Music Education, B.M.E.

Minimum Music Credits Required: 84.5

• MUC 001 - Performance Attendance, 0 credit hours (6 semesters)
• MUC 002 - Departmental Recital, 0 credit hours (7 semesters)
• MUA 101 - ICTUS (Introduction to Conservatory Training, Understanding, and Skills), 2 credit hours
• MUC 101 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 102 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUA 110 - Theory 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 110 - Music Technology and Notation, 1 credit hour
• MUA 120 - Aural Skills 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 133 - Keyboard Musicianship 1, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 134 - Keyboard Musicianship 2, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 135 - Voice Class, 1 credit hour [instrumentalists only]
• MUC 140 - Singers’ Phonetics, 1 credit hour [vocalists only]
• MUC 171X - Introduction to Music Education, 2 credit hours ^
• MUC 201 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 202 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 205 - Major Ensembles, 1 credit hour ³
• MUA 210 - Theory 2, 2 credit hours
• MUA 220 - Aural Skills 2, 2 credit hours
• MUC 233 - Keyboard Musicianship 3, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 234 - Keyboard Musicianship 4, 1 credit hour ²
• MUC 235 - Keyboard Musicianship for the Practitioner, 1 credit hour [keyboardists only] ⁶
• MUA 240 - Music History & Literature 1, 3 credit hours
• MUA 241I - Music History & Literature 2, 3 credit hours
• MUA 242 - Music History & Literature 3, 3 credit hours
• MUC 271 - Teaching Music in a Diverse Society, 2 credit hours ^
• MUC 278 - Diverse Ensembles for the Music Classroom, 2 credit hours ^
• MUC 291 - Conducting, 2 credit hours
• MUC 292 - Advanced Conducting, 2 credit hours
• MUC 301 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 302 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 309 - Entrepreneurship and Advocacy, 1 credit hour
• MUC 370 - General Music Methods I, 2 credit hours ^
• MUC 371 - Choral Music Methods I, 2 credit hours ^
• MUC 372 - Instrumental Music Methods I, 2 credit hours ^
• MUC 375 - School Music Program Administration, 2 credit hours ^
• MUC 401 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours¹
• MUC 403 - Partial Senior Recital, .5 credit hour
• Music Electives, 4 credit hours

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• MUC 470 - General Music Methods II, 2 credit hours ^

• OR

• MUC 471 - Choral Music Methods II, 2 credit hours ^

• OR

• MUC 472 - Instrumental Music Methods II, 2 credit hours ^

Minimum Liberal Arts Credits Required: 18

• ENG 131 - Workshop in Exposition and Argument, 3 credit hours ^
• MTH 101 - Mathematics Modeling & Quantitative Analysis, 3 credit hours or higher
• FYE 100 - First-Year Experience, 1 credit hour
• PSY 100 - Principles of Psychological Science, 3 credit hours ^
• PSY 205 - Developmental Psychology, 3 credit hours ^
• HPE - Wellness Courses, 2 credit hours
• Liberal Arts and Sciences electives, 3 credit hours⁴

Minimum Education Credits Required: 23

• EDU 103DX - Education of Children with Special Needs, 2 credit hours ^
• EDU 212 - Teaching and Learning, 3 credit hours ^
• EDU 312 - Classroom Learning Environment, 3 credit hours ^
• EDU 348 - Reading in the Content Area, 3 credit hours ^
• EDU 491 - Clinical Practice in Music Education, 9 credit hours ^
• EDU 492 - Senior Capstone Seminar, 3 credit hours ^{5 ^}

Notes:

¹ Two credits per semester for 7 semesters.
² Secondary instrument is piano until Proficiency 4 is achieved. Depending upon placement results, piano study may occur in classes, lessons, or a combination. If the requisite proficiency is achieved in fewer than 4 semesters, continued piano study or study on another instrument is required. Secondary study beyond 4 semesters requires an additional fee.
³ One credit per semester for 7 semesters.
⁴ See Bachelor of Arts & Sciences Core  for more information about Core requirements. Note that specific University core requirements for Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and a minor field of study do not apply to Bachelor of Music Education degree programs.
⁵ Must be taken concurrently with Clinical Practice.
⁶ Replaces one semester of private instrument secondary study.