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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Education, BME (45-4440) (4 Year Guide)

Freshman Year - Fall Semester

ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3)
HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3)
OR
HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877 GE (3)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1111 - Theory I (3)
MUS 1121 - Aural Training I (1)
MUS 1501 - Piano Class I (1)
Major instrument or voice, 1000-level (1)
Instrumental or vocal ensemble (1)
General Education - Communicaton (3)

Semester Total: 16 Hours

Freshman Year - Spring Semester

EDFL 2100 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession (3)
ENGL 1030 - Composition II GE (3)
OR
CTE 2060 - Technical Writing GE (3)
FLDX 2150 - Introductory Field Experience (1)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1112 - Theory II (3)
MUS 1122 - Aural Training II (1)
MUS 1502 - Piano Class II (1)
MUS 2631 - Diction for Singers I (1) OR Instrumental Music Education Electives (1)
Major instrument or voice, 1000-level (1)
Instrumental or vocal ensemble (1)
General Education - Mathematical Sciences (3)

Semester Total: 18 Hours

Sophomore Year - Fall Semester

MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 2111 - Theory III (3)
MUS 2121 - Aural Training III (1)
MUS 2300 - Fundamentals of Conducting (3)
MUS 2501 - Piano Class III (1)
MUS 2632 - Diction for Singers II (1-2) (1) OR Instrumental Music Education Electives (1)
Major instrument or voice, 1000-level (1)
Instrumental or vocal ensemble (1)
General Education - Naural Science with a Lab (4)
General Education - Social/Behavioral Sciences (3)

Semester Total: 18 Hours

Sophomore Year - Spring Semester

EDFL 2240 - Educational Psychology GE (3)
EDSP 2100 - Education of the Exceptional Child (3)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1480 - Fundamentals of Music Technology (2)
MUS 2112 - Theory IV (3)
MUS 2122 - Aural Training IV (1)
MUS 2502 - Piano Class IV (1)
Major instrument or voice, 1000-level (1)
Instrumental or vocal ensemble (1)

Semester Total: 15 Hours

Junior Year - Fall Semester

EDFL 2250 - Introduction to English Language Learners and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (2)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 2221 - Music History I: Beginnings (3)
MUS 3305 - Methods of Teaching Elementary School Music (2-3) (3)
MUS 4320 - Methods of Teaching Middle School Music (2) OR MUS 3308 - Marching Band Techniques (1) and Instrumental Music Education Electives (1)
Major instrument or voice, 3000-level (1.5)
Instrumental or vocal ensemble (1)
General Education - Literature (3)

Semester Total: 15.5 Hours

Junior Year - Spring Semester

MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 1225 - Music of the World’s Cultures GE (3)
MUS 2222 - Music History II: Endings (3)
MUS 4230 - Choral Literature (3) OR MUS 4115 - Instrumentation (3)
MUS 3310 - Choral Conducting (3) OR MUS 3320 - Instrumental Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques (3)
MUS 4600 - Vocal Pedagogy (2) OR Instrumental Music Education Electives (2)
Major instrument or voice, 3000-level (1.5)
Instrumental or vocal ensemble (1)
General Education - Natural Science Non-Lab (3)

Semester Total: 19.5 Hours

Senior Year - Fall Semester

EDFL 4210 - Introduction to Content Area Literacy (2)
FLDX 4970 - Field Experience II in the Content Area (1)
HDFS 1220 - Child and Adolescent Development (3)
OR
PSY 2220 - Child and Adolescent Psychological Development (3)
OR
PSY 3220 - Life-Span Development GE (3)
MUS 1000 - Recital Attendance (0)
MUS 3315 - Choral Techniques (3) OR MUS 3306 - Methods of Teaching Instrumental Music (2-3) (3)
MUS 4060 - Senior Recital (0-2) (0)
MUS 4130 - Choral Arranging (2) OR MUS 4381 - Jazz Pedagogy (2)
Major instrument or voice, 3000-level (1.5)
Instrumental or vocal ensemble (1)
General Education - General Education Elective (3)
General Education - Managing Information (2)

Semester Total: 18.5 Hours

Senior Year - Spring Semester

Semester Total: 12 Hours

(All non-student teaching coursework and tests must be successfully completed before this semester for enrollment in student teaching.)