Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education

The 11-term (five years plus one summer term) concurrent B.Mus.B.Ed. program integrates academic, applied and professional studies. The B.Mus. component presents a balance of theoretical, historical and cultural music studies with practical applications, while focusing on the field of music education. The B.Ed. component provides the professional and field-centred activities required for educators. The B.Mus. degree, comprising 126 units, is completed in the first four years (eight terms) and provides students with the necessary credits for their teaching subjects. In addition, 13.5 units of B.Ed. courses are taken in Years 1, 2, and 3. In their fifth year students complete the remaining units needed for their B.Ed. degree. At Queen's the B.Ed. portion will be three terms: FallWinterSummer. The B.Mus. component of the concurrent program is identical to the regular B.Mus. in terms of degree structure and requirements, other than slight changes in the recommended yearly plan of study to accommodate B.Ed. courses.

Applicants must have the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), and six 4U/4M courses. Students must have a minimum of three 4U courses, except where stated otherwise. Students in francophone schools may offer the equivalent of English 4U.

The accepted tests of facility in English and the minimally acceptable scores for each are:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Score of 6.5 on Academic Module with no band below 6.0; Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - iBT (Internet Based TOEFL)/88 overall: 24 Writing, 22 Speaking, 22 Reading, 20 Listening; Paper Based TOEFL (PBT)/580 (TBC); Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) - Overall band of 70 with no band below 60; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) - 90; Queen’s School of English - High standing on 12-week English for Academic Purposes advanced level English courses; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Overall score of 60.