Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Composition
Entrance Requirements
New music majors and minors are required to complete an entrance audition for admittance to the Department of Music.
Placement Examinations
- Transfer and new students in music must take placement examinations as appropriate in applied music and music theory.
- Students who have not been enrolled in applied music or music theory for two or more years must reaudition for admittance into the Department of Music and take a theory placement exam.
1. Specific Courses Required for this degree
Completion of the following required courses in Music:
- MUS 000: Recital Attendance (7 semesters)
- MUS 106/FYS 101: Careers in the Music Industry (3 hours)
- MUS 103: Introduction to Music Technology (1 hour)
- MUS 104 Music Theory I (3 hours)
- MUS 108 Aural Skills I (1 hour)
- MUS 140: Applied Music (2 hours) (2 semesters)
- MUS 141: Applied Music II (2 hours) (2 semesters)
- MUS 204: Music Theory II (3 hours)
- MUS 208: Aural Skills II (1 hour)
- MUS 240: Applied Music (2 hours) (2 semesters)
- MUS 241: Applied Music II (2 hours) (2 semesters)
- MUS 245/451: Concert Band
- OR
- MUS 250/450 Orchestra (7 sems. of one Ensemble)
- OR
- MUS 247/447: Concert Choir
- and/or
- MUS 257/457: Chamber Choir (7 sems. of any choir combination)
- MUS 304: Advanced Music Theory (3 hours)
- MUS 308: Advanced Aural Skills (1 hour)
- MUS 320: Advanced Piano Class (1 hour)
- MUS 326: Music History I (3 hours)
- MUS 327: Music History II (3 hours)
- MUS 333: Form and Analysis (3 hours)
- MUS 340: Applied Music (2 hours)
- MUS 341: Applied Music (2 hours)
- MUS 360: Conducting Techniques (2 hours)
MUS XXX Upper-division music electives (2 credits)
Completion of 18 credits of the following:
- MUS 242: Applied Music – Composition (2 hours)
- and MUS 243: Applied Music – Composition (2 hours)
- and MUS 342: Applied Music – Composition (2 hours)
- and MUS 343: Applied Music – Composition (2 hours)
- MUS 375: Music Recording Techniques (3 hours)
- MUS 376: Topics in Music Business (3 hours)
- MUS 378: Music Recording Seminar (2 hours)
- MUS 380: Commercial Music Composition and Recording (1 hour)
- MUS 381: Commercial Music Composition and Recording (1 hour)
- MUS 444: Senior Project – Composition (2 hours)
- MUS 445: Senior Recital (2 hours)
- MUS XXX: Upper-decision music theory or composition electives (3 hours)