Music Education-Instrumental (Strings) Concentration
School of Music
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (16-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
	MUSC 126	Major Ensemble (University Orchestra) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 111	Primary Applied Lessons3 (MR)	2	C	*
	MUED 104	Secondary Strings (MR)	1	C	*
	MUED 155	Group Piano (or demonstr. of piano prof.) (MR)	2	C	*
!	MUSC 117	Aural Skills I (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 100	Music Convocation (MR)	0	S
		Foreign language4 or other Carolina Core Requirement5 (CC-GFL)	3-4
		Carolina Core Requirement5 (CC)	3

Semester Two (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW/CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
	MUSC 126	Major Ensemble (University Orchestra) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 111	Primary Applied Lessons3 (MR)	2	C	*
	MUED 104	Secondary Strings (MR)	1	C	*
	MUED 156	Group Piano (MR)	2	C	*	C or better in MUED 155 or advanced placement via exam
	MUED 200	Music Education Practicum (MR)	1	S
!	MUSC 115	Music Theory I (CC-AIU)	3	C		C or better in MUSC 114 (or passing score on the Ugrad Theory Diag. Exam)
!	MUSC 118	Aural Skills II (MR)	1	C	*	C or better in MUSC 117
	MUSC 100	Music Convocation (MR)	0	S
	MUSC 100L	Recital Class Laboratory (MR)	1	C	*
		Foreign language4 or other Carolina Core Requirement5 (CC-GFL)	3

Semester Three (16-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	MUSC 126	Major Ensemble (University Orchestra) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 111	Primary Applied Lessons3 (MR)	2	C	*
	MUED 104	Secondary Strings (MR)	1	C	*
	MUED 360	Percussion Techniques (MR)	2	C	*	Passing grade in MUED 200
!	MUSC 215	Music Theory II (MR)	3	C	*	C or better in MUSC 115
!	MUSC 217	Aural Skills III (MR)	1	C	*	C or better in MUSC 118
		Carolina Core Requirement5 (CC)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement5 or Elective (CC/PR)	3-4

Semester Four (17-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	MUSC 353	History of Western Music I (MR)	3	C	*	C or better in MUSC 100L & 115
	MUSC 126	Major Ensemble (University Orchestra) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 111	Primary Applied Lessons3 (MR)	2	C	*
	MUSC 101A-101D	Secondary Applied Music (MR)	1	C	*
		Theory Elective6 (MR)	3	C	*
!	MUSC 218	Aural Skills IV (MR)	1	C	*	C or better in MUSC 217
	EDTE 201	Issues & Trends in Teaching & Learning (MR)	3	C	*
		Carolina Core Requirement5 (CC)	3-4
	MUSC 100A	Music Advocacy I (MR)	0	S

Semester Five (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	MUSC 354	History of Western Music II (MR/CC-INT)	3	C	*	C or better in MUSC 353 or 340
	MUSC 126	Major Ensemble (University Orchestra) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 130A-Z	Ensemble (Chamber Ensemble) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 311	Primary Applied Lessons3 (MR)	2	C	*
	MUSC 333	Basic Choral & Instrumental Conducting (MR)	2	C	*	C or better in MUSC 217
	MUED 165	Class Voice (Basic) (MR)	2	C	*
	MUED 533	Orchestra Methods I (MR)	2	C	*	Passing grade in MUED 200 & C or better in three semesters selected from MUED 104A-104D
	MUED 533P	Practicum in Orchestra Methods I (MR)	1	C	*	Coreq: MUED 533
	MUED 551	The Middle School Band (MR)	2	C	*	Passing grade in MUED 200 & C or better in two semesters selected from MUSC 101, MUED 104A-D, MUED 105A-P, and MUED 106A-P

Semester Six (17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	MUSC 445 or MUSC 544 or MUSC 546	ST: Musicology & Ethnomusicology or Topics in Music History or Black Sacred Music (MR)	3	C	*	C or better in MUSC 354 (MUSC 445 & 546)
	MUSC 126	Major Ensemble (University Orchestra) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 311	Primary Applied Lessons3 (MR)	2	C	*
	MUSC 334	Instrumental Conducting (MR)	2	C	*	C or better in MUSC 333 & 218
	MUED 534	Orchestra Methods II (MR)	2	C	*	C or better in MUED 533 & MUSC 101
	MUED 534P	Practicum in Orchestra Methods II (MR)	1	C	*	Coreq: MUED 534
	EDPY 401	Learners & the Diversity of Learning (MR)	3	C	*
		Theory Elective6 (MR)	3	C	*

Semester Seven (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	MUSC 126	Major Ensemble (University Orchestra) (MR)	1	C	*
	MUSC 311	Primary Applied Lessons3 (MR)	2	C	*
	MUED 465 or MUED 454	General Music in Elementary Schools & Practicum in Elementary Music or Music for Young Children (MR)	3	C	*	Passing grade in MUED 200 (MUED 465); C or better in MUSC 215 & 218 (MUED 454)
	EDRD 500 or EDEX 581	Content Area Literacy PK-12 or Teaching Reading to Adolescents with Reading Disabilities (MR)	3	C	*
		Carolina Core Requirement5 (CC)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement5 (CC)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement5 or Elective (CC/PR)	3

Semester Eight (12 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	MUED 477	Directed Teaching (Music)7 (MR)	12	C	*

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	Minimum College & Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
132	94	1-7	31-37	2.000

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.50 GPA on all MUSC & MUED courses and a 2.00 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the major GPA for this program of study.
3. Primary Applied Lessons must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of 7 semesters & 14 hours of credit. Choose either:
   1. Primary Applied Lessons: 4 sem. of MUSC 111-Lower Division Applied Music & 3 sem. of MUSC 311-Upper Division Applied Music
   2. Performance Certificate: 4 sem. of MUSC 211-Lower Division Applied Music-Performance Track & 3 sem. of MUSC 411-Upper Division Applied Music-Performance Track 
4. Students in the School of Music-Music Education program are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 121 course through course credit or placement score.
5. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students. This sequence assumes that students complete two overlay-eligible Carolina Core courses.
6. Theory Electives (6 hours): MUSC 312, 313, 315, 319, 320, 515, 518, 525, 526, 528.
7. Students must have a minimum 2.75 institutional GPA and be accepted into the Professional Program through the College of Education in order to enroll in MUED 477.

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” carry specific completion deadlines. ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 must be completed within the first 60 semester hours of work in order to be credited toward graduation. MUSC courses identified as “critical” must be completed in order to be admitted to the upper division.
• To be admitted to the upper division, students must meet the following criteria: approval of the applied jury to progress to the upper-division course (MUSC 311 or MUSC 411), as appropriate to the chosen degree program; and completion of at least 60 credits with a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 in MUSC & MUED courses and 2.00 in all courses.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• Performance Certificate: The performance certificate is awarded by the School of Music to recognize those undergraduate music students with degree emphases other than music performance, as well as those students not majoring in music. The performance certificate will allow gifted and highly motivated students to acquire additional credit, professorial interaction, guidance, and departmental distinction in music performance.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement