The Bachelor of Music Education leads to the state of Illinois Professional Educator License in PK-12 Music Education (Kindergarten through Grade 12). PK-12 Music Education majors must complete all requirements of the College of Education to be eligible for licensure.
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) are general education courses Concordia-Chicago agrees to accept in lieu of comparable, lower-division general education requirements. For more information regarding IAI transfer credit, please see the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s iTransfer website at www.itransfer.org.
Students are advised that before beginning the Bachelor of Music Education degree at Concordia-Chicago, they must perform a successful audition according to departmental guidelines on their primary instrument or voice and must successfully complete the music fundamentals test for placement into the MUSA-3000 level course, MUS-2113 Music Theory I: Diatonic, and MUS-2112 Aural Skills I (please see music fundamentals guidelines).
For admission to teacher candidacy (professional instructional courses), students must follow the procedures for Transition Point 1: Admission to Teacher Candidacy as well as complete Keyboard Technique I, II, III or attain a passing score on the piano proficiency test.
Courses listed below with an (*) per College of Education requirements must earn a C or higher.
University Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COL-1995 | Vocation and College Success | 1 |
Theology – Public Teacher Education (6 Hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical courses, select one | 3 | |
| The Bible (B) | ||
| Introduction to the Old Testament (B) | ||
| Introduction to the New Testament (B) | ||
| Theological courses | 3 | |
| Introduction to Christianity (S) | ||
General Education Requirements
Communication (9 Hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-1100 | English Composition | 3 |
| ENG-2000 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| The above courses must pass with a C or higher per IAI requirements. | ||
| COM-1100 | Speech Communication | 3 |
Humanities (9 Hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities: Required Courses | 3 | |
| History of the American People to 1877 (*) 1 | ||
or HIS-1250 | History of the American People since 1877 | |
| Fine Arts: Select one course from the following | 3 | |
| Introduction to the Visual Arts | ||
| Two-Dimensional Basic Studio | ||
| Three-Dimensional Basic Studio | ||
| Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance | ||
| Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary | ||
| Non-Western Art | ||
| Introduction to Film Studies | ||
| Global Documentary | ||
| Exploration of Music | ||
| Survey of Western Music | ||
| Music of World Cultures | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Introduction to Theater | ||
| Select one Humanities or Fine Arts from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to the Visual Arts | ||
| Two-Dimensional Basic Studio | ||
| Three-Dimensional Basic Studio | ||
| Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance | ||
| Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary | ||
| Non-Western Art 1 | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| Introduction to Film Studies | ||
| Global Documentary 1 | ||
| Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (This course is an ISBE requirement) | ||
| Non-Western Literature | ||
| U.S. Latina/o Literature(s) | ||
| Greek & Roman Mythology | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Classical World Literature | ||
| Modern World Literature | ||
| German for Reading I | ||
| German for Reading II | ||
| Greek I | ||
| Greek II | ||
| Hebrew I | ||
| Hebrew II | ||
| Survey of Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815 | ||
| Survey of Modern Europe Since 1815 | ||
| Survey of World History to 1350 1 | ||
| Survey of the World Since 1350 | ||
| U.S. Women's History | ||
| African American History | ||
| Hispanic and Latino American History | ||
| Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations | ||
| A History of Illinois | ||
| Arts and Ideas | ||
| Intro to American Cultural Studies | ||
| Latin I | ||
| Latin II | ||
| Exploration of Music | ||
| Survey of Western Music | ||
| Music of World Cultures 1 | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Primer in Philosophy | ||
| Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Introduction to Logic | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Introduction to Theater | ||
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Secondary Math or Science majors may choose HIS-1325
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 Hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | ||
| EDUC-2020 | Human and Cognitive Development (This course is an ISBE requirement) | 3 |
| PSY-2125 | Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| Select one additional courses from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Foundations of Economics | ||
| Geography of North America | ||
| World Geography: Culture Patterns | ||
| The Developing World | ||
| Introduction to Global Cultural Studies | ||
| Engaging Diversity: U.S. Perspectives | ||
| American Government and Politics | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| International Relations | ||
| Introduction to Comparative Politics | ||
| General Psychology | ||
| The Mind and the Brain | ||
| Developmental Psychology: Life Span | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in the U.S. | ||
Physical and Life Sciences (7-8 Hours)
All College of Education students must complete coursework in the following areas: biology, chemistry or earth science. At least one of the transfer courses in science must include a lab.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Science Requirements Select One | 4 | |
| Consumer Chemistry (With Lab) | ||
| Chemistry in the World Today | ||
| Health Science Applications in Chemistry | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (With Lab) | ||
| General Chemistry I (With Lab) | ||
| General Chemistry II (With Lab) | ||
| Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (With Lab) | ||
| Elements of Earth Science (With Lab) | ||
| Concepts in Life and Physical Science (With Lab) | ||
| Medical Terminology | ||
| Energy and Our Environment (With Lab) | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability (With Lab) | ||
| Physics of Things We Use (With Lab) | ||
| Elementary Physics I (With Lab) | ||
| Elementary Physics II (With Lab) | ||
| Life Science Requirements Select One | 3-4 | |
| Biology in the World Today (With Lab) | ||
| Medical Terminology | ||
| General Biology I (With Lab) | ||
| General Biology II (With Lab) | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology I (With Lab) | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology II (With Lab) | ||
| Fundamentals of Microbiology (With Lab) | ||
Mathematics (3 Hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MAT-1550 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| or MAT-1805 | College Algebra | |