Music Major, BM – Music Education Concentration

Students seeking licensure to teach music in the public schools should pursue one of the options within this degree program. Options are available to prepare teachers for instrumental teaching or for the teaching of vocal and general music. The option of a student-teaching semester leads to the degree and to teaching licensure. The internship option provides for the granting of the degree with teacher licensure and 24 hours which may be applied to the master’s degree.

First Year

Hours Credit

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total 122**

* Meets University General Education Requirement .

** Teacher licensure requires a fifth-year graduate internship or one semester of student teaching.

¹ See Cultures and Civilizations  – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses on the list or two courses in a foreign language at the intermediate level.

² See Communicating Orally  – University General Education Requirement. Select one course from the list.

³ See Natural Sciences  – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses from the list. At least one of the courses must have a laboratory.

⁴ Choose from MUEN 370 - Symphony Orchestra , MUEN 353 - Wind Ensemble , MUEN 350 - Concert Band , MUEN 352 - Symphonic Band , MUEN 380 - Concert Choir , MUEN 330 - Chamber Singers , MUEN 383 - Men’s Chorale , or MUEN 389 - Women’s Chorale .

⁵ See Social Sciences  – University General Education Requirement.

⁶ See Quantitative Reasoning  list – University General Education Requirement.

Internship Year

Total 24 graduate

or

Student Teaching Semester

Total 12 undergraduate

First Year

Hours Credit

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total 125**

* Meets University General Education Requirement .

** Teacher licensure requires a fifth-year graduate internship or one semester of student teaching.

¹ Ensemble requirement of 7 credits to be divided as follows: 5 credits of MUEN 353 - Wind Ensemble , MUEN 352 - Symphonic Band , or MUEN 350 - Concert Band , 2 credits of MUEN 353 - Wind Ensemble , MUEN 352 - Symphonic Band , MUEN 350 - Concert Band , or MUEN 370 - Symphony Orchestra ; MUEN 380 - Concert Choir , MUEN 330 - Chamber Singers , MUEN 383 - Men’s Chorale , MUEN 389 - Women’s Chorale .

² See Cultures and Civilizations  list – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses on the list or two courses in a foreign language at the intermediate level.

³ See Communicating Orally  list – University General Education Requirement. Select one course from the list.

⁴ See Natural Sciences  list – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses from the list. At least one of the courses must have a laboratory.

⁵ See Social Sciences  list – University General Education Requirement.

⁶ See Quantitative Reasoning  list – University General Education Requirement.

Internship Year

Total 24 graduate

or

Student Teaching Semester

Total 12 undergraduate

First Year

Hours Credit

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total 121**

* Meets University General Education Requirement .

** Teacher licensure requires a fifth-year graduate internship or one semester of student teaching.

¹ See Communicating Orally  list – University General Education Requirement. Select one course from the list.

² See Cultures and Civilizations  list – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses on the list or two courses in a foreign language at the intermediate level.

³ See Natural Sciences  list – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses from the list. At least one of the courses must have a laboratory.

⁴ See Social Sciences  list – University General Education Requirement.

⁵ See Quantitative Reasoning  list – University General Education Requirement.

Internship Year

Total 24 graduate

or

Student Teaching Semester

Total 12 undergraduate

First Year

Hours Credit

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total 121**

* Meets University General Education Requirement 

** Teacher licensure requires a fifth-year graduate internship or one semester of student teaching.

¹ See Communicating Orally  list – University General Education Requirement. Select one course from the list.

² See Cultures and Civilizations  list – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses on the list or two courses in a foreign language at the intermediate level.

³ See Natural Sciences  list – University General Education Requirement. Select two courses from the list. At least one of the courses must have a laboratory.

⁴ See Social Sciences  list – University General Education Requirement.

⁵ See Quantitative Reasoning  list – University General Education Requirement.

Internship Year

Total 24 graduate

or

Student Teaching Semester

Total 12 undergraduate