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Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) (K-12 Certification)

The purpose of the B.M.E. degree is to provide music teacher training. Those who complete this degree are normally granted a certificate to teach in Missouri. All degrees in education are subject to state requirements which may change at any time due to action of the State Board of Education. Care should be exercised in choosing courses to assure a minimum of 40 semester hours of senior college work in courses numbered above 300. Completion of this curriculum, other University requirements, and an overall grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale qualifies a student to receive a Bachelor of Music Education degree. The Bachelor of Music Education degree is available with these majors: Instrumental Music K-12, Vocal Music K-12. Candidates must complete the following requirements:

B.M.E. Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements (42)

General Education Requirements
Directed General Education Requirement
COM 29102Fund Oral Comm Perform

3
PSYC 08303Educational Psychology

3

Directed General Education Requirement: (must achieve grade of “C” or better in each)

Institutional Requirements (6)

Institutional Requirements Courses
Information Technology Competency
Multicultural Diversity Competency

3

Degree Requirement (3)

EDUC 61569Multiculturalism In Ed

3
OR
LANG 14100"Communication and Culture" Modern Languages course

3

Includes LANG 14151 Introduction to Conversational American Sign Language

Professional Education Requirements (25)

EDUC 61260Sec Teach Pract I

1
EDCI 62353Teach Read Content Areas

2
EDCI 62371Intro To Special Education

3
PSYC 08322Adolescent Psychology

2
EDUC 61360Sec Teach Pract II

1
EDUC 61461School And Society

2 to 3
EDUC 61520Tech Clsrm Mgmt & Dis

2
EDUC 61462School And Society Seminar

1
EDUC 61470Dir Tchg Elem-Sec School

1 to 10
EDUC 61521Seminar In Classroom Mgmt

1

EDUC 61360, EDUC 61461, EDUC 61520: These courses are to be taken in the same trimester as MUS 19482 Methods in Secondary School Instrumental Music or MUS 19484 Methods in Secondary School Vocal Music

EDUC 61462, EDUC 61470, EDUC 61521: These courses must be taken during the student teaching trimester.

Major Requirements (58-60)

Total Credit Hours: 124

Music Core Requirements

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts has formulated a curriculum that facilitates development of a student’s musicianship in a comprehensive fashion with course offerings in applied music, music literature and music theory.

Core Requirements for Majors in Music:

MUS 19171Beg S Sing Ear Trg

1
MUS 19172Int S Sing Ear Trg

1
MUS 19173Theory Of Music

3
MUS 19174Theory Of Music

3
MUS 19271Adv S Sing & Ear Trng I

1
MUS 19272Adv S Sing & Ear Trng II

1
MUS 19273Theory Of Music

3
MUS 19274Theory Of Music

3
MUS 19385Mus Lit: Ant-Ren

3
MUS 19386Mus Lit: Baroque-Classic

3
MUS 19387Music Lit: Rom - Present

3
 
MUS 19472Music Form And Analysis

2
OR
MUS 19493Choral Comp & Arranging

2
OR
MUS 19494Instru Comp & Arranging

2
 
MUS 19499Senior Rec And Sem

1
MUS 19299Music Recital Attendance

1

MUS 19493: Required for Vocal Music Education

MUS 19494: Required for Instrumental Music Education

MUS 19299: 7 hours (B.M.E.) 8 hours (B.A.)

Total Credit Hours: 28

Applied Music:

Included in the requirements for the B.M.E. degree is a minimum of four semester hours credit in upper level coursework in the major applied area.

For the B.A. degree, a minimum of six semester hours credit in upper level coursework in the major applied area is required.