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Undergraduate Degrees

Students will follow the curriculum of the year for which they were admitted to the program. Should requirements change in any given year, students complete either the curriculum under which they were admitted in its entirety, or the new curriculum in its entirety, but not a combination of both.

Artist and Scholar Honors Program

The Artist and Scholar Honors Program is designed to cultivate and develop the abilities of gifted students with outstanding artistic or intellectual promise. By allowing a small number of selected undergraduate students to design their own courses of study in close consultation with faculty advisors, the program makes the resources of the SMTD accessible in ways normally unavailable to degree-pursuing students.

A student considered for the Artist and Scholar Honors Program must be nominated by a department chair with the concurrence of the department(s) or program(s) of the intended area(s) of focus. Students will normally be identified for this recognition during the sophomore year and at the time of nomination, must have at least a 3.5 GPA. The nomination procedure requires the following: a letter of nomination from a department Chair; a letter of concurrence of the department (or program) of the intended area of focus; another document from the student indicating the preference of advisor; a proposal to the Council of Departmental Representatives. Upon the recommendation of the faculty advisor and the Dean, the Council of Departmental Representatives is authorized to name students to the Artist and Scholar Honors Program. A faculty mentor will be appointed to serve as advisor and to work with the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in responding to unusual curricular or instructional needs of the Honors student. The Council will also appoint four members of the faculty, representing both artists and scholars, to oversee the program as well as student progress. These faculty may also advise students in the program, and the Honors Council will also serve as a cross-departmental liaison for Honors students.

An Artist and Scholar Honors Program student must complete the Core Curriculum by election, exemption, or waiver. Apart from that, the student designs the balance of the curriculum in consultation with his or her advisor. At the end of each term, or immediately after a term’s work is reported on an updated transcript, the faculty advisor of an Honors Program student will submit a statement to the Honors Council concerning the student’s progress. On the basis of these statements, the Honors Council will recommend to the Council of Departmental Representatives that the Honors Program status of the student be renewed or revoked.

Dual Degrees within SMTD

With approval by the appropriate departments and the SMTD Director of Student Affairs, Students may change the program or degree they are pursuing or add a second program or degree within SMTD. PLEASE NOTE: In some cases an audition is required before a student can change or add degree programs.

Students interested in a dual degree with music education and a choral or instrumental performance degree should complete the audition procedures for the performance degree and should consult with an advisor on scheduling course requirements for both degrees. Students whose principal instrument is piano or organ may elect the choral or instrumental music education track, based on the student’s professional interests.

All dual degree students must earn both degrees simultaneously upon graduation.

Dual Degrees between SMTD and another U-M School/College

Students who are not initially admitted to U-M as a dual degree student may apply to a dual degree program with another academic unit beginning in the Fall term of the Sophomore year. Some programs may require a separate application and admissions process prior to declaring a dual degree.

All dual degree students will have an academic advisor in both units and must earn both degrees simultaneously upon graduation.

Recognized dual degree programs include:

  • SMTD and Penny Stamps School of Art and Design
  • SMTD and Ross School of Business
  • SMTD and College of Engineering
  • SMTD and School of Information
  • SMTD and School of Kinesiology
  • SMTD and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
  • SMTD and College of Literature, Science and Arts (LSA); Requires a minimum of 150 credits for graduation

Bachelor of Arts with Music Concentration

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemplative Studies

Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Music in Music and Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts Technology

Bachelor of Science in Sound Engineering

Bachelor of Theatre Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Production

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance: Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance: Directing

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Bachelor of Music in Harp

Bachelor of Music in Music Education: Choral

Additional Requirement Information for Music Education

Final Project:
Students in Choral and Instrumental Music Education programs are required to complete a final project as part of their performance series. The project will be part of the final required performance course, 425 or 426. The form and content of the project will be determined by the studio teacher and the individual student, and approved by the studio teacher in consultation with the home department, Music Education.

Music Education and Education course requirements:
The prerequisite for student teaching is successful completion of all required MUSED coursework, all required EDUC courses, and all required Theory, Musicology, Conducting, Ensemble and Piano courses. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ALL course requirements for their degree program prior to student teaching. Students must complete all EDUC courses and all 300-level MUSED courses with a grade of B- or better. Students must have a GPA of 2.50 overall and in the teaching major to be eligible for student teaching.

Certification Requirements:
Requirements for Bachelor degrees with Teacher Certification fall into two categories: those related to music degree course work and those related to Teacher Certification. The requirements related to Teacher Certification depend on acceptance into the Teacher Education Program in the School of Education.

For students who wish to apply for the Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification program and the Teacher Certification program, the deadline for application in the 2024-2025 academic year is in January 2025. Application materials will be available from the Music Education Department in November 2024.

All students seeking Teacher Certification must complete a number of audits in the School of Education in order to ensure all state requirements for the Michigan Teacher’s Certificate (coursework, student teaching, tests) are fulfilled. Students should contact the Music Education Department for specific details of requirements.

If a student plans to teach in another state, the student is responsible for investigating the requirements for certification in that state. Requirements in some states vary from those in Michigan.

Bachelor of Music in Music Education: Instrumental

Additional Requirement Information for Music Education

Final Project:
Students in Choral and Instrumental Music Education programs are required to complete a final project as part of their performance series. The project will be part of the final required performance course, 425 or 426. The form and content of the project will be determined by the studio teacher and the individual student, and approved by the studio teacher in consultation with the home department, Music Education.

Music Education and Education course requirements:
The prerequisite for student teaching is successful completion of all required MUSED coursework, all required EDUC courses, and all required Theory, Musicology, Conducting, Ensemble and Piano courses. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ALL course requirements for their degree program prior to student teaching. Students must complete all EDUC courses and all 300-level MUSED courses with a grade of B- or better. Students must have a GPA of 2.50 overall and in the teaching major to be eligible for student teaching.

Certification Requirements:
Requirements for Bachelor degrees with Teacher Certification fall into two categories: those related to music degree course work and those related to Teacher Certification. The requirements related to Teacher Certification depend on acceptance into the Teacher Education Program in the School of Education.

For students who wish to apply for the Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification program and the Teacher Certification program, the deadline for application in the 2024-2025 academic year is in January 2025. Application materials will be available from the Music Education Department in November 2024.

All students seeking Teacher Certification must complete a number of audits in the School of Education in order to ensure all state requirements for the Michigan Teacher’s Certificate (coursework, student teaching, tests) are fulfilled. Students should contact the Music Education Department for specific details of requirements.

If a student plans to teach in another state, the student is responsible for investigating the requirements for certification in that state. Requirements in some states vary from those in Michigan.

Dual Degree with Music Education and Performance

In order to pursue a dual degree in Music Education and Performance, students must be admitted to both programs.

Additional Requirement Information for Music Education

Final Project:
Students in Choral and Instrumental Music Education programs are required to complete a final project as part of their performance series. The project will be part of the final required performance course, 425 or 426. The form and content of the project will be determined by the studio teacher and the individual student, and approved by the studio teacher in consultation with the home department, Music Education.

Music Education and Education course requirements:
The prerequisite for student teaching is successful completion of all required MUSED coursework, all required EDUC courses, and all required Theory, Musicology, Conducting, Ensemble and Piano courses. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ALL course requirements for their degree program prior to student teaching. Students must complete all EDUC courses and all 300-level MUSED courses with a grade of B- or better. Students must have a GPA of 2.50 overall and in the teaching major to be eligible for student teaching.

Certification Requirements:
Requirements for Bachelor degrees with Teacher Certification fall into two categories: those related to music degree course work and those related to Teacher Certification. The requirements related to Teacher Certification depend on acceptance into the Teacher Education Program in the School of Education.

For students who wish to apply for the Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification program and the Teacher Certification program, the deadline for application in the 2018-2019 academic year is in January 2019. Application materials will be available from the Music Education Department in November 2018.

All students seeking Teacher Certification must complete a number of audits in the School of Education in order to ensure all state requirements for the Michigan Teacher’s Certificate (coursework, student teaching, tests) are fulfilled. Students should contact the Music Education Department for specific details of requirements.

If a student plans to teach in another state, the student is responsible for investigating the requirements for certification in that state. Requirements in some states vary from those in Michigan.

Non-SMTD Area Distribution:
Area Distribution requirements necessary for degrees containing teacher certification will follow the policies set forth by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and are indicated in the following manner: HU – Humanities, SS – Social Science, NS – Natural Science. For verification on courses counting as fulfilling these categories, students should check the LSA Course Guide.

Bachelor of Music in Musicology

Bachelor of Music in Music Theory

Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance and Sacred Music

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance

Bachelor of Music in String Instruments

Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance

Bachelor of Music in Wind Instruments and Percussion Performance

Bachelor of Musical Arts: Multidisciplinary Studies

Bachelor of Musical Arts: Performance Concentration

 

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