teaching. Students may specialize in keyboard, instrumental, or vocal music education. The degree is offered by the Division of Fine Arts in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies in conjunction with the School of Education in the College of Professional Studies and requires 120 semester credit hours. All students in the Music Education Option must enroll in and successfully complete a dual placement supervised teaching experience (EDU 484) at both the elementary and secondary levels. The degree requires the successful completion of 59 credit hours of Studies in Music, 24 credit hours of Professional Education courses, and 37 credit hours in general studies. Please see the appropriate curriculum ladder at the end of this section of the Catalogue. Students in this program should maintain close contact with their Music Education advisor in the Division as well as the faculty in the School of Education.

Placement examinations in music theory, piano, and applied music on the principal instrument or voice are given during registration week of the fall and spring semesters to all entering students intending to declare a major in Music. The Music Theory Placement Examination is administered to determine the student's level of entry in the music theory sequence (MUS 099 or MUS 112). The Piano Placement Examination is administered to determine the student's level

of entry in piano studies (MUC 110, 111, 210 or 211; MUA 121, 122, 221, or 222, Minor Applied Piano; or MUE 310 as applicable).

Applied music placements are facilitated by the music faculty to determine the student's level of entry into the major or minor sequence of applied studies.

All major applied students are required to perform a jury examination each semester of study. However, a student must have successfully completed at least 70-percent of repertoire assigned by the applied instructor during the semester to be eligible to perform the jury. If the student does not perform a jury, or is ineligible to perform a jury, then the applied music course is failed.

In order for an absence from a scheduled applied music jury to be excused, a student must submit an official excuse from the Office of Student Affairs at least one day prior to the jury, or if there are serious mitigating circumstances, no later than the end of the Final Examination Week. If the absence is excused, then the student may receive an incomplete grade ("I") in accordance with University academic policy. If the absence is unexcused, then the jury is failed, resulting in failure of the course.

The Sophomore Applied Music Proficiency Examination is the MUA 262 or MUA 282 jury heard by a quorum of applied music faculty to determine the student's mastery of performance skills that are prerequisite to matriculation through 300- and 400-level applied music courses. Based on the outcome of the jury examination (pass/fail) the Music Faculty will advise the student to continue in their Music degree program or elect another degree program in the University.

Students may be removed from the Bachelor of Arts in Music and Bachelor of Music degree

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