音乐课程是南卡罗来纳州立大学艺术的重要方面。该计划为学生提供了在音乐表演和行业各个方面发展才华的机会。教育部是负责准备南卡罗来纳州公立学校PK-12年级（小学和中学）教育人员的专业机构。该部门与研究生院合作，为教师，辅导员，校长和校长做好准备。该部门采用了基于能力/绩效的模型，该模型培养出具有独特素质和特征的毕业生。反映教师教育计划目的的组织主题是：作为有效执行者的专业教育者，反思性决策者和人文实践者。与该主题所证明的目的一致，教师教育计划培养的毕业生包括：（1）有效的表演者；（2）反思型的决策者；（3）
The Program of Music is an important facet of the arts at South Carolina State University. The program provides opportunities for students to develop their talents in the various aspects of music performance and industry. The Department of Education is the professional unit responsible for the preparation of educational personnel for South Carolina public schools: grades PK-12, elementary and secondary. The unit collaborates with the School of Graduate Studies to prepare teachers, counselors, principals and superintendents. The unit has adopted the Competency/Performance Based Model that produces graduates with distinctive qualities and characteristics. The organizing theme, which reflects the purpose of the Teacher Education Program, is: The Professional Educator as an Effective Performer, Reflective Decision Maker, and Humanistic Practitioner. Consistent with the purpose evidenced in this theme, the Teacher Education Program produces graduates who are: (1) effective performers, (2) reflective decision-makers, (3) humanistic practitioners.