Major Requirements
Program Checkpoints
Students are admitted to a specialization at their initial enrollment. Students are then allowed to continue in specialization courses on the basis of program checkpoints. The program checkpoints differ for each specialization, and students should contact the department chairs or program directors/coordinators for more information. Students are not permitted to continue to enroll in specialization classes if they have not met the requirements of their program checkpoints.
Course Requirements
Students are required to complete the following courses for a specialization in Composition:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 24 |
COM 315 | COMPOSITION | |
| |
| COM 301 | 16TH CENTURY COUNTERPOINT | 4 |
| COM 302 | 18TH CENTURY COUNTERPOINT | 4 |
| COM 303 | 20TH CENTURY COUNTERPOINT | 4 |
| |
| COM 300 | ORCHESTRATION I | 4 |
| COM 320 | ORCHESTRATION II | 4 |
| |
| COM 305 | ANALYTICAL STUDIES | 4 |
| COM 326 | ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC I | 4 |
| COM 316 | COMPUTER ASSISTED COMPOSITION | 4 |
| COM 399 | FINAL COMPOSITION PROJECT | 1 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 8 |
| 10 |
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