This degree area enables you to teach Elementary, Middle School/Junior High or High School. Course requirements for this program are valid at IUB as reflected in the School of Education Bulletin. A 2.5 GPA in the content field and overall are required. The program consists of four components:

Note: There are currently three emphases in Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) degrees--choral, instrumental, and area majors.  Due to changes in teacher certification in the State of Indiana, a new curriculum is presently under review for implementation in the 2002/03 academic year.  As soon as the new curriculum is approved, it will be posted on the School of Music website.  Until then, the programs outlined below remain in place.

See the School of Music website for more details

I GENERAL EDUCATION (30 credits)

Written and Oral Expression (9 credits)

ORAL EXPRESSION (3 credits)
(grade of C or better required, can not be taken Pass/Fail or by correspondence)
Select one of the following :
CMCL C121 Public Speaking (3 cr.)
CMCL C122 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)

WRITTEN EXPRESSION (3 credits) (grade of C or better required):
AFRO A141-A142 Introduction to Writing and the Study of Black Literature I-II (1-1 cr.)
ENG L141-L142 Introduction to Writing and the Study of Literature I-II (1-1 cr.)
ENG L198 Freshman Literature (3 cr.)
ENG W131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.)
ENG W143 Interdisciplinary Study of Expository Writing (1 cr.)
ENG W170 Projects in Reading and Writing (3 cr.)

ELECTIVES (minimum of 9 credits in Written or Oral Expression, including above courses)
ENG W103 Introductory Creative Writing (3 cr.)
ENG W203 Creative Writing (3 cr.)
ENG W231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
ENG W270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)
ENG W301 Writing Fiction (3 cr.)
ENG W303 Writing Poetry (3 cr.)
ENG W350 Advanced Expository Writing (3 cr.)
EDUC F203 Communication in the Classroom (3 cr.)
CMCL C223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
CMCL C324 Persuasion (3 cr.)

Humanities (3 credits)
Courses are to be selected from at least two of the following departments
(English and Communication and Culture are considered one department)
Afro-American Studies
American Sign Language
Central Eurasian Studies
Classical Studies
Communication & Culture
Comparative Literature
East Asian Lang & Cult English
Fine Arts Folklore
French and Italian
Germanic Languages
HPER– R160 only
Jewish Studies
Journalism
Linguistics
Music
Philosophy
Near East Lang & Lit
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages & Lit
Spanish and Portuguese
Telecommunications
Theatre and Drama

Life and Physical Sciences (9 credits)

LIFE SCIENCE (3 credits)
Anatomy
Physiology
Biology

PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS (3 credits)
Astronomy Geology Chemistry Mathematics
Computer Science Physics
Geography (Physical) EDUC W200

ELECTIVES (3 credits)
Electives from the above departments or the following classes in HPER:
H318 Drug Use in American Society (3 cr.)
H263 Personal Health (3 cr.)
P397 Kinesiology (3 cr.)
P409 Basic Physiology of Exercise (3 cr.)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credit hours)
9 credit hours selected from three of the following departments:
Anthropology Political Science
Economics Psychology
Geography Sociology
History

II CONTENT FIELD (58-83 credits)

Choral General
Instrumental Teaching
Teaching Area

III PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (29 credits)

Prerequisite Education Courses  (10 credits)
Grade of C or higher in each pre-requisite course is required.
P254 Educational Psychology for Teachers All Grades (3 cr.)
M201 Laboratory Experience (2 cr.)
M201 Laboratory/Field Experience (0 cr.) 
M201 Laboratory/Field Experience (0 cr.) (concurrently with E231) 
M300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)

Teacher Education Program  (24-30 credits)
Admission to the TEP is required for remaining courses.
Grade of C or higher in each pre-requisite course is required.

Courses that may be taken anytime after admission to the TEP.
EDUC H340 Education in American Culture 3

Courses that must be taken in prescribed blocks.
SEMESTER I
M342 Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Music (3 cr.)
M301 Laboratory/Field Experience (0 cr.)

SEMESTER II
M343 Methods and Materials for Teaching Choral Music (2 cr.)
M301 Laboratory/Field Experience (0 cr.) 
M464 Methods of Teaching Reading (3 cr.) 

SEMESTER III
M482 Student Teaching: All Grades (10 cr.) 
M471 Undergraduate Seminar in Music Education (1 cr.)