Bachelor of Science in Music Education - (Instrumental/General Music K-12)

The Bachelor of Science in Music Education is intended for students who wish to pursue a teaching career at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in public and private schools. Students who complete the undergraduate Music Education degree at Tennessee State University are professionally licensed to teach K-12 choral, instrumental, and general music through coursework taken in the general education curriculum, the College of Education, and the Department of Music.

Official transcripts from colleges/universities attended in the United States Official transcripts and authorized school records with a course-by-course listing of courses and grades received; such transcripts must have been evaluated by a foreign educational credential agency, at the student's expense. Minimum grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 system. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit a test score of 61 as the minimum acceptance level of performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, (TOEFL) IBT or 5.0 on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). We will also accept the Duolingo English Test with a score of 71 or higher. International students with superior scholastic records are considered for admission as freshmen and as transfer students. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit a test score of 500 as the minimum acceptance level of performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, (TOEFL)