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. Students complete a concentration in instrumental, choral or elementary-general music education. For more detailed information, see the music education handbooks, available in Room 3030, Music Building.
In order to be recommended for certification, candidates are required
to maintain a UIUC cumulative grade-point average of 2.5, content
area course gpa of 2.75, and professional education course gpa of
3.0 (A=4.0). Candidates should consult the music education handbook, their advisor, or the Council on Teacher Education for a listing
of courses used to compute these grade-point averages.
Illinois state law and Council on Teacher Education policy require
that all candidates for teacher education programs pass the Illinois
Certification Test System test of Basic Skills before admission. In
the case of music education, students are admitted as freshmen to
the degree program without certification, and must pass the ICTS Basic
Skills test prior to being admitted to the certification track in
the sophomore year.
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 |
| 4 |
Composition
I |
| 3 |
Advanced
Composition (Music 244 meets ACP) |
| 3 |
Speech Communication |
| 6 |
Humanities
and the Arts (one course must be outside the School of Music) |
| 6 |
Cultural
Studies |
| 6 |
Natural Science
and Technology |
| 3 |
Social and
Behavioral Science |
| 3-4 |
PSYC 100*
|
| 6 |
Quantitative
Reasoning I and II (MUS 239 meets Quant II) |
| 0-12 |
Foreign Language |
| 40-52 |
Total hours |
| Hours |
Musicianship |
| 12 |
Applied major |
| 15 |
Music theory
and aural skills |
| 8 |
Music history
and literature |
| 4 |
Ensemble |
| 2 |
MUS 243 Introd
Tech Based Mus Instruct |
| 41 |
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 |
| 7 |
Education |
3 |
EPS 201 Foundations of Education |
1 |
CI 473 Literacy in Content Areas |
3 |
EPSY 201 Educational Psychology |
| 47-55 |
Total |
| Hours |
Professional and/or
General Electives (as needed) |
| 0-8 |
Total |
|
|
