Music Education (Grades K-12), Bachelor of Science

Arts of Communication - 6 Hours

A student may waive ENGL 1133 with a score at or above the 75th percentile on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT or the English portion of the ACT, but three credits must be earned toward the required 6 hours in the Arts of Communication. 

• ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
• ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Behavioral and Social Sciences - 8 Hours

• EDUC 2233 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
• EDUC 3353 - EMPOWERING ESOL TEACHERS:OVERVIEW Credits: 3
• MUSC 3532 - MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I Credits: 2

Business - 3 Hours

Select One:

• BUSI 1903 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Credits: 3
• FINC 1903 - PERSONAL FINANCE Credits: 3

Humanities & Fine Arts - 5 Hours

Mathematics - 6 Hours

A math placement exam is required.

• MATH 1313 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH I Credits: 3
• MATH 1323 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH II Credits: 3

Natural Sciences - 4 Hours

Select one of the following lectures and the corresponding lab:

• BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3
• NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
• NSCI 1133 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE I Credits: 3
• NSCI 1113 - INTRO TO PHYSICS Credits: 3
• NSCI 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3
• NSCI 1433 - BOTANY Credits: 3
• NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
• NSCI 2233 - ASTRONOMY Credits: 3
• NSCI 2433 - INVERTEBRATE & VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY Credits: 3
• NSCI 3333 - ECOLOGY Credits: 3
• NSCI 4033 - GEOLOGY Credits: 3

Religion Core - 15 Hours

• THEO 1503 - CHRIST, CULTURE, AND THE UNIVERSITY Credits: 3
• BIOT 1133 - OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3
• BINT 1233 - NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3
• THEO 1313 - SURVEY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Credits: 3
• MUSC 2503 - INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC EDUCATION - A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Credits: 3

Instrumental Emphasis - 11 Hours

• MUSC 2112 - PERCUSSION TECHNIQUES Credits: 2
• MUSC 2212 - WOODWIND TECHNIQUES Credits: 2
• MUSC 2312 - STRING TECHNIQUES Credits: 2
• MUSC 3212 - BRASS TECHNIQUES Credits: 2
• MUSC 3811 - CHORAL METHODS FOR INSTRUMENTALISTS Credits: 1
• MUSC 1311 - CHORAL GROUP Credits: 1
• MUSC 4611 - MARCHING BAND TECHNIQUES Credits: 1

• Wind and percussion majors only.

• MUSC 3311 - STRING TECHNIQUES II Credits: 1

• String majors only.

Choral/General Emphasis - 10 Hours

• MUSC 2132 - INTRODUCTION TO WINDS AND PERCUSSION Credits: 2
• MUSC 3412 - VOCAL PEDAGOGY Credits: 2
• MUSC 1912 - DICTION FOR SINGERS I Credits: 2
• MUSC 2312 - STRING TECHNIQUES Credits: 2
• MUSC 3812 - CHORAL METHODS Credits: 2