CSU - Department of Music - Divisions - Music Education - Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

The mission of the Music Education Area at Colorado State University is to prepare outstanding students to be excellent music educators. Equal emphasis is placed on academic achievement, personal musicianship, and teaching skills. Course work requires a minimum of 126 credit hours and falls into three categories:

General All-University Core requirements (includes math, science, history, etc.) For Core requirements Click here

Music Courses (theory, music history, conducting, lessons, ensembles). Please find the following checksheets for Undergraduate Music Programs (Please select by Category or by Year):

B.M. in Music Education (Instrumental) [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Music Education (Vocal) [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Composition [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Performance (Orchestral Instrument) [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Performance (Organ) [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Performance (Piano) [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Performance (Piano Pedagogy) [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Performance (String Pedagogy) [ Category | Year ]
B.M. in Performance (Voice) [ Category | Year ]
B.A. in Music [ Category | Year ]
Music Minor

Teacher Preparation Courses (requiring admission to the Teacher Licensure Program and student teaching).For more information on licensure, please visit the following sites:

Colorado State University Teacher Licensure Program
Colorado PLACE Exam (teacher licensure)

Music Education students at CSU learn in an encouraging, collegial environment with many early opportunities to have field experiences in local schools as early as the Freshman year. Students who successfully complete the prescribed curriculum and student teaching are eligible for a Colorado Teaching License and employment as Kindergarten through Grade 12 Choral and Instrumental Music Educators.

For more information please contact Dr. Cindy.McCaskill