College Core Requirements

Course Requirements

All students in the School of Music are required to enroll in the following music courses:

Musicianship  (36 credits)

• Musicianship Sequence
• MUS 110 MUSICIANSHIP I
• MUS 120 MUSICIANSHIP II
• MUS 130 MUSICIANSHIP III
• MUS 210 MUSICIANSHIP IV
• MUS 220 MUSICIANSHIP V
• MUS 230 MUSICIANSHIP VI
• Aural Training Sequence
• MUS 111 AURAL TRAINING I
• MUS 121 AURAL TRAINING II
• MUS 131 AURAL TRAINING III
• MUS 211 AURAL TRAINING IV
• MUS 221 AURAL TRAINING V
• MUS 231 AURAL TRAINING VI
• Group Piano Sequence
• MUS 113 GROUP PIANO I
• MUS 123 GROUP PIANO II
• MUS 133 GROUP PIANO III
• MUS 213 GROUP PIANO IV
• MUS 223 GROUP PIANO V
• MUS 233 GROUP PIANO VI

Additional Courses

• MUS 265 MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF AMERICA AND THE WORLD
• MUS 303 BASIC CONDUCTING PRACTICUM
• MUS 304 BASIC CONDUCTING

Applied Music 

Students may enroll in a maximum of 4 credits of applied study per quarter, with a maximum of 48 credits total. The requirements for applied study vary by degree program:

• BM in performance, 48 credits
• BM in jazz studies, 30 credits
• BM in composition, 24 credits
• BM in music education, 24 credits
• BM in performing arts management, 24 credits
• BA in music, 16 credits
• BS in sound recording technology, 12 credits

Except performance majors, students may enroll in additional applied credits, which will count towards music electives.

Modern Language Option

If a music student wishes to study a modern language for a three-course sequence (12 credits), one quarter of language study (4 credits) may be used to replace a course requirement in Arts and Literature, Philosophical Inquiry, or Religious Dimensions. The remaining two quarters of language (8 credits) will be applied towards free electives.

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