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2022-23 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | School of Arts and Humanities | Music and Performing Arts | Majors

Music, B.A.

[B.A. in Music—1005]

The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music offers broad musical preparation combined with a significant number courses in other disciplines of interest, such as Communication, History, Philosophy-Religion, Ministry or other non-music programs. Recent graduates have entered a variety of music careers including private teaching and music ministry as well as non-music careers including medicine, accounting and library science. Many enter graduate school.

SPECIFICS OF THE MUSIC B.A. DEGREE

Minimum Total Hours:  124

Total Liberal Arts Hours Required:  90

General Education Requirements:  Per Core Curriculum Requirements list (see General Education Council). Exceptions: only one fine arts course is required (ARTS 1010 or FNAR 1200) and MUSC 1910, Introduction to Music, is not permitted).

A minimum of 14 additional credits of non-music general electives.

Minimum Requirements:  Overall and major GPA of 2.0; no grade less than C- in the major.

Transfer Requirements:  Audition.  See institutional transfer policies.

Application to the Major:  Standard institutional major application should be submitted by the end of the sophomore year.  A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required to be accepted and to remain in the major.  In addition, students must pass the sophomore-year performance proficiency in the applied area to be accepted to the major.

Major Requirements:  40 hours

  • 12 semester hours of music theory or a combination of 9 hours of music theory and 3 hours of orchestration (MUSC 1101, MUSC 1102, MUSC 2103, MUSC 2104 or MUSC 3901)
  • 4 semester hours of aural skills (MUSC 1201, MUSC 1202, MUSC 2203, MUSC 2204)
  • 8 semester hours of music history and literature (MUSC 2301, MUSC 2302, MUSC 3303)
  • Basic Conducting (MUSC 2401)
  • 8 semesters of Music Seminar (MUSC 1900)
  • 5 semester hours of applied lessons*
  • 4 semester hours of ensembles*
  • 6 semester hours of music electives
  • Piano proficiency is required of piano majors in the B.A. program (Class Piano I-IV or until the piano proficiency exam is passed.)

*Students receiving a music major scholarship are required to participate in a major ensemble every semester and may be required to take additional semesters of applied lessons.