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College of Fine Arts

BME in Music Education - Special Music Education emphasis (Strings) (2025 - 2026)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101: College English I 1 0103 ENGL 102: College English II 1 0103
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 0703 MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 0303
MUSA 113P: Piano Class Level I - Music Majors1 MUSA 114P: Piano Class Level II - Music Majors1
MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2 MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2
MUSC 127: Musicianship 12 MUSC 113: Introduction to Music Studies and Professional Skills3
MUSC 129: Aural Skills 12 MUSC 128: Musicianship 22
MUSE 171: Orientation to Music Education1 MUSC 130: Aural Skills 22
MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0 MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0
MUSP 2__: Ensemble1 MUSP 2__: Ensemble1
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 17

Total hours for 1st year: 32

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603 COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 0203
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603
MUSA 115P: Piano Class Level III - Music Majors1 MUSA 116P: Piano Class Level IV - Music Majors 31
MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2 MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2
MUSC 229: Aural Skills 32 MUSC 641: Orchestration2
MUSE 241: String Rehearsal Methods1 MUSE 231: Scaffolding Musical Understanding2
MUSE 271: Introduction to Music Education2 MUSE 242: Wind and Percussion Rehearsal Methods1
MUSP 2__: Ensemble1 MUSP 2__: Ensemble1
Theory/Composition Elective 42 Theory/Composition Elective 42
Fall Total Hours 17 Spring Total Hours 17

Total hours for 2nd year: 34

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503 GEN ED: Diversity Designation 0703
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 0404 MUSA 432_: Applied Lesson2
MUSA 432_: Applied Lesson2 MUSC 523: Form and Analysis2
MUSC 336: Survey of the Western Musical Canon3 MUSE 324: Fundamentals of Instrumental Music for Secondary Schools2
MUSE 311: Introduction to Diversity Field Experience1 MUSE 617: Literacy Strategies for Content Areas: Music2
MUSE 611: Music for Special Education2 MUSP 307: Instrumental Conducting2
MUSP 4__: Ensemble1 MUSP 4__: Ensemble1
Music Elective - Choose one of the following:
  • MUSE 244: Elementary Vernacular Instrument Methods
  • MUSE 319: Practicum Special Music Education
1 MUSP 651: Advanced Conducting and Score Reading2
Fall Total Hours 18 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 3rd year: 33

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MUSA 432_: Applied Lesson2 MUSE 405: Teaching Internship Seminar1
MUSE 303: Elementary and General Music Methods2 MUSE 453: Teaching Internship: Special and Elementary Music Education3
MUSE 305: Pre Student Teaching1 MUSE 469: Teaching Internship Secondary Music3
MUSE 306: Class Management for Music Educators1 CAS 501: Teacher Licensure Capstone0
MUSE 309: Special Music Education Methods2
MUSE 342: Survey of Choral Techniques and Literature2
MUSP 4__: Ensemble1
MUSP 400: Senior Recital0
Music Elective - MUSP 620: String Pedagogy2
Music Elective - Choose one of the following:
  • MUSE 244: Elementary Vernacular Instrument Methods
  • MUSE 319: Practicum Special Music Education
1
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 7

Total hours for 4th year: 21

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher required.
  2. Students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at 萝莉社 as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course. Those students must take an additional general education approved course.
  3. All music majors must pass a piano proficiency examination.
  4. Must be selected from a specified list. For a complete list of options, please view the 2025-2026 catalog.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity