Music Education, B.M.: Music Education Certification Option
The B.M. Degree in Music Education is a rigorous professional program that prepares students for careers as public school music teachers. The program seeks to provide students with as thorough a course of study as possible in general education, professional education, and musical preparation. Studies also develop musicianship that leads to an intellectual grasp of the art of music and the ability to perform in a specific medium as well as in ensembles. In order to attain “fully admitted” status, the student must meet the minimum GPA, minimum grade, and other requirements for education majors. Students must successfully pass the Praxis Examination (Music: Content Knowledge, 0113) Students are required to achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better (Kean credits plus all transfer credit) and have completed 60 hours of credit in order to register for MUS 3310, MUS 3311, MUS 3320, MUS 3321, EDUC 3000, EDUC 3401, EMSE 3903, MUS 4301, and MUS 4000.
General Education 32
Foundation Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030, MATH 1010, COMM 1402: A grade of B- or better is required.
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 6
ENG 2403: Required course
Social Sciences 6
HIST 1062: Required course
Science and Mathematics 7
| MATH 1030 | PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH | 3 |
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| MATH 1016 | STATISTICS | 3 |
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| Lab Science Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Geology; Meteorology; Earth Science; Astronomy | 4 |
Additional Required Courses 9
Additional Required Courses 9
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
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| PSY 2100 | CHILD PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
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| PSY 2110 | PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE | 3 |
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| ID 2955 | DISABLED PERSON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY | 3 |
Academic Major 63.5
Required Foundation Core 49.5
A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses is Permissible. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or higher
| MUS 1101 | MUSIC THEORY I | 2 |
| MUS 2102 | MUSIC THEORY II | 2 |
| MUS 3103 | Music Theory III | 2 |
| MUS 4104 | MUSIC THEORY IV | 2 |
| MUS 1111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN I | 1.5 |
| MUS 2112 | SIGHT SINGING AND EAR TRAINING II | 1.5 |
| MUS 3113 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN III | 1.5 |
| MUS 4114 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN IV | 1.5 |
| MUS 3111 | FORM AND ANALYSIS-WE | 2 |
| MUS 3131 | ORCHESTRATION | 2 |
MUS 36-
| Private Studio Lessons (1x7) | 7 |
MUS 38--
| Primary Music Ensembles (1x7) | 7 |
MUS 28-- or 38--
| Secondary Music Ensembles (1x6) | 6 |
G.E. and Major Capstone 3
MUS 4105: A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses is Permissible. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or higher
Select one of the following for Piano, Voice, or Instrument concentration: 8.5
1. Piano
MUS 3710: Take 6 times for 3 credits
MUS 2710: Take 5 times for 5 credits
2. Wind, Percussion, and Strings
3. Voice
MUS 3700: take 6 times for 3 credits
Academic Major Continuation Music Education
MUS 3120: for all music education majors
MUS 3121: For vocal, piano, and guitar students
MUS 3122: For instrumental students
MUS 3121, MUS 3122: A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses is Permissible. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or higher
Professional Sequence 32
A grade of B- or better is required for all professional education courses
| MUS 2900 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCES: PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC EDUCATION | 3 |
| MUS 3310 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 3311 | ELEMENTARY PRACTICE: MUSIC | 2 |
| MUS 3320 | SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 3321 | SECONDARY PRACTICE: MUSIC | 3 |
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
| MUS 4000 | MUSIC TEACHER & CLASSROOM MUSIC TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM | 3 |
| MUS 4301 | CLINICAL PRACTICE: MUSIC | 9 |
MUS 4000, MUS 4301: final semester
MUS 4000 serves as the capstone course for the professional education major.
Total Credit Hours: 136.5
Additional Requirements Comments
Students must first pass an audition in order to pursue music major at Kean University
Students are required to pass piano, voice and secondary instrument proficiency examinations, Praxis II Music (Content Knowledge) and senior recital in the semester prior to student teaching. All requirements for the degree must be completed before enrolling in MUS 4301 Student Teaching, except for MUS 4000.
Students may be required, as deemed necessary by department faculty, to complete additional semesters of repertory, lessons, and ensembles, for the purposes of remediation.
Student must graduate with a 3.0 GPA