It is our goal for graduates to be not only highly competent but also confident about their ability to have a fruitful and rewarding teaching career. We take pride in our ability to offer the same quality of education as programs three times our size but in a much more personal setting. We do this through a combination of dedicated faculty and careful scheduling. They will also receive an adequate but more limited training in the other three areas. The music education program also enjoys a positive relationship with city, suburban and rural school systems in the surrounding areas.
Many schools are just minutes away from campus, or on the bus route.
Therefore, students have the opportunity to receive a wide variety of field experiences, which begins during the first year. There is a close relationship between faculty and students. All music education majors are assigned to music education professors for advising and counseling. There is a dual emphasis on personal and professional growth. Job opportunities continue to be plentiful for qualified applicants.