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2024-2025 General Catalog

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2024-2025 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bachelor of Music Education Degree (132-136 Cr.)

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To be eligible for this degree, students must complete the curriculum described below. In addition, they must pass all performance tests set for them by the Department of Music. They must have a grade point average of 2.500. In addition to meeting the music requirements for the Bachelor of Music Education degree, each student must be formally admitted into the Teacher Education Program and the Professional Semester.

General Education Requirements

For details, see Bachelor of Arts degree .

First Year VUE: 8 Cr.

VUE 101 - Valparaiso University Experience: Exploring Values Credits: 4
VUE 102 - Valparaiso University Experience: Finding Your Voice Credits: 4

Theology: 6 Cr.

THEO 100 - The Christian Tradition Credits: 3
One 200 to 300-level Theology course Credits: 3

Writing Intensive Course: 3 Cr.

Writing in the Discipline

Cultural Diversity: 3 Cr.

ED 470 - Diversity, Equity, and Education Credits: 3

Humanities: 3 Cr.

One of the following options:

History Credits: 3
Literature Credits: 3
Philosophy Credits: 3

Social Sciences: 3 Cr.

ED 206 - School and Society Credits: 3

Natural Sciences: 3-4 Cr.

Quantitative Analysis: 3-4 Cr.

Health and Wellness: 1 Cr.

One of the following options:

XS 101 - Wellness and Stress Credits: 1

Other Required Course

PSY 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Professional Education Requirements

ED 210 - Comm/Engage Instr Class Mgmt Credits: 3
ED 215 - Technology in the Classroom Credits: 1
ED 220 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
ED 357 - Designing Curriculum, Assessment, and Learning Plans Credits: 3
ED 360 - Literacies in the Content Areas Credits: 3
ED 445 - Sem: Efficacy in Professional Practice Credits: 3
ED 459 - Supervised Teaching in Middle or Secondary School Credits: 12
ED 467 - English Language Learning Methods Credits: 3
MUS 489 - School Music II Credits: 3
SPED 440 - Differentiated Instructional Processes Credits: 3

Music Requirements

The requirements of the major field are given in Music, BME .

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