K-12 Endorsement Programs

Music Education, B.M.E. - PTEP

Instrumental Music K-12 Teaching Emphasis

Vocal, Piano and General Music K-12 Teaching Emphasis

Music Education PTEP Requirements:

A teacher candidate must meet an oral English proficiency requirement. Listed below are two options for meeting this requirement:

Option 1: Complete a university-level public speaking course taken for credit for a grade of "B" or better. At UNC, this course is COMM 100 and COMM 103. If a teacher candidate does not receive a grade of "B" or better, the student must repeat COMM 100 and COMM 103 or complete Option II before being fully admitted to the Professional Teacher Education Program.
Option II: A teacher candidate may demonstrate oral English proficiency by making an oral presentation before a panel of selected individuals. Information regarding registration dates and evaluation procedures is available from the Career Services Office. The presentation is by appointment only. There is a fee for the oral presentation.

Students must enroll in, and satisfactorily complete, these courses each semester in residence: Individual Performance (lessons), a major musical ensemble, and MUS 100 - Recitals, Concerts and Productions.

Music Education students are encouraged to enroll in non-required music courses to increase their knowledge base and skills toward becoming a music teacher, i.e., accompanying, counterpoint, diction, ensembles, form and analysis, instrumentation, jazz pedagogy, music education methods, perceiving the arts, and upper division music history courses.

Demonstrate proficiency in functional piano. Each entering student must schedule a conference/audition with the piano faculty to determine proficiency level and recommendations for further study, if any. Students must pass a formal piano proficiency exam.

Minimum proficiency in music fundamentals and ear training as assessed by the Music Theory Placement Exam is required to enter MUS 113/114.

Each entering student must demonstrate knowledge of music literature and styles by examination. Students will receive recommendations for further study dependent upon examination results.

A Senior Recital is required. The senior recital must be performed during a semester other than the student teaching semester.

In addition to requirements for admission to the Professional Teacher Education Program as established by the Professional Education Council, music education students must meet the following requirements:

Demonstrate an acceptable level of performance on the major instrument. Evaluation will be through jury examinations conducted by music faculty and scheduled performances in the weekly recital series.

Attain a minimum grade of "C" in the following required music theory, music ear training and sight singing courses: MUS 113, 114, 115, 116, 213, and 214, and receive a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.50 in these three courses: MUS 113, 115, and 213; and a 2.5 in these three courses: MUS 114, 116, and 214. A student who is not in compliance with the GPA criterion for music theory and music ear training and sight singing courses listed above may petition in writing for further consideration through the Music Education and Music Theory programs. A student may repeat these courses as per University policy. For program purposes, the highest grade for each of the music theory and music ear training and sight singing courses listed above will be used to calculate the gpa.

Demonstrate professional promise as a teacher to the satisfaction of the music education faculty, including an interview with the faculty at the conclusion of MUS 210 Introduction to Music Education.
Meet all music performance and recital attendance requirements listed in the respective handbooks.
Continue to show professional growth in becoming a music teacher.

Failure to meet the criteria listed above will result in either provisional admission or denial of admission to the PTEP Program.