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Our programs provide students with extensive practical teaching opportunities across all grade levels, ensuring they're fully prepared to excel as educators from their very first day. The curriculum equips you for teacher certification and kickstarts your professional journey in Choral, Instrumental, and Elementary/Secondary General Music. With our extensive network of alumni and experienced educators, students gain invaluable support as they develop their careers.
Music education majors receive one-on-one instruction from world-class performer-educators and participate in more than forty top-tier ensembles, honing their skills as both musicians and conductors.
For generations, Florida State University's Music Education program has been at the forefront of training future educators and scholars nationwide.
Bachelor's degree graduates pursuing teaching positions have maintained a perfect 100% job placement record for half a century, with many alumni securing prestigious university positions. FSU-trained educators work throughout the United States and internationally.
The program delivers thorough, hands-on teaching practice at every educational level, guaranteeing graduates are classroom-ready immediately. We prepare you for certification and career success in all music education specializations, supported by our extensive professional network that provides lifelong career resources.
FSU combines the advantages of a major music program with personalized faculty mentorship. Our dedicated, full-time professors bring decades of educational expertise and industry connections. Students become part of an extraordinary community that offers lifelong professional support and camaraderie.
A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while enrolled as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree.