earn preK-12 licensure by completing MUS 1080 and MUS 3165)

Credits required for the major: 17 (BM in Music Education) + 43 (BA in Music) + 35 (preK-12 licensure in Education)= 95 cr

And complete the University's Gen Ed requirements

Review the Gen Ed requirements.