(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 | |
Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 | |
Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 | |
Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 | |
Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 | |
Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 | |
Southeast Asian Music Ensemble | ||
College/Youth Symphony | ||
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 |