These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
The Bachelor of Music in Music Education/Jazz is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 158-161 credits (depending on concentration). This major requires a concentration; the available concentrations are Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Guitar, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin and Voice.
University Requirements
- All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for the major are MUED 2696, MUST 3196, and MUST 3696.
Program Requirements (Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Guitar, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola and Violin)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Senior Project | 0 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| MUST 1134 | Harmony II: Jazz | 4 |
| MUST 1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| MUST 1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| MUST 2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| MUST 2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| Music History | ||
| MUST 2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2114 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUST 3196 | History of Pop | 3 |
| MUST 3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| Counterpoint | ||
| MUST 4717 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Orchestration | ||
| MUST 3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Music Education | ||
| MUED 1671 | Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community | 3 |
| MUED 2665 | Music Learning & Development | 3 |
| MUED 2696 | Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP) | 3 |
| MUED 3661 | Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| MUED 3662 | Keyboard Harmony - Music Education | 3 |
| MUED 4666 | Assessment of Music Learning | 3 |
| MUED 4667 | Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4668 | Senior Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| MUED 4669 | Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4689 | Student Teaching-Elementary | 3 |
| MUED 4789 | Student Teaching - Secondary | 3 |
| Jazz Arranging | ||
| MUST 4112 | Jazz Arranging I | 3 |
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| MUST 4113 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I | 2 |
| Music Technology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
MUST 4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | |
MUST 4713 | Sound Recording | |
MUST 4714 | Sound Editing | |
MUST 4716 | Composing Music for Films | |
MUST 4719 | MIDI | |
MUST 4762 | Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors | |
| Jazz Elective | ||
| Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits: | 3 | |
MUST 3770 | Topics in Music Theory | |
MUST 4110 | Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
MUST 4111 | Jazz Style and Analysis | |
MUST 4114 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II | |
MUST 4115 | Jazz Arranging II | |
MUST 4120 | Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
| Instrumental Pedagogy | ||
| Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 6 credits: | 6 | |
MUED 1651 | Percussion | |
MUED 1652 | Woodwinds I | |
MUED 1653 | Upper Strings | |
MUED 1654 | Lower Strings | |
MUED 1655 | Brass I | |
MUED 1656 | Brass II | |
MUED 1657 | Woodwinds II | |
| Instrumental Concentration | ||
| MUSC 1501 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 1502 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2501 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2502 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3501 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3502 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4501 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4502 | Instrumental Concentration | 2 |
| Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
MUED 2671 | School Choral Ensembles | |
MUED 2674 | Jazz Education - Vocal | |
MUED 2675 | Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary | |
| Secondary Piano | ||
| MUSC 1405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUST 1106 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUST 2105 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUST 2106 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| Jazz Education | ||
| MUED 2673 | Jazz Education - Instrumental | 2 |
| Instrumental Conducting | ||
| MUSC 2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC 2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| MUSC 4324 | Conducting (Instrumental) | 2 |
| Ensembles | ||
| MUSC 3510 | Marching Band | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
MUSC 3300 | Choral Ensemble | |
MUSC 4300 | Concert Choir | |
MUSC 4310 | Graduate Conductors Choir | |
| Select any combination of the following four courses for a total of 3 credits: | 3 | |
MUSC 3500 | Collegiate Band | |
MUSC 3510 | Marching Band | |
MUSC 4500 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
MUSC 4510 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
| Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits: | 4 | |
MUSC 3100 | Small Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 3110 | Large Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 4520 | Ensemble | |
| Total Credit Hours | 160 | |
Program Requirements (Piano Concentration with Band/Orchestra Emphasis)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Senior Project | 0 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| MUST 1134 | Harmony II: Jazz | 4 |
| MUST 1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| MUST 1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| MUST 2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| MUST 2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| Music History | ||
| MUST 2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2114 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUST 3196 | History of Pop | 3 |
| MUST 3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| Counterpoint | ||
| MUST 4717 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Orchestration | ||
| MUST 3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Music Education | ||
| MUED 1671 | Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community | 3 |
| MUED 2665 | Music Learning & Development | 3 |
| MUED 2696 | Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP) | 3 |
| MUED 3661 | Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| MUED 3662 | Keyboard Harmony - Music Education | 3 |
| MUED 4666 | Assessment of Music Learning | 3 |
| MUED 4667 | Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4668 | Senior Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| MUED 4669 | Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4689 | Student Teaching-Elementary | 3 |
| MUED 4789 | Student Teaching - Secondary | 3 |
| Jazz Arranging | ||
| MUST 4112 | Jazz Arranging I | 3 |
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| MUST 4113 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I | 2 |
| Music Technology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
MUST 4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | |
MUST 4713 | Sound Recording | |
MUST 4714 | Sound Editing | |
MUST 4716 | Composing Music for Films | |
MUST 4719 | MIDI | |
MUST 4762 | Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors | |
| Jazz Elective | ||
| Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits: | 3 | |
MUST 3770 | Topics in Music Theory | |
MUST 4110 | Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
MUST 4111 | Jazz Style and Analysis | |
MUST 4114 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II | |
MUST 4115 | Jazz Arranging II | |
MUST 4120 | Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
| Instrumental Pedagogy | ||
| Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 6 credits: | 6 | |
MUED 1651 | Percussion | |
MUED 1652 | Woodwinds I | |
MUED 1653 | Upper Strings | |
MUED 1654 | Lower Strings | |
MUED 1655 | Brass I | |
MUED 1656 | Brass II | |
MUED 1657 | Woodwinds II | |
| Piano Concentration | ||
| MUSC 1401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 1402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
MUED 2671 | School Choral Ensembles | |
MUED 2674 | Jazz Education - Vocal | |
MUED 2675 | Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary | |
| Band/Orchestra Piano | ||
| MUED 2673 | Jazz Education - Instrumental | 2 |
| Choral Conducting | ||
| MUSC 2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC 2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| MUSC 4323 | Conducting (Choral) | 2 |
| Ensembles | ||
| MUSC 3510 | Marching Band | 1 |
| MUSC 1428 | Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 1429 | Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
MUSC 3300 | Choral Ensemble | |
MUSC 4300 | Concert Choir | |
MUSC 4310 | Graduate Conductors Choir | |
| Select any combination of the following four courses for a total of 3 credits: | 3 | |
MUSC 3500 | Collegiate Band | |
MUSC 3510 | Marching Band | |
MUSC 4500 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
MUSC 4510 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
| Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits: | 4 | |
MUSC 3100 | Small Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 3110 | Large Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 4520 | Ensemble | |
| Total Credit Hours | 158 | |
Program Requirements (Piano Concentration with Choral/General Emphasis)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Senior Project | 0 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| MUST 1134 | Harmony II: Jazz | 4 |
| MUST 1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| MUST 1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| MUST 2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| MUST 2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| Music History | ||
| MUST 2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2114 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUST 3196 | History of Pop | 3 |
| MUST 3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| Counterpoint | ||
| MUST 4717 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Orchestration | ||
| MUST 3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Music Education | ||
| MUED 1671 | Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community | 3 |
| MUED 2665 | Music Learning & Development | 3 |
| MUED 2696 | Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP) | 3 |
| MUED 3661 | Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| MUED 3662 | Keyboard Harmony - Music Education | 3 |
| MUED 4666 | Assessment of Music Learning | 3 |
| MUED 4667 | Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4668 | Senior Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| MUED 4669 | Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4689 | Student Teaching-Elementary | 3 |
| MUED 4789 | Student Teaching - Secondary | 3 |
| Jazz Arranging | ||
| MUST 4112 | Jazz Arranging I | 3 |
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| MUST 4113 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I | 2 |
| Music Technology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
MUST 4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | |
MUST 4713 | Sound Recording | |
MUST 4714 | Sound Editing | |
MUST 4716 | Composing Music for Films | |
MUST 4719 | MIDI | |
MUST 4762 | Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors | |
| Jazz Elective | ||
| Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits: | 3 | |
MUST 3770 | Topics in Music Theory | |
MUST 4110 | Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
MUST 4111 | Jazz Style and Analysis | |
MUST 4114 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II | |
MUST 4115 | Jazz Arranging II | |
MUST 4120 | Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
| Instrumental Pedagogy | ||
| Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 6 credits: | 6 | |
MUED 1651 | Percussion | |
MUED 1652 | Woodwinds I | |
MUED 1653 | Upper Strings | |
MUED 1654 | Lower Strings | |
MUED 1655 | Brass I | |
MUED 1656 | Brass II | |
MUED 1657 | Woodwinds II | |
| Piano Concentration | ||
| MUSC 1401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 1402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4401 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4402 | Piano Concentration | 2 |
| Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
MUED 2671 | School Choral Ensembles | |
MUED 2675 | Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary | |
| Choral/General Piano | ||
| MUED 2674 | Jazz Education - Vocal | 2 |
| Choral Conducting | ||
| MUSC 2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC 2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| MUSC 4323 | Conducting (Choral) | 2 |
| Ensembles | ||
| MUSC 1428 | Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 1429 | Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | 1 |
| Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 5 credits: | 5 | |
MUSC 3300 | Choral Ensemble (Take four times for four total credits) | |
MUSC 4300 | Concert Choir | |
MUSC 4310 | Graduate Conductors Choir | |
| Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits: | 4 | |
MUSC 3100 | Small Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 3110 | Large Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 4520 | Ensemble | |
| Total Credit Hours | 158 | |
Program Requirements (Voice Concentration)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Senior Project | 0 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| MUST 1134 | Harmony II: Jazz | 4 |
| MUST 1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| MUST 1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| MUST 2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| MUST 2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| Music History | ||
| MUST 2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2114 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUST 3196 | History of Pop | 3 |
| MUST 3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| Counterpoint | ||
| MUST 4717 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Orchestration | ||
| MUST 3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Music Education | ||
| MUED 1671 | Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community | 3 |
| MUED 2665 | Music Learning & Development | 3 |
| MUED 2696 | Teaching General Music to Inclusive Populations (TGMIP) | 3 |
| MUED 3661 | Introduction to Teaching Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| MUED 3662 | Keyboard Harmony - Music Education | 3 |
| MUED 4666 | Assessment of Music Learning | 3 |
| MUED 4667 | Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4668 | Senior Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| MUED 4669 | Teaching Choral Music to Inclusive Populations | 3 |
| MUED 4689 | Student Teaching-Elementary | 3 |
| MUED 4789 | Student Teaching - Secondary | 3 |
| Jazz Arranging | ||
| MUST 4112 | Jazz Arranging I | 3 |
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| MUST 4113 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I | 2 |
| Music Technology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
MUST 4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | |
MUST 4713 | Sound Recording | |
MUST 4714 | Sound Editing | |
MUST 4716 | Composing Music for Films | |
MUST 4719 | MIDI | |
MUST 4762 | Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors | |
| Jazz Elective | ||
| Select any combination of the following six courses for a total of 3 credits: | 3 | |
MUST 3770 | Topics in Music Theory | |
MUST 4110 | Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
MUST 4111 | Jazz Style and Analysis | |
MUST 4114 | Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II | |
MUST 4115 | Jazz Arranging II | |
MUST 4120 | Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging | |
| Instrumental Pedagogy | ||
| Select any combination of the following seven courses for a total of 4 credits: | 4 | |
MUED 1651 | Percussion | |
MUED 1652 | Woodwinds I | |
MUED 1653 | Upper Strings | |
MUED 1654 | Lower Strings | |
MUED 1655 | Brass I | |
MUED 1656 | Brass II | |
MUED 1657 | Woodwinds II | |
| Voice Concentration | ||
| MUSC 1201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 1202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 2202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 3202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| MUSC 4202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits: | 4 | |
MUED 2671 | School Choral Ensembles | |
MUED 2673 | Jazz Education - Instrumental | |
MUED 2675 | Inclusive Vocal Development: Pre-Kindergarten - Secondary | |
| Secondary Piano | ||
| MUSC 1405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUST 1106 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUST 2105 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUST 2106 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| Jazz Education | ||
| MUED 2674 | Jazz Education - Vocal | 2 |
| Choral Conducting | ||
| MUSC 2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC 2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| MUSC 4323 | Conducting (Choral) | 2 |
| Diction | ||
| MUSC 1225 | English Diction | 1 |
| Ensembles | ||
| Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 5 credits: | 5 | |
MUSC 3300 | Choral Ensemble | |
MUSC 4300 | Concert Choir | |
MUSC 4310 | Graduate Conductors Choir | |
| Select any combination of the following three courses for a total of 4 credits: | 4 | |
MUSC 3100 | Small Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 3110 | Large Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 4520 | Ensemble | |
| Total Credit Hours | 161 | |