Oral Comprehensive Examination
Students are required to pass an oral comprehensive examination at the completion of their coursework. In this one-hour examination, students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of philosophical, historical, psychological, and pedagogical foundations and contexts of music education and important issues in the field. Students are expected to synthesize ideas and information and apply this knowledge and understanding to classroom practice. Optimally, the examination is scheduled prior to beginning coursework in GMUS 875 Introduction to Thesis Writing. Students who do not pass the comprehensive examination are required to retake the exam after a period of at least six months.
