Course Requirements
All students in the School of Music are required to enroll in the following music courses:
Musicianship (42 credits)
- Music Theory Sequence
- Music History Sequence
- Aural Training Sequence
- Group Piano Sequence
Additional Courses
Applied Music
Students may enroll in a maximum of 3 credits of applied study per quarter, with a maximum of 36 credits total. The requirements for applied study vary by degree program:
- BM in performance, 36 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, performance track, 12 credits
The BS in Performing Arts Management degree does not require applied lessons, and the BS in Sound Recording Technology, non-performance track, degree does not require applied lessons.
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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