Monday, July 15, 2024
Longy’s new partnership with Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) allows future music educators to receive an accelerated master’s degree after commencement.
“This collaboration sends highly qualified students their direction while making our students strong candidates for jobs,” said Scott Whitman, a music education faculty member at Illinois Wesleyan University.
To be eligible for either of Longy’s programs, students must complete the Teacher Education Program in their sophomore year, which will guarantee pre-acceptance to a Master of Music in Music Education (MMME) program of their choice.
Illinois Wesleyan University undergraduates can then immediately enter Longy’s MMME Online or in-person programs after receiving their Bachelor of Music Education.
For students interested in pursuing an advanced degree, this partnership will provide additional support in a competitive job market and ease the transition from their undergraduate years to graduate school.
“If you think about the process that music education students go through at the end of undergrad, having that acceptance process already largely completed is less stressful than if they were to do that all at once. Through this partnership students are able to stay in communication with Longy representatives who will have that seat ready to go for them after graduation,” said Whitman.
For more information about this partnership, please contact Erin Zaffini, Longy’s Director of Teacher Education, at [email protected]. To read more about Longy’s Master of Music in Music Education offerings, visit https://longy.edu/study/teacher-education-program/.