VanderCook College of Music

Music Education

The BMEd degree program is a comprehensive course of study designed to prepare candidates to become well-versed music educators. Though candidates declare an instrumental or choral track, all candidates are thoroughly trained in instrumental, choral and general music education.

Music Education (MCert)

MCert candidates fulfill the requirements for the master's degree and teacher licensure concurrently. During the fall and spring semesters they complete coursework for teacher licensure in areas such as General Education, Professional Education, instrumental techniques and selected methods courses along with undergraduate candidates, and during the summer they enroll in courses together with MMEd candidates.

Music Education (MMEd)

The Master of Music Education degree (MMEd) is available to candidates who are experienced and licensed music teachers. MMEd candidates will complete 36 hours of graduate credit and must create an exit project documenting learning from the master's program.

Music (Pre-Certification)

The BMpc degree is available to students seeking to complete their degree through VanderCook's comprehensive curriculum without earning entitlement to receive teacher licensure. The BMpc degree retains all curricular requirements of the BMEd degree, with the exception of four six-week senior seminar courses and the student teaching experience. Candidates who earn this degree may, at a later time, complete the necessary coursework and student teaching requirements to earn their teaching license.

Performance and Pedagogy

VanderCook's Bachelor of Music in performance and pedagogy degree was created to provide a customized curriculum to prepare students who aspire to be music teachers but prefer to teach in a private studio, to recruit and retain students of higher performance levels, and to equip students with the skill set to develop music entrepreneurship.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Music Education

Teacher Certification Entitlement Program