Jun 02, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Music with Instrumental Music Education Concentration (B.M.)

Location(s): Dahlonega


136 hours

Each candidate for the Bachelor of Music with a concentration in either Choral Music Education or Instrumental Music Education must also successfully complete field experience, service learning, and internship requirements as directed by the Department of Music and the College of Education. Music Education Majors are also strongly encouraged to be current members of the Collegiate National Association for Music Education.

A successful entrance audition in the appropriate applied area is required for all students who desire to pursue either an Associate’s pathway in music or music education or a Bachelor of Music degree. Students who exhibit a high level of talent and potential, but are deficient in their applied area, may be offered provisional admission to the degree program and allowed to re-audition following one semester of secondary level study. Students who do not successfully pass the audition will not be admitted into the degree program. For additional information on audition dates and requirements, please visit the Auditions page of the Department of Music website.

All music majors and minors must achieve a grade of C or higher in each Department of Music course (MUAP, MUED, and MUSC), including Core IMPACTS and transfer courses, that are taken to fulfill degree requirements.

Core IMPACTS - 42 hours


Refer to Core IMPACTS  

Institutional Priority: No exceptions

Mathematics & Quantitative Skills: No exceptions

Political Science & U.S. History: No exceptions

Arts, Humanities, & Ethics: No exceptions

Communicating in Writing: No exceptions

Technology, Mathematics, & Sciences: No exceptions

Social Sciences: No exceptions

Field of Study - 18 hours


Foundations - 12 hours


Ensemble - 4 hours


  • MUSC 1700-1990 - Ensemble
  • MUSC 1700-1990 - Ensemble
  • MUSC 2700-2990 - Ensemble
  • MUSC 2700-2990 - Ensemble

Applied Study - 2 hours


  • MUAP 16xx - Major Applied Music (1 hour)
  • MUAP 16xx - Major Applied Music (1 hour)

Major Requirements - 75 hours


A grade of “C” or higher is required in all major coursework.

Ensemble - 3 hours


  • MUSC 3700-3990 - Ensemble
  • MUSC 3700-3990 - Ensemble
  • MUSC 4700-4990 - Ensemble

Applied Study - 5 hours and 5 semesters


  • MUAP 26xx - Major Applied Music (1 hour)^
  • MUAP 26xx - Major Applied Music (1 hour)^
  • MUAP 36xx - Major Applied Music (1 hour)^
  • MUAP 36xx - Major Applied Music (1 hour)^
  • MUAP 46xx - Major Applied Music (1 hour)^

^Five total semesters of applied study are required in the Major Requirements regardless of credits taken.

Additional Music Requirements


  • Piano Proficiency
  • Performance Proficiency
  • Guitar Proficiency

Graduation Requirements


First-Year Experience Course - 1 hour