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Music Education
Overview
Official Name of Program
Plan Code
Department(s) Sponsoring Program
Career
Degree Designation
HEGIS Code
NYSED Program Code
CIP Code
Program/Department Advisers
Name | Title | Phone | Location | Office Hours | |
Braunstein, Riki | Music Education Co-Coordinator | 718.951.5000 x1176 | Email for appointments | ||
George, Lyn-Donna | Undergraduate advisor | 718.951.5000 x3771 | Email for appointments |
Adolescence education (grades 7-12) and special subject programs are writing intensive.
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Departmental Requirements: (88 credits plus foreign language or proficiency)
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For academic year 2020-2021 only: The department chair may allow up to six credits of course substitutions for one or more of these requirements consistent with the educational goals of the program.
Students must complete the Conservatory of Music and Department of Secondary Education requirements in sections I, II, and III below for the B.Mus. degree program in music education.
Admission requirements and academic standing
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Students must have a GPA of 2.70 or higher based on a minimum of 30 credits in liberal arts and sciences to take Secondary Education 2001 and 2002.
Students must have a B- in both Secondary Education 2001 and 2002 and a GPA of 2.75 or higher based on a minimum of 30 credits in liberal arts and sciences to continue to Secondary Education 3401, and/or Secondary Education 3402, and/or Secondary Education 3456.
To take Secondary Education 4413 students must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher and permission of the head of the program.
To take Secondary Education 4401-4406, students must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher, a B- or better in both Secondary Education 3401 and 3402, and/or permission of the head of the program.
To take Secondary Education 4407-4412, students must earn a B- or higher in Secondary Education 4401-4406, a GPA of 2.75 or higher in their major, and the permission of the head of the program.
All music courses offered to satisfy the requirements for a major in music must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
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Program recommendations
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Music majors should complete Music 3211 and 3221 in the lower-freshman term. Students planning to obtain New York State music teacher certification (all grades) should consult a Conservatory of Music counselor in their first term.