Bachelor of Music
(Music major with all-level teacher certification--130 semester hours)
This program is designed to provide the student with certification to teach music at all public school grade levels. The student will choose either a choral or instrumental emphasis. Student must have been admitted into the Teacher Education Program and must be currently satisfying admission standards before being allowed to enroll in either Education 4315 or 4317.
The student must meet the department concert/recital attendance requirement (see music student handbook) in order to graduate with a music degree.
| Academic Major | Semester Hours |
| Music 1451, 1452, 2343, 2344, 2451, 2452 | 22 |
| Music 3163, 3164, 3251, 3252, 3263, 3264, 3341, 3342, 4281, 4282, 4253 | 22 |
| Music (diction -2 or class instruments -4) | 2-4 |
| Music (major instrument) 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Music (piano class or minor instrument) | 3 |
| Music (major instrument advanced) | 2 |
| Other Requirements | |
| Communication 2301 or 2331 | 3 |
| Computer Literacy (Animal Science 1351, Communication 2345, Computer Science 1331, Education 2323, Finance 2323, Journalism 2345, Music 2353, University Studies 2323) |
3 |
| English 1301, 1302, one sophomore literature | 9 |
| Government 2301, 2302 | 6 |
| History 1301, 1302 | 6 |
| Humanities (English-an additional sophomore literature, History 2331, 2332, Philosophy 2301, 2311) | 3 |
| Mathematics 1302, 1303, 1311, 1312, 1321, 1332, 2331, 2332 | 3 |
| Natural Science (two lab sciences: biology, chemistry, geology, physical science, physics) | 8 |
| Physical Activity | 1 |
| Social Science (economics, geography, psychology, sociology) lower division | 3 |
| Professional Education | |
| Education 4315, 4317, 4321, 4395, 4397 | 15 |
| Educational Psychology 3311 | 3 |
| Reading 4320 | 3 |
| Electives | |
| Electives | 3 |
The above plan meets all core curriculum and Bachelor of Music degree requirements. The BM degree with a music major (with all-level teacher certification) requires a minimum of 130 semester hours with a minimum of 39 advanced semester hours.
Departmental Requirements: Piano proficiency certification, successful completion of sophomore upper-level exam and senior-level recital in the major instrument, concert/recital attendance, and participation in an ensemble during all semesters enrolled except student teaching are required by the Department of Art and Music.
Elementary Teacher Certification: The student who chooses Music as an academic specialization area must complete: Music 1451, 1452, 3341, 3342, 3163, 3263, 4281, three semester hours of applied music, and three semester hours of ensemble music.
The student must pass a piano proficiency examination prior to admittance to the Teacher Education Program and perform a senior-level recital in the major instrument prior to student teaching. In addition, the student must meet the department concert/recital attendance requirement (see music student handbook) in order to graduate with a music degree.