A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Music Education, BMus
- CIP
- 50.0906
- Total credits (published)
- 126-139
- Credits (computed from items)
- 322-463
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196413
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196413_9bb776a3
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Program Requirements
0 items
Content Core - Music Requirements
major core · 0 items
Principal Performance Area
1 item
- Complete 14 creditsNot resolved to a course14
Piano or Voice
1 item
- Keyboard skills unless piano or organ student.Not resolved to a course2
Music Theory/Ear Training/Conducting
9 items
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
Music History and Literature
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Ensembles
1 item
- One large ensemble required for each semester in residence.Not resolved to a course0
Weekly Student Convocation
1 item
- Required for each semester in residence.Not resolved to a course0
Content Core - Music Education Requirements
major core · 1 item
- Select one of the following Emphases from the drop down menus below:Not resolved to a course9-15
Professional Education/Pedagogical Core
major core · 1 item
- Select one of the following Emphases from the drop down menus below:Not resolved to a course41-46
General Liberal Arts & Sciences Core
major core · 0 items
Writing
2 items
- 3
- 3
Information Retrieval
1 item
- 2
Multicultural Humanities Elective
electives · 1 item
- Elective options determined each semester by the School of EducationNot resolved to a course3
Foreign Language
1 item
- Required unless level 3 or higher of a language was completed in high school.Not resolved to a course3-4
Math Elective
electives · 1 item
- Select 3 creditsNot resolved to a course3
Science Elective
electives · 1 item
- Select 3-4 creditsNot resolved to a course3-4
IDEA Required Class
1 item
- 3
Required Electives
electives · 3 items
- Social Science (Any SOC or PSY)Not resolved to a course6
- 1
- As published: “The American School (Sociology)”3
Choral/General Emphases (15 credits)
6 items
- Jazz ElectiveNot resolved to a course1
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2-3
Instrumental/Brass Emphasis (10 credits)
4 items
- Secondary Brass Performance AreaNot resolved to a course4
- Jazz ElectiveNot resolved to a course3
- 2
- As published: “Large Bands (Marching Band)”0-1
Instrumental/Woodwind Emphasis (10 credits)
4 items
- Secondary Woodwind Performance AreaNot resolved to a course4
- Jazz ElectiveNot resolved to a course3
- 2
- As published: “Large Bands (Marching Band)”0-1
Instrumental/Strings Emphasis (9 credits)
4 items
- Secondary String Performance AreaNot resolved to a course4
- Jazz ElectiveNot resolved to a course2
- 2
- As published: “Large Bands (Marching Band)”0-1
Instrumental/Percussion Emphasis (10 credits)
1 item
- Secondary Performance AreaNot resolved to a course4
Percussion students can choose Strings, Brass, or Woodwinds as their Secondary Performance Area
3 items
- Jazz ElectiveNot resolved to a course3
- 2
- As published: “Large Bands (Marching Band)”0-1
Choral/General Emphasis (41 Credits)
17 items
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 2-3
- 3-4
- 3
- 3
- 2-15
- As published: “Participation in the Professional Development School (Required for each semester in residence)”0-1
Instrumental/Brass Emphasis (44 Credits)
20 items
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 2
- 2
- 1-2
- 2-3
- 2
- 3-4
- 3
- 3
- 2-15
- As published: “Participation in the Professional Development School (Required for each semester in residence)”0-1
Instrumental/Woodwind Emphasis (44 Credits)
18 items
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 2
- 1-2
- 2-3
- 2
- 3-4
- 3
- 3
- 2-15
- As published: “Participation in the Professional Development School (Required for each semester in residence)”0-1
Instrumental/Strings Emphasis
20 items
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 2
- 1-2
- 2-3
- 2
- As published: “Workshop in Teaching of Strings (2 semesters)”1-2
- 3-4
- 3
- 3
- 2-15
- As published: “Participation in the Professional Development School (Required for each semester in residence)”0-1
Instrumental/Percussion Emphasis (43 Credits)
0 items
Two sets of methods courses from the list below are taken in the areas not chosen as the Secondary Performance Area:
21 items
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 3
- 1
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 2
- 2-3
- 2
- 3-4
- 3
- 3
- 2-15
- As published: “Participation in the Professional Development School (Required for each semester in residence)”0-1
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