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CURRICULUM IN MUSIC EDUCATION

For the Degree of Bachelor of Music Education

A minimum of 130 hours of credit is required for graduation. This curriculum prepares its graduates for teaching music in grades kindergarten through twelve. For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula, see the Council on Teacher Education section elsewhere in this catalog.

All students are required to enroll in at least one approved performance ensemble each semester in residence, except the semester when they student teach, and must demonstrate keyboard competency.

Hours     GENERAL EDUCATION*
9     Composition I, Advanced Composition, and Speech Performance
3     American or English literature
3-4     American history
3     POL S 150
3     Non-Western culture
3     General elective (to be chosen
 from literature and arts, 
      historical and philosophical perspectives, social perspectives, 
      or non-Western cultures and traditions)
9     Biological and physical sciences
3     Mathematics
4     PSYCH 100
2     Health and physical development
42-43     Total

*All courses must appear on the Council on Teacher Education approved list.

Hours     MUSICIANSHIP 
12     Applied major
15     Music theory, and aural skills
8     Music history and literature
4     Ensemble
39     Total
Hours     PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 
30     Courses in area of professional specialization 
       (choral, elementary-general, or instrumental)
10-18     Clinical experience1
     2     Early field experience
     8-16     Student teaching1,2
6     Education
     3     E P S 201-History and Philosophy of Education
     3     EDPSY 211-Educational Psychology
46-54     Total
Hours     PROFESSIONAL AND/OR GENERAL ELECTIVES (as needed)
2-8     Total

1. If public school certification is not desired, the student selects alternative courses totaling 13 semester hours in consultation with his or her adviser, seven semester hours of which must be from the student's applied major, music theory, or music history.

2. Only eight hours of student teaching apply toward graduation.

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