Music Education

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1	Music Education, BM				2025-2026
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3	Traditional Major Program Requirements
4	This program requires acceptance into the credential program through the School of Education. *Credential courses. Students must earn a B- or higher in these courses.
5	Core Applied Music Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
6	MUS012 Class Piano I	1	-	Fall	Pass/Fail See Music Handbook for Piano Proficiency requirements.
7	MUS022 Class Piano II	1	MUS012 or prof. permission	Spring	Pass/Fail See Music Handbook for Piano Proficiency requirements.
8	MUS080-089 Private Instruction (All must be for voice or same instrument)	4	-	Fall, Spring	Take 1 unit per semester. See Music Handbook for applied music proficiency requirements.
9	MUS460-469 Private Instruction (All must be for voice or same instrument)	4	Applied Music Proficiency	Fall, Spring	Take 1 unit per semester. See Music Handbook for applied music proficiency requirements.
10	MUS067, 068, 091, 092, 094, 097, 099, 490A-F, 490H Major Ensemble	8	-	Fall, Spring	Placement based on audition.
11	Core Lower Division Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
12	MUS114 Music Theory I	3	Coreq: MUS115	Fall
13	MUS115 Musicianship Lab I	1	Coreq: MUS114	Fall
14	MUS124 Music Theory II	3	MUS114; Coreq: MUS125	Spring
15	MUS125 Musicianship Lab II	1	MUS115; Coreq: MUS124	Spring
16	MUS202 Music in Global Cultures	2	-	Fall, Spring
17	MUS214 Music Theory III	3	MUS124; Coreq: MUS215	Fall
18	MUS215 Musicianship Lab III	1	MUS125; Coreq: MUS214	Fall
19	MUS224 Music Theory IV	3	MUS214; Coreq: MUS225	Spring
20	MUS225 Musicianship Lab IV	1	MUS215; Coreq: MUS224	Spring
21	Core Upper Division Performance Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
22	MUS312 Introduction to Conducting	2	MUS214	Fall
23	MUS313 Music History I	2	MUS124 & 125	Fall
24	MUS323 Music History II	3	MUS124 & 125	Spring
25	MUS324 Music History III	3	MUS124 & 125	Fall
26	MUS325 Music History IV	2	MUS124 & 125	Spring
27	MUS382 Music Technology	2	-	Fall, Spring
28	MUS431 Senior Recital and Project	1	Dean Permission & Applied Music Proficiency	Fall, Spring	Additional fees Complete in final semester.
29	PFA360 Beauty, the Arts, and the Christian Life	3	-	Fall, Spring
30	Lower Division Music Education Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
31	MUS014 Class Guitar	1	-	Fall, Spring
32	Upper Division Music Education Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
33	MUS311 Form and Analysis	2	MUS224 and 225	Fall
34	MUS405* Introduction to Music Education	3	Acceptance into credential program	Fall	Observation hours required. Contact School of Music for credential questions.
35	MUS408 Jazz Pedagogy	2	MUS224	Fall
36	MUS420* Intermediate Studies in Music Education	3	MUS405	Spring
37	MUS440 Instrumental Techniques for Woodwinds	1	-	Fall (even years)
38	MUS441 Instrumental Techniques for Brass	1	-	Fall (odd years)
39	MUS442 Instrumental Techniques for Percussion	1	-	Spring (even years)
40	MUS443 Instrumental Techniques for Strings	1	-	Spring (odd years)
41	MUS444 Vocal Techniques	1	MUS214 and 215	Fall (even years)
42	MUS472 Orchestration	3	MUS224	Fall
43	MUS473* Adv. Studies in Music Education	3	MUS405 and MUS476 or 479 (depending on emphasis)	Spring	Observation hours required.
44	MUS475* General Music Methods	3	MUS405	Spring
45	EDU481* Initial Clinical Practice: Preliminary Single Subject Credential	7	School of Education Permission; Coreq: EDU482 & 499	Fall, Spring	Take in final semester.
46	EDU482* Final Clinical Practice: Preliminary Single Subject Credential	7	School of Education Permission; Coreq: EDU481 & 499	Fall, Spring	Take in final semester.
47	EDU499* Student Teaching Portfolio	1	School of Education Permission; Coreq: EDU481 & 482	Fall, Spring	Take in final semester.
48	Emphasis Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
49	Select a 13-unit emphasis:
50	Instrumental Emphasis or Choral Emphasis	13	See University Catalog	See University Catalog	Does not need to be declared with your major. See Emphasis Options tab for course details.
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53	Total Required Units	124
54	Major	107
55	General Education	34
56	Electives	0
57	Total Required Upper Division Units	39
58	Major	74
59	Electives	0
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