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major: Music Education

Degree: Bachelor of Music Education (BME) 2023-2024

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Freshman Year Fall Semester (11 credits)

MUE2040 Foundations of Music Ed (3 Credits)
MUN 2XXX Large Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS1010 Performance Laboratory (0 Credits)
MUS1011 Concert Attendance (0 Credits)
MUT1111 Theory I (3 Credits)
MUT1241 Theory I, Aural (1 Credit)
MV- 1XXX Applied Music (2 credits)
MVK1111 Class Piano I (1 Credit)
Students may take a piano proficiency test to waive class piano sequence.

Freshman Year Spring Semester (8 credits)

MUN 2XXX Large Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS1010 Performance Laboratory (0 Credits)
MUS1011 Concert Attendance (0 Credits)
MUT1112 Theory II (3 Credits)
MUT1242 Theory II, Aural (1 Credit)
MV- 1XXX Applied Music (2 credits)
MVK1112 Class Piano II (1 Credit)
Students may take a piano proficiency test to waive class piano sequence.

Sophomore Year Fall Semester (10 credits)

MUN 2XXX Large Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS1010 Performance Laboratory (0 Credits)
MUS1011 Concert Attendance (0 Credits)
MUT2116 Theory III (3 Credits)
MUT2246 Advanced Aural Theory (1 Credit)
MV- 2XXX Applied Music (2 credits)
MVK2121 Class Piano III (1 Credit)
Students may take a piano proficiency test to waive class piano sequence.

SELECT 2 credits of Major Electives

Sophomore Year Spring Semester (13 credits)

MUE3392 Music Cls Mgmt Prog Admin (3 Credits)
MUN 2XXX Large Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS1010 Performance Laboratory (0 Credits)
MUS1011 Concert Attendance (0 Credits)
MUT2117 Theory IV (3 Credits)
MUT2247 Advanced Aural Theory (1 Credit)
MV- 2XXX Applied Music (2 credits)
MVK2122 Class Piano IV (1 Credit)
Students may take a piano proficiency test to waive class piano sequence.

SELECT 2 credits of Major Electives

Junior Year Fall Semester (10 credits)

MUG3104 Basic Conducting (2 Credits)
MUH3211 Music History I (3 Credits)
MUN 3XXX Ensemble Elective (1 credit)
MUS1010 Performance Laboratory (0 Credits)
MUS1011 Concert Attendance (0 Credits)
MV- 3XXX Applied Music (2 credits)

SELECT 2 credits of Major Electives

Junior Year Spring Semester (15 credits)

SELECT 1:
MUE 4331 Teaching Secondary Choral Music (3 credits)
MUE 4332 Teaching Secondary Instrumental Music (3 credits)

EDF3151 Educational Psychology (3 Credits)
MUH2501 CD- World Music (3 Credits)
MUH3212 Music History II (3 Credits)
MUN 3XXX Ensemble Elective (1 credit)
MUS1010 Performance Laboratory (0 Credits)
MUS1011 Concert Attendance (0 Credits)
MUS4970 Senior Recital (0 Credits)
MV- 3XXX Applied Music (2 credits)

Junior Year Summer Semester (2 credits)

MUE3693 Technology in Music Education (2 Credits)

Senior Year Fall Semester (13 credits)

EDF4444 Assessment of Learning and Behavior (3 Credits)
RED4333 Content Area Reading (3 Credits)
TSL4324 TESOL for Content Area Teacher (3 Credits)
MUE4311 Teaching Elementary Music (3 Credits)

SELECT 1: MUG4302 or MUG4202 (2 credits)
  • MUG 4302 Advanced Instrumental Conducting (2 credits)
  • MUG 4202 Advanced Choral Conducting (2 credits)
  • Note to students in the accelerated BME to MME path: Up to two courses (6 credits) of the MME program can be taken as part of the undergraduate program as listed below: In the Spring of Junior year, choose one of the following:
    • MUE 5336 Teaching Secondary Choral Music Programs (3 credits) instead of MUE 4331 OR
    • MUE 5338 Teaching Secondary Instrumental Music Programs (3 credits) instead of MUE 4332 In the Fall of the Senior year, choose
    • MUE 5316 Teaching Elementary Music Programs (3 credits) instead of MUE 4311

Senior Year Spring Semester (8 credits)

MUE4940 Internship in Music Education (8-15 Credits)

Note students in the accelerated BME to MME path: Up to two courses (6 credits) of the MME program can be taken as part of the undergraduate program, as listed below:

  • MUE 5336 Teaching Secondary Choral Music Programs (3 credits) instead of MUE 4331 or
  • MUE 5338 Teaching Secondary Instrumental Music Programs (3 credits) instead of MUE 4332 in the Fall of Senior year, choose MUE 5316 Teaching Elementary Music Programs (3 credits) instead of MUE 4311.