Music Education, BME

Degree Requirements, Admission, Policies, Tuition & Fees, Calendar

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Core Courses

* Students must pass the Piano Proficiency Test.  MUS 185 and MUS 186 may be waived for students who pass the Piano Proficiency Test without enrolling in these courses.

• MUS 100 - Concert Hour 0 credit(s) (seven semesters)
• MUS 111 - Music Theory I 4 credit(s)
• MUS 112 - Music Theory II 4 credit(s)
• MUS 185 - Functional Piano I 1 credit(s) *
• MUS 186 - Functional Piano II 1 credit(s) *
• MUS 211 - Music Theory III 4 credit(s)
• MUS 212 - Music Theory IV 4 credit(s)
• MUS 220W - Music Survey I 4 credit(s)
• MUS 221 - Music Survey II 4 credit(s)

Ensembles: 0-8 Credits

Large ensemble appropriate to the student’s instrument or voice each semester in residency; may be taken for 0 or 1 credit.

• MUSE 153 - Pacific Univ. Concert Choir 0-1 credit(s)
• MUSE 353 - Advanced Concert Choir 0-1 credit(s)
• MUSE 163 - Chamber Singers 0-1 credit(s)
• MUSE 363 - Advanced Chamber Singers 0-1 credit(s)
• MUSE 158 - Orchestra 0-1 credit(s)
• MUSE 358 - Advanced Philharmonic Orchestra 0-1 credit(s)
• MUSE 165 - Symphonic Band 0-1 credit(s)
• MUSE 365 - Advanced Symphonic Band 0-1 credit(s)

Applied Music: 8 credits

Private instruction with a Pacific university instructor for 8 semesters.

• MUSL 171 - Applied Music: 1st Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)
• MUSL 172 - Applied Music: 2nd Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)
• MUSL 271 - Applied Music: 3rd Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)
• MUSL 272 - Applied Music: 4th Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)
• MUSL 371 - Applied Music: 5th Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)
• MUSL 372 - Applied Music: 6th Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)
• MUSL 471 - Applied Music: 7th Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)
• MUSL 472 - Applied Music: 8th Sem Private Lessons 0.5-1 credit(s)

Music Education

• MUS 131 - Introduction to MIDI Lab 1 credit(s)
• MUS 144 - Teaching Laboratory I 0.5 credit(s)
• MUS 145 - Teaching Laboratory II 0.5 credit(s)
• MUS 181 - Class Voice 1 credit(s)
• MUS 241 - Introduction to World Music 4 credit(s)
• MUS 244 - Teaching Laboratory III 0.5 credit(s)
• MUS 245 - Teaching Laboratory IV 0.5 credit(s)
• MUS 282 - Basics of Conducting 2 credit(s)
• MUS 284W - Teaching Music 4 credit(s)
• MUS 301 - Music in the Elementary School 4 credit(s)
• MUS 304 - Teaching Music in Secondary Schools 4 credit(s)
• MUS 310 - Orchestration and Arranging 2 credit(s)

Courses from the College of Education

Students must be admitted to the School of Learning and Teaching in the College of Education to complete licensure requirements. Students should apply to be admitted by the end of the sophomore year.

• EDUC 308 - Learn Communities I: Personal Awareness 2 credit(s)
• EDUC 309 - Learning Communities II: Diversity 2 credit(s)
• EDUC 326 - Teach Assess Mgmt MS/HS 3 credit(s)
• EDUC 361W - Foundations Hum Devel & Psych 4 credit(s)
• EDUC 370 - School & Society 2 credit(s)
• EDUC 397 - Field Experience 1 credit(s)
• EDUC 436 - Technology Across Curriculum 2 credit(s)
• EDUC 459 - Preparing the Work Sample 2 credit(s)
• ESOL 460 - Foundations of ESOL Methods 2 credit(s)
• EDUC 475 - Student Teaching 1-15 credit(s) Minimum 12 Credits
• EDUC 476 - Learn Comm III: Reflect & Practice 2 credit(s)

Total: 99-107 credits