(53-56 credits)
- Students who major in Music are required to declare a minor or a second major in a subject area outside of music.
- All courses required in the Music major must be completed with a minimum grade of C-, with the exception of certain courses in the Clinical Musicianship concentration, which require a minimum grade of B-.
- A student granted a waiver of any Music course(s) must take an equivalent number of credits in other Music course(s) as electives.
- A maximum of two semesters of ensemble credit will be accepted from a transfer college.
- All semesters of Applied Music must be taken on the same instrument.
- Students must have 45 upper-division credits for graduation.
Music: General
(54 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses (27 Credits) | ||
| MUS110 | Introduction to Music Studies | 1 |
| Select four of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 4 semesters at 1 credit each): | 4 | |
| Composer New Music Ensemble | ||
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS150 | Concert Series Attendance | 0 |
| MUS202 | Piano 1 | 2 |
| MUS203 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUS231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 |
| MUS232 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 |
| MUS2xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| MUS331 | Music to 1750 | 3 |
| MUS333 | Music since 1750 | 3 |
| MUS335 | Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 |
| MUS4xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| Additional Required Courses (13 Credits) | ||
| MUS204 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| MUS303 | Theory 3 | 3 |
| MUS301 | Piano 2 | 2 |
| MUS302 | Jazz Piano and Popular Styles | 2 |
| or MUS320 | Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation | |
| MUS364 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| Elective Requirements (9 Credits) | ||
| Select 9 credits | 9 | |
| Capstone Requirements (5 Credits) | ||
| MUS432 | Writing About Music | 3 |
| MUS490 | Senior Project Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 54 | |
Music: Classical Performance Concentration
(54 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses (27 Credits) | ||
| MUS110 | Introduction to Music Studies | 1 |
| Select four of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 4 semesters at 1 credit each): | 4 | |
| Composer New Music Ensemble | ||
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS150 | Concert Series Attendance | 0 |
| MUS202 | Piano 1 | 2 |
| MUS203 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUS231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 |
| MUS232 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 |
| MUS2xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| MUS331 | Music to 1750 | 3 |
| MUS333 | Music since 1750 | 3 |
| MUS335 | Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 |
| MUS4xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| Concentration Courses (21 Credits) | ||
| Select two of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 2 additional semesters): | 2 | |
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS204 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| MUS301 | Piano 2 | 2 |
| MUS303 | Theory 3 | 3 |
| MUS364 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS4xx | Applied Music: 4 additional semesters | 8 |
| Elective Requirements (5 Credits) | ||
| Select 5 credits | 5 | |
| Capstone Requirements (1 Credits) | ||
| MUS483 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Total Credits | 54 | |
Music: Clinical Musicianship Concentration
(56 credits)
Note that several concentration courses require a minimum grade of B- to progress to the next course in the sequence.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses (26 Credits) | ||
| Select four of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 4 semesters at 1 credit each): | 4 | |
| Composer New Music Ensemble | ||
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS150 | Concert Series Attendance | 0 |
| MUS202 | Piano 1 | 2 |
| MUS203 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUS231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 |
| MUS232 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 |
| MUS2xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| MUS331 | Music to 1750 | 3 |
| MUS333 | Music since 1750 | 3 |
| MUS335 | Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 |
| MUS4xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| Concentration Courses (23 Credits) | ||
| MUS204 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| MUS218 | Guitar 1 | 2 |
| MUS301 | Piano 2 | 2 |
| MUS302 | Jazz Piano and Popular Styles | 2 |
| MUS310 | Jazz Theory 1 | 3 |
| MTX250 | Music Therapy Overview | 3 |
| MTX328 | Inclusive Conducting and Arranging | 1 |
| MTX353 | Clinical Applications of Music I | 3 |
| MTX354 | Clinical Applications of Music II | 3 |
| MTX462 | Clinical Musicianship | 1 |
| Elective Requirement (2 Credits) | ||
| MUS205 | Class Voice | 2 |
| or MUSxxx | Music Elective | |
| Capstone Requirements (5 Credits) | ||
| MTX345 | Psychology of Music | 3 |
| MTX484 | Music Therapy Observations | 2 |
| Total Credits | 56 | |
Music: Composition Concentration
(54 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses (27 Credits) | ||
| MUS110 | Introduction to Music Studies | 1 |
| Select four of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 4 semesters at 1 credit each): | 4 | |
| Composer New Music Ensemble | ||
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS150 | Concert Series Attendance | 0 |
| MUS202 | Piano 1 | 2 |
| MUS203 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUS231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 |
| MUS232 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 |
| MUS219 | Applied Composition (2 semesters at 2 credits each) | 4 |
| MUS331 | Music to 1750 | 3 |
| MUS333 | Music since 1750 | 3 |
| MUS335 | Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 |
| MUS419 | Applied Composition (2 semesters at 2 credits each) | 4 |
| Concentration Courses (18 Credits) | ||
| MUS204 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| or MUS310 | Jazz Theory 1 | |
| MUS211 | Experiments in Music Composition | 3 |
| Select one of the following, to be taken for two semesters: | 4 | |
| Applied Composition | ||
or MUS2xx | Applied Instrument | |
| MUS230 | Composition Seminar (to be taken for two semesters) | 2 |
| Select one of the following, to be taken for two semesters: | 4 | |
| Applied Composition | ||
or MUS4xx | Applied Instrument | |
| MUS430 | Composition Seminar (to be taken for two semesters) | 2 |
| Elective Requirement (4 Credits) | ||
| Select 4 upper-division elective credits. | 4 | |
| Capstone Requirements (5 Credits) | ||
| MUS432 | Writing About Music | 3 |
| MUS490 | Senior Project Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 54 | |
Music: Jazz Performance Concentration
(53 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses (27 Credits) | ||
| MUS110 | Introduction to Music Studies | 1 |
| Select four of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 4 semesters at 1 credit each): | 4 | |
| Composer New Music Ensemble | ||
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS150 | Concert Series Attendance | 0 |
| MUS202 | Piano 1 | 2 |
| MUS203 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUS231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 |
| MUS232 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 |
| MUS2xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| MUS331 | Music to 1750 | 3 |
| MUS333 | Music since 1750 | 3 |
| MUS335 | Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 |
| MUS4xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| Concentration Courses (25 Credits) | ||
| Select two of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 2 additional semesters): | 2 | |
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS210 | Jazz Improvisation Workshop | 2 |
| MUS302 | Jazz Piano and Popular Styles | 2 |
| MUS310 | Jazz Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUS311 | Jazz Theory 2 | 3 |
| MUS312 | Jazz Instrumentation and Arranging | 3 |
| MUS410 | Jazz Improvisation Workshop | 2 |
| MUS4xx | Applied Music: 4 semesters at 2 credits each | 8 |
| Capstone Requirements (1 Credits) | ||
| MUS483 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Total Credits | 53 | |
Music: Recording & Electronic Music Concentration
(53 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses (27 Credits) | ||
| MUS110 | Introduction to Music Studies | 1 |
| Select four of the following (Participation in Music Ensemble, by advisement: 4 semesters at 1 credit each): | 4 | |
| Composer New Music Ensemble | ||
| Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| College-Community Chorale | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Jazz Ensembles | ||
| MUS150 | Concert Series Attendance | 0 |
| MUS202 | Piano 1 | 2 |
| MUS203 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUS231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 |
| MUS232 | Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 |
| MUS2xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| MUS331 | Music to 1750 | 3 |
| MUS333 | Music since 1750 | 3 |
| MUS335 | Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 |
| MUS4xx | Applied Music: 2 semesters at 2 credits each | 4 |
| Concentration Courses (21 Credits) | ||
| MUS204 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| MUS303 | Theory 3 | 3 |
| or MUS310 | Jazz Theory 1 | |
| MUS350 | Computer and Electronic Music | 3 |
| MUS351 | Advanced Computer and Electronic Music | 3 |
| MUS380 | Basic Recording Techniques | 3 |
| MUS381 | Advanced Recording | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Jazz Instrumentation and Arranging | ||
| Form and Analysis | ||
| Physics of Sound and Music | ||
| Capstone Requirements (5 Credits) | ||
| MUS432 | Writing About Music | 3 |
| MUS490 | Senior Project Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 53 | |
