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2024-2025 General Catalog
Music: Music Education, Orchestra - BM
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Caine College of the Arts
Department of Music
About This Degree
The bachelor of music degree is offered through USU’s Music Department, which fosters a small, close-knit environment and provides students with the opportunity to receive private instruction, where they work one-on-one with professors to improve their performance skills. All music majors must pass an audition to be admitted, making the program competitive and challenging which produces the highest quality musicians and music teachers. Students can also take advantage of scholarship funding exclusive to the Music Department.
There are many performance opportunities available for students, including concerts, operas, recitals, and numerous music ensembles. Students benefit from performances and master classes, which are small workshops in a private classroom setting given by visiting professional musicians from around the world.
Music Education Emphasis: Students in this emphasis prepare to become music educators. In addition to music classes, they learn teaching techniques through classes taught by the College of Education. Students in this emphasis can focus on band, orchestra, choral, guitar, or piano education. Students should check with the department for more information on the options available.
- For more information about Music Education, see the department website here.
- Admitted and current students must meet with an advisor.
- Log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.
- The highest math requirement for this degree is the Quantitative Literacy (QL) of the student’s choice.
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Minimum University Requirements
Admission Requirements For This Program
- New freshmen must be admitted to USU in Good Standing.
- Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU must have a 3.0 GPA and 2.75 GPA overall for admission as transfer student and for scholarship eligibility
- Students must pass an entrance audition on primary instrument.
Major Requirements
All individual instruction courses must be passed with a grade of B- or better. All other music courses must be passed with a grade of C or better. An overall minimum GPA of 3.0 is required to graduate. Students need 7 semesters of individual study to graduate, for a minimum of 7 credits.
BM Music Education Core Curriculum (47 credits)
A minimum grade of a “C” is required for all Music Education Core Curriculum courses.
MUED Orchestra Concentration (25 credits)
All individual instruction courses on major instrument must be passed with a grade of B- or better. All other music concentration courses must be passed with a grade of C- or better. Major requirements may not be taken for a pass/fail grade, except those courses which are only taught on a pass/fail basis. Minimum GPA for all required music program courses is 3.0. An overall GPA of at least 3.0 is required for graduation.
Individual Pre-Music String Instruction (7 credits)
Students need 7 semesters of individual study to graduate, for a minimum of 7 credits.
Individual Pre-Barrier String Instruction (7 credits)
Students need 7 semesters of individual study to graduate, for a minimum of 7 credits.
3000-4000 Level Individual Music Instruction (7 credits)
Students need 7 semesters of indivicual study to graduate, for a minimum of 7 credits.
Music Education STEP (32 credits)
Students must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA and a grade of C or better in all STEP program courses.
Recital and Concert Attendance Requirement
To graduate, students are required to attend a minimum of 80 concerts or recitals. Recital and concert attendance is monitored and recorded in the Music Student Services office. Students should turn in programs after attending concerts and recitals for documentation of attendance.
Licensure Notification
This program typically leads to licensure and was designed to meet licensing qualifications in the state of Utah. If students wish to work in another state within the United States, they should review the qualifications for that state and the Education Licensure Compliance Table provided by School of Teacher Education and Leadership.
For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/
Open Electives
Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Please consult your Academic Advisor for details.
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