University Requirements:

See University General Requirements for Baccalaureate degrees 

First Year Making Connections Course:

• MUS 1403 - Music Connections Sem. Hrs: 3

General Education Requirements:

See General Education Curriculum for Baccalaureate degrees  Sem. Hrs: 35

Major Requirements:

Grade of “C” or better required for all Professional Education Requirements.

Courses denoted below with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program. For additional information, see Professional Education Requirements for Secondary Majors in the College of Education and Behavioral Science section.

Grade of “C” or better required for all courses marked **

• MUS 1511 - Aural Theory I Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 1521 - Aural Theory II Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 2511 - Aural Theory III Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 2521 - Aural Theory IV Sem. Hrs: 1 **
• MUS 1513 - Theory I Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 1523 - Theory II Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 2513 - Theory III Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 2523 - Theory IV Sem. Hrs: 3 **
• MUS 1611 - Keyboard Skills 1 Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 1621 - Keyboard Skills 2 Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 2611 - Keyboard Skills 3 Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3372 - History of Western Music I Sem. Hrs: 2 **
• MUS 3382 - History of Western Music II Sem. Hrs: 2 **
• MUS 3441 - Elementary Conducting Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3461 - Instrumental Conducting Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUS 3422 - Elementary Orchestration and Choral Arranging Sem. Hrs: 2
• MUSP 1100 - Performing Arts Experience Sem. Hrs: 0 (6 semesters)
• MUSP 1112 - Performance Applied Music Sem. Hrs: 2 (3 semesters - lower-level)

• Those students who declare instrumental music as their major area will take a proficiency exam in their major instrument at the end of the third semester of applied study. Failure to pass this exam will indicate the need to repeat MUSP 1112  until such time as the exam can be passed.

• MUSP 3112 - Performance Applied Music Sem. Hrs: 2 (3 semesters - upper-level)
• MUSP 3130 - Half Recital Sem. Hrs: 0
• MUED 2231 - Vocal Techniques for Instrumentalists Sem. Hrs: 1
• MUED 2512 - Introduction to K-12 Music Education Sem. Hrs: 2
• MUED 4002 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Concert Bands Sem. Hrs: 2 *
• MUED 4202 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Jazz Band Sem. Hrs: 2 *
• MUED 4623 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary School Music Sem. Hrs: 3 *

Professional Education Requirements:

Grade of “C” or better required for all Professional Education Requirements.

Courses denoted below with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program. For additional information, see Professional Education Requirements for Secondary Majors in the College of Education and Behavioral Science section.

• ELSE 3643 - The Exceptional Student in the Regular Classroom Sem. Hrs: 3
• PSY 3703 - Educational Psychology Sem. Hrs: 3
• SCED 2513 - Introduction to Secondary Teaching Sem. Hrs: 3
• SCED 3515 - Performance-Based Instructional Design Sem. Hrs: 5 *
• TIMU 4826 - Music Teaching Internship in the Secondary School Sem. Hrs: 6 * (Must be taken twice)

Additional Requirements for Teacher Education:

Students must pass a speech proficiency exam before admittance into the Teacher Education Program. Students who fail the exam must take COMS 1203 Oral Communication 

• COMS 1203 - Oral Communication Sem. Hrs: 3

Total Required Hours: 126-129