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Program checklist · Music Education, BSEd

Music Education, BSEd

Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC

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Program
Award
Music Education, BSEd
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
200004
CourseShelf checklist
CK_200004_0a81a857
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

0 items

    Teacher Education Program

    0 items

      Professional Education Sequence for Music Education (26 hours)

      13 items
      1. Core Courses
        Not resolved to a course
      2. EDCI 201
        3
      3. EDCI 430
        3
      4. MUS 323
        2
      5. MUS 324
        2
      6. SPED 240
        3
      7. Intern I (1 hour required)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. EDSE 484
        1-3
      9. Intern II
        Not resolved to a course
      10. EDSE 485
        6
      11. EDSE 495
        3
      12. MUS 491
        3
      13. Note: You must be fully admitted into the Teacher Education program and have a 2.75 cumulative GPA to enroll in all courses in this Professional Education Sequence except for EDCI 201 and SPED 240.
        Not resolved to a course

      Major Requirements (41 hours)

      26 items
      1. MUS 107
        2
      2. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MUS 148
        1
      4. MUS 149
        1
      5. MUS 207
        2
      6. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. MUS 208
        1
      8. MUS 218
        3
      9. MUS 248
        1
      10. MUS 249
        1
      11. MUS 305
        0
      12. MUS 308
        1
      13. MUS 309
        1
      14. MUS 318
        3
      15. MUS 319
        3
      16. MUS 329
        2
      17. MUS 418
        3
      18. MUS 419
        3
      19. Take one of the following courses, any of which may be used to satisfy the appropriate category of Liberal Studies, but do not satisfy the Upper Level Perspectives requirement for a Music major.
        Not resolved to a course
      20. MUS 300
        3
      21. MUS 302
        3
      22. MUS 303
        3
      23. MUS 304
        3
      24. Concert Attendance (six semesters are required)
        Not resolved to a course
      25. MUS 358
        0
      26. Six semesters of ensemble are required, including four semesters of ensemble appropriate to the primary performance area chosen in consultation with the studio professor and two additional semesters selected from an School of Music ensemble. All ensembles used to meet this requirement are subject to approval by an advisor. For music education concentration students, only two semesters of marching band and/or Catamount Singers may be used to meet this requirement.
        Not resolved to a course

      Music Education Courses (7 hours)

      5 items
      1. Required Courses (7 hours)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MUS 283
        1
      3. MUS 307
        2
      4. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. MUS 428
        Choral Conducting
        or: MUS 429 - Instrumental Conducting
        2

      Methods and Materials Courses (4 hours)

      4 items
      1. MUS 314
        2
      2. MUS 315
        2
      3. MUS 326
        2
      4. MUS 327
        2

      Techniques Courses (9 hours)

      9 items
      1. MUS 168
        2
      2. MUS 169
        2
      3. MUS 258
        1
      4. MUS 259
        2
      5. MUS 272
        2
      6. MUS 311
        2
      7. MUS 312
        2
      8. MUS 403
        1
      9. MUS 411
        3

      General Electives

      0 items
        Source. Western Carolina University, catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.wcu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=62&poid=8960. Captured page pages/0127.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.