Music Education M.A.T.

Admission Requirements

1. A completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee. Graduate applications are available online at: www.ric.edu/graduatestudies/.
2. A current résumé.
3. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
4. A baccalaureate degree in music or at least 50 credit hours of music.
5. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
6. An official report of scores on the ETS Major Field Test: MUSIC (4AMF).
7. An official report of passing scores on one of the Assessment of Basic Skills Tests. See web page for cut off scores for SAT, ACT, Core, and GRE.
8. Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
9. Two letters of recommendation.
10. A written statement of educational philosophy, with scored rubric.
11. An interview with the music education graduate program director.
12. Evidence of musicianship.
13. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.

Note: Additional courses may be required for certification, depending on a student’s educational background and the results of their entrance examinations. Additional courses may include class instruments, conducting, large and small ensembles, theory, history, literature, applied music, and non-Western music.

Course Requirements

Professional Education Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MUSE 412	Practicum in Music Education I	4	Spring.
MUSE 413	Practicum in Music Education II	4	Fall.
MUSE 414	Practicum in Music Education III	4	Spring.
MUSE 501	Research Techniques in Music Education	3	Spring (even years).
MUSE 502	Perception, Assessment, and Evaluation in Music	3	Summer (odd years).
MUSE 525	Advanced Studies in Music Education	3	Summer (odd years).
MUSE 526	Student Teaching in Music Education	10	Fall.
MUSE 560	Student Teaching Seminar in Music Education	2	Fall.

Academic Disciplines Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MUS 505	Systems of Musical Analysis	3	Fall (even years).
MUS 560	Seminar in Music Literature	3	Spring (even years).

Comprehensive Examination

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CEP 552	Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching	3	Fall, Summer.
FNED 546	Contexts of Schooling	4	Fall, Spring.

Total Credit Hours: 46