Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Liberal Arts
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 103: Introduction to Music Technology (1 hour)
- MUS 104 Music Theory I (3 hours)
- MUS 106: Careers in the Music (1 hour)
- 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)
Liberal Arts Emphasis Requirements
- Completion of a minor of at least 18 semester hours outside the Music Department or 18 elective hours within the Music Department.
- MUS XXX: Upper-division music electives (2 credits)