Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Education with (Grades EC-12) Music Educator Certification B.M.Ed.

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Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.Ed.)

See the “” section of this catalog.

Major in Music Education

(Major Code: 852)

Emphasis Options:

Instrumental (128 SCH)
Keyboard (128 SCH)
Voice (127 SCH)

A grade of “C” or better and a 2.75 overall GPA (WT and transfer) is required.

University Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)

**IMPORTANT: Before selecting from these courses, students should review any major-specific core requirements in the major below as they will be required to take those courses instead.**

Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from ENGL options)

Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from COMM options)

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Core 20 - Mathematics (3 hours)

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(4th hour from 4-hour course moves to Core 90.)

Core 30 - Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

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(Cannot receive University Core credit for both BIOL 1308 and BIOL 1406; or for both BIOL 1309 and BIOL 1407; or for both CHEM 1305 and CHEM 1411; or for both GEOL 1301 and GEOL 1403. CHEM 1305 does not count as a prerequisite for CHEM 1412.)
(4th hour from 4-hour courses move to Core 90.)

Core 40 - Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

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Core 50 - Creative Arts (3 hours)

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Core 60 - American History (6 hours)

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Core 70 - Government / Political Science (6 hours)

Core 80 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

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Core 90 - Component Area Option (6 hours or fewer; may depend on major requirements)

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(Cannot receive credit for both CIDM 1301 and CIDM 1315 for Core 90.)
(ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 cannot count for English B.A. requirement.)
(4th hours from 4-hour courses in Cores 20 and 30 may be used in this section.)

Music Education Major Requirements

A grade of “C” or better and a 2.75 GPA is required in Major Requirements.

Major-Specific University Core Requirements

**IMPORTANT: The following courses are required for their specific Core areas instead of the courses listed above in the general University Core Curriculum.**

Core 50 - Creative Arts (3 hours)

MUSI 1307 - Music Literature 3
Note: Music majors cannot receive core credit for or .

Requirements for All Music Majors

Refer to the “” section of this catalog.

Music Core Requirements

Four semester hours from:

Applied Music Requirements (8 hours)

Note: Two credit hours for each of four semesters

MUAP 10XX required for Instrumental Option (8 hours)
required for Keyboard Option (8 hours)
required for Voice Option (8 hours)

Advanced Applied Music Requirements (6 hours)

Note: Two credit hours for each of three semesters

MUAP 30XX required for Instrumental Option (6 hours)
required for Keyboard Option (6 hours)
required for Voice Option (6 hours)

Senior Recital (0 hours)

Note: Required in the final semester of MUAP study

required for Instrumental, Keyboard and Voice emphases (0 hours)

Seven semester hours major ensemble (three hour advanced)

Required Music Courses by Option

Instrumental Option

MUSI 1192 - Class Guitar I 1
MUSI 2271 - Recreational Music 2
MUSI 3129 - Secondary School Band Repertoire 1
Take MUSI 3129 during spring semester one year before MUSI 4327.
MUSI 3133 - Woodwind Class 1
MUSI 3134 - Brass Class 1
MUSI 3137 - Percussion Class 1
MUSI 3138 - String Class 1
MUSI 3207 - Instrumental Conducting 2

Piano Requirement: take four hours from:

Keyboard Option

Three one-hour enrollments in:

MUAP 1081 - Applied Music - Voice

Two hours of music electives (by advisement)

Voice Option

Piano Requirement: take four hours from:

Choose three courses from:

MUSI 2161 - Diction II for Singers 1
MUSI 3162 - Opera Workshop 1 (maximum of two credits)
MUSI 4212 - Song Literature 2

Education Requirements

A grade of “C” or better and a 2.75 GPA is required in Education Requirements.

BME: Optional Specialization in Performance (17-18 hours)

Instrumental, Keyboard, Piano Pedagogy, Voice

Applied Music (5 credit hours)

MUAP 30XX (5 credit hours)

Total hours required to complete degree: 127-128 hours

Depending on transfer credits and other substitutions/waivers, student may need to take additional electives as needed to total a minimum of 127-128 hours or the minimum total hours required for this degree, of which at least 36 must be advanced (3000/4000 level) and earned at WTAMU.

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