Bachelor of Music Education

Illinois State University is the largest teacher training institution in Illinois, and music faculty cooperate closely with professors in the College of Education. All faculty involved in music education have had extensive public school experience. Music education faculty are involved with public school personnel as clinicians, speakers, and student teacher supervisors.

Music education students take a combination of General Education, professional, and music courses. The final phase of the program involves the formal internship period known as student teaching. Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Music Education, students are certified to teach music in grades K-12 in Illinois. There are four sequences in music education, each with its own plan of study: choral-general-vocal, choral-general-keyboard, instrumental band, and instrumental orchestra.

Illinois State University is proud to be a leader in producing quality teachers. The university is consistently recognized nationally among the ten largest producers of teachers among American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education institutions. Nearly one of every seven teachers in the classrooms of Illinois public schools holds a degree from Illinois State. The School of Music at Illinois State produces some of the best music educators in the nation. As a result, we are very proud of are virtual 100% placement of graduates in Music Education.

For more information on degree requirements, course descriptions, etc. see the undergraduate catalogue.