Requirements
Major requirements (63-64 hours)
MUS 132, MUS 133, MUS 232 and MUS 233: Students must remain continuously enrolled in either class piano or applied piano until all sections of the piano proficiency examination have been satisfactorily completed.
Required Education and Physchology Courses (17-18 hours)
EDU 216 Introduction to Education with EDU 217 PRAXIS Core Preparation/Lab. (Not required for students who have an ACT/SAT exemption).
EDU 350 Survey of Learners with Exceptionalities, EDU 401 PRAXIS PLT Preparation*, and EDU 470 Pre-Internship Lab.
*Will be taken concurrently with EDU 400 Theories of Learning.
Professional Education Core
Requires admission to Teacher Education
Professional Semester-12 hours
Requires admission to Teacher Education and taking of the required Mississippi Licensure Examinations.
| EDU 488 | Internship in the Secondary School | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Performance Requirements-21 hours required. Addttional hours encouraged
Students must be enrolled in a major ensemble every semester. (A major ensemble does not include Pep Band or Jazz Band.) Small ensemble membership is strongly encouraged but not required.
Applied Music requirements
At least 3 semesters of 300-level applied music must be taken at BMC. A 300-level barrier exam must be passed to enroll in 300-level applied music. Must be primary instrument. Weekly performance lab is required. Nine hours must be 300-level or above.
MUS 100 RECITALS and ACTIVITIES
A minimum of seven semesters of
MUS 100: Recitals & Activities is required for the completion of the B.M.E. Instrumental. This is both the individual, lab-based performance component of the student's applied lessons, and the assessment tool for concert attendance each semester of enrollment.
Additional Requirements
2.75 GPA in pre-major coursework or ACT composite score 21+ or SAT 860+ on Reading and Math
Total Credit Hours: 143