Music Education Pre K-12 - MA

Admission Requirements

1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.0.
2. A major in music or music education (with a minimum of 24 credits in music) or the equivalent. See http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/music/grad-students/admissions/music-ed for specifics.
3. General education core in the liberal arts and sciences to include: artistic expression; communication; information retrieval; concepts in history and social sciences; humanities; a language other than English; scientific and mathematical processes; and written analysis and expression.
4. A 3 credit course in special education that focuses on supporting students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Students without this course may be admitted conditionally and must take SPED 70800  in addition to other degree requirements.
5. Two professional references.
6. A personal statement.
7. An audition and interview.
8. Submission of official score report on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), except applicants who are certified teachers or school administrators and hold a graduate degree.
9. Program 2 only: NYS certification in Music PreK-12

See http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/music/grad-students/admissions/music-ed for more details on admissions and registering for an audition.

Progress Standards

A. 12-credit Progress Standards

1. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to continue in the program.

2. Students with more than one course grade below B in the first 12 credits will not be allowed to continue in the program.

3. Students who receive a grade of F in any course in the first 12 credits will not be allowed to continue in the program.

4. Students with one grade of IN (Incomplete) within the first 12 credits are restricted from registering for more than one additional course. Those with two or more INs will not be allowed to register for any courses.
   Note: It is recommended that when not enrolled in any course students take an official leave of absence to complete their INs

B. Fieldwork Benchmarks

1. All field experiences and student teaching will take place in New York City public schools.

2. Any student who receives a grade of B-, C+ or C in a supervised field experience or student teaching or practicum course must apply to the chairperson of the department for permission to repeat that course, which may be repeated only once. Any student who receives a grade of F or WU may not reregister and will not be allowed to continue in the program.

3. Student teaching and practicum courses listed as “by permission only” will require that students have passed the EAS and the relevant CST certification exams.

4. Students must have no outstanding IN grades or admissions conditions in order to be given permission for registration.

Course of Study

Academic Plan

MUSPK12-MA

Total Credits

Track 1: 39-46 
Track 2: 30

Exit Requirements

1. An overall GPA of 3.0
2. Students will develop a professional teaching portfolio, which is a cumulative effort, integrating course and fieldwork throughout the program.
3. A project involving research is required of each student in the teacher education program. On completion of the courses of study and after approval of the project by the Graduate Faculty Committee, a candidate will be examined orally on the topic of the project and related issues. Students may register for independent study (MUS 79100   or MUS 79200  ) if they wish to receive credit toward the MA degree for work done in fulfilling the TEP Project.
4. Complete the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop.