Program Requirements
| Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Music | 57-68 units | |
The student must choose at least one emphasis from the following: performance, music education, commercial music, theory, and church music. The emphases require a minimum of 10 units from the listed courses. A minimum 2.5 GPA must be maintained in all upper-division music courses. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all of their upper-division emphasis courses. The class must otherwise be repeated.
- Music majors must pass the piano proficiency examination or take MUS 103-108 Piano Class until the examination is passed.
- Music majors must be continuously enrolled in MUS 210 Performance Forum (may discontinue after eight semesters).
- Each performance major must present a solo performance annually in a student recital. Non-performance majors must appear annually in a solo performance in either a studio recital or student recital. In the case of a student who is taking instruction in more than one applied area, recital performance is only required in the primary applied area.
- All students will take applied jury each semester. Music majors with an emphasis in applied music must present a recital during the junior (shorter program) and senior years (full-length program). Non-applied music majors must appear annually in either a studio recital or student recital.
- Music majors are required to attend 14 School of Music sponsored, on-campus recitals and concerts per year, two of which must be chosen from the Artist Concert Series recitals.
| Core Requirements | 47 units | |||
| Course Number | Name | Units | Offered | Recommended Year |
| MUS 121/122 | Music Theory I* / Music Theory II | 3, 3 | C, C | Freshman, Freshman or Sopohmore |
| MUS 133/134 | Practical Musicianship I / Practical Musicianship II | 1,1 | C, C | Freshman, Freshman or Sophomore |
| MUS 217/220 | Practical Musicianship III / Practical Musicianship IV | 1, 1 | C, C | Sophomore, Sophomore or Junior |
| MUS 221/222 | Music Theory III/Music Theory IV | 3, 3 | C, C | Sophomore, Sophomore or Junior |
| MUS 296 | Introduction to Music Technology | 2 | C | Freshman |
| MUS 352 | Baroque, Classical, and Early Romantic Music Literature*/** | 3 | C | Junior |
| MUS 361 | Introduction to Conducting | 2 | F | Junior |
| MUS 455 | Late Romantic and 20th Century Music Literature* | 3 | S | Senior |
| MUS 441 | Music in Worship | 3 | C | Junior or Senior |
| Applied Music (each semester, 1 unit; in one area) | 8 | C | Continuous | |
| Select one of the following: | ||||
| MUS 101 | Beginning Voice Class (if not enrolled in private voice) | 1 | C | Freshman |
| MUS 102 | Intermediate Voice Class (or Applied Voice) | 1 | C | Freshman |
| Select one of the following: | ||||
| MUS 350 | History and Literature of Commercial Music* (for commercial music emphasis only) | 3 | F | Junior |
| MUS 351 | Ancient, Renaissance, and World Music Literature* (except commercial music emphasis) | 3 | F | Junior |
| Select one of the following (noncommercial music emphasis students; these classes not required for commercial music majors): | ||||
| MUS 362 | Choral Conducting | 2 | S | Junior |
| MUS 363 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 | S | Junior |
F = every fall
S = every spring
EF = even number falls
OF = odd number falls
OS = odd number springs
Ensemble Requirement
In each of eight semesters as a music major, a student must perform in one of
the following: Oratorio, Wind
Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra,
or Symphonic Band.
Transfer students must participate each semester until they graduate or accumulate
eight semesters. Membership in multiple ensembles in a given semester counts as only one semester toward the ensemble requirement.
Oratorio: MUS 170
Wind Ensemble: MUS 187/188, MUS 289/290, MUS 387/388, MUS 489/490
Symphony Orchestra: MUS 271/272, MUS 371/372
Symphonic Band: MUS 142/143, MUS 244/245, MUS 342/343, MUS 449/450
*Meets a general studies requirement.
**Meets Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement.
Emphases Requirement
The student must choose at least one emphasis from the following:
- Applied Music Emphasis (Performance)
- Music Education Emphasis
- Commercial Music Emphasis
- Theory Emphasis
- Church Music Emphasis
The emphases require a minimum of 10 units from the listed courses.
