1. Carolina Core (31-43 hours)

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Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition  
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition  

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-8 hours) 

• two CC-ARP courses

Scientific Literacy — SCI (7 hours)

• two CC-SCI courses, including one 4-credit hours laboratory science

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-7 hours)

Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 110 or 121 course.

• CC-GFL courses

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GSS course

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• MUSC 115 - Music Theory I   

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (0 hours)

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No college-required courses for this program.

3. Program Requirements (0-7 hours)

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Electives (0-7 hours)

The number of non-music electives needed depends on how Carolina Core courses are fulfilled.  The number of hours of Carolina Core courses and non-music electives must equal 38 hours.  No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the School of Music. The School of Music allows the use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses. Further clarification on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the School of Music.

4. Major Requirements (90-94 hours)

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A minimum grade of C is required in all major courses.

Major Courses (25 hours)

• MUSC 100 - Recital Class  (Students in all concentrations must complete 5 semesters)
• MUSC 100A - Music Advocacy I: Understanding the Power of Your Music  
• MUSC 100L - Recital Class Laboratory  
• MUSC 116 - Music Theory II  
• MUSC 117 - Aural Skills I  
• MUSC 118 - Aural Skills II  
• MUSC 215 - Music Theory III  
• MUSC 216 - Music Theory IV  
• MUSC 217 - Aural Skills III  
• MUSC 218 - Aural Skills IV  
• MUSC 333 - Basic Choral and Instrumental Conducting  
• MUSC 353 - History of Western Music I  (Students in the Jazz Studies Concentration must take MUSC 340  instead.)
• MUSC 354 - History of Western Music II  
• MUSC 455 - History of Western Music III  

Concentration (65-69 hours)

Students must choose one of the following concentrations:

Composition Concentration (65-68 hours)

• MUSC 316 - Music Composition I  
• MUSC 336 - Introduction to Computer Music  
• MUSC 416 - Music Composition II  
• MUSC 515 - Orchestration  
• MUSC 516 - Composition  (12 hours)
• MUSC 518 - Form and Analysis  OR MUSC 525 - Post-Tonal Music Theory  
• MUSC 529 - Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint  OR MUSC 530 - Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint  
• MUSC 540 - Projects in Computer Music  (Must take 3 hours.)

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for this concentration, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

Fine Arts Elective (3 hours)

• any non-music Carolina Core approved AIU course

Music History and Literature Elective (3 hours)

Applied Music Courses (12 hours)

Applied Music must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of six semesters & 12 hours of credit.

• MUSC 111 - Lower Division Applied Music  OR MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (minimum of 4 semesters)
• MUSC 311 - Upper Division Applied Music  OR MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (minimum of 2 semesters)

Ensembles (8 hours)

Students are required to participate in the major ensemble (6-7 semesters/hours) most closely related to their primary instrument.  Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program.  The major ensembles are: Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, University Orchestra, Concert Choir, and University Chorus.  Ensembles require an audition for membership.  Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance.  Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor. 

Courses which qualify for the Chamber Music requirement (1-2 semesters/hours) include all MUSC 130 courses with a suffix of A-Z and topics in: Voice, String, Percussion, Wind, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Concentration Electives (6 hours)

Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours of music major electives, including MUED 155  & 156 , if needed.

Jazz Studies Concentration (65-68 hours)

• MUSC 219 - Jazz Improvisation I  
• MUSC 220 - Jazz Improvisation II  
• MUSC 329 - Jazz Improvisation III  
• MUSC 330 - Jazz Improvisation IV  
• MUSC 319 - Jazz Theory I  
• MUSC 320 - Jazz Theory II  
• MUSC 520 - Studio Arranging and Composition  

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for this concentration, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

Applied Music Courses (32 hours)

Applied Music must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of 32 hours of credit.  Students must choose one emphasis below, most closely related to their primary instrument:

• MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)
• MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)

Ensembles (8 hours)

Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program.  Some ensembles require an audition for membership.  Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance.  Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor.  Students may choose from either ensembles for students who play a:

• Wind Instrument: 6 semesters of MUSC 131 - Jazz Ensemble  and 2 semesters of MUSC 130Z.
• Rhythm Section Instrument: 2 semesters of MUSC 131 - Jazz Ensemble , 2 semesters of MUSC 130Z, and 4 semesters chosen from MUSC 135C, 131, or 130Z.

Concentration Electives (4 hours)

Students must complete a minimum of 4 hours of music major electives, including MUED 155  & 156 , if needed.

Note: For Bachelor of Music candidates with a concentration in Jazz Studies, a half recital is required in the junior year and a full recital is required in the senior year.

Music Education Concentrations-Choral and Instrumental (69 hours)

Professional Education Courses (22 hours)

• MUED 200 - Music Education Practicum  
• EDPY 401 - Learners and the Diversity of Learning  
• EDTE 201 - Issues and Trends in Teaching and Learning  
• EDRD 500 - Content Area Literacy PK-12  OR EDEX 581 - Teaching Reading in the Content Area to Adolescents with Reading Disabilities  
• MUED 477 - Directed Teaching (Music)  

Applied Music-Primary Instrument (14 hours)

Primary Applied Lessons must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of 7 semesters & 14 hours of credit.  Choose either:

• Primary Applied Lessons:
  • MUSC 111 - Lower Division Applied Music  (minimum of 4 semesters)
  • MUSC 311 - Upper Division Applied Music   (minimum of 2 semesters)
• Performance Certificate:
  • MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (minimum of 4 semesters)
  • MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (minimum of 2 semesters)

Emphasis (33 hours)

Choose either Choral or Instrumental.

Choral (33 hours)

• MUSC 278 - Introduction to Singer’s Diction  
• MUSC 335 - Choral Conducting  
• MUSC 577 - Vocal Pedagogy  
• Music Education Courses (11 hours)
  • MUED 107 - Classroom Instruments  
  • MUED 335L - Choral Literature Lab II  
  • MUED 359 - Instrumental Techniques for Choral Majors  
  • MUED 465 - General Music in Elementary Schools  
  • MUED 465P - Practicum in Elementary Music  
  • MUED 467 - Choral Methods and Materials  
  • MUED 467P - Practicum in Choral Music  
• Applied Music-Secondary Instrument (8 hours): Students must complete the requirements of an area of Secondary Applied Lessons from below.
  • Voice Principal:
    • MUED 155 - Group Piano  
    • MUED 156 - Group Piano  
    • MUED 355 - Advanced Group Piano  
    • MUED 356 - Advanced Group Piano  
  • Keyboard Principal:
    • MUED 165 - Class Voice (Basic)  
    • MUED 166 - Class Voice (Basic)  
    • MUED 265 - Class Voice (Intermediate)  
    • MUED 266 - Class Voice (Intermediate)  
• Ensembles (8 hours)
  • 7 semesters of major ensemble from MUSC 125 - University Concert Choir  or MUSC 129 - University Chorus  
  • 1 semester of chamber music (MUSC 130A-Z )

Instrumental (33 hours)

• MUSC 334 - Instrumental Conducting  
• Music Education Courses (9 hours)
  • MUED 155 - Group Piano  
  • MUED 156 - Group Piano  
  • MUED 165 - Class Voice (Basic)  
  • MUED 465 - General Music in Elementary Schools  and MUED 465P - Practicum in Elementary Music  OR MUED 454 - Music for Young Children  
• Instrument (22 hours): Choose Percussion, Strings, or Winds.
  • Percussion (22 hours)
    • MUED 105 - Secondary Woodwinds  OR MUED 106 - Secondary Brass  (5 semesters)
    • MUED 358 - Strings  
    • MUED 360P - Percussion Practicum  
    • MUED 551 - The Middle School Band  
    • MUED 552 - The High School Band  
    • MUED 568 - Organization and Administration of Music Programs  
    • Ensembles (8 hours)
      • MUSC 123 - The Marching Band  (minimum of 2 semesters)
      • MUSC 124 - Symphonic Winds  or MUSC 133 - Wind Ensemble  (minimum of 3 semesters)
      • MUSC 130A-Z - Ensemble  (minimum of 1 semester)
  • Strings (22 hours)
    • MUSC 101 - Secondary Applied Music  
    • MUED 104 - Secondary Strings  (3 semesters)
    • MUED 360 - Percussion Techniques  
    • MUED 533 - Methods for String Instruction I  
    • MUED 533P - Practicum in Methods for String Instruction I  
    • MUED 534 - Methods of String Instruction II  
    • MUED 534P - Practicum in Methods of String Instruction II  
    • MUED 551 - The Middle School Band  
    • Ensembles (8 hours)
      • MUSC 126 - University Orchestra  (minimum of 6 semesters)
      • MUSC 130A-Z - Ensemble  (minimum of 1 semester)
  • Winds (22 hours)
    • MUED 105 - Secondary Woodwinds  OR MUED 106 - Secondary Brass  (4 semesters)
    • MUED 358 - Strings  
    • MUED 360 - Percussion Techniques  
    • MUED 551 - The Middle School Band  
    • MUED 552 - The High School Band  
    • MUED 568 - Organization and Administration of Music Programs  
    • Ensembles (8 hours)
      • MUSC 123 - The Marching Band  (minimum of 1 semester for bassoon and oboe, minimum of 2 semesters all other instruments)
      • MUSC 124 - Symphonic Winds  or MUSC 133 - Wind Ensemble  (minimum of 3 semesters)

Performance Concentration (65-68 hours)

• MUSC 518 - Form and Analysis  OR MUSC 525 - Post-Tonal Music Theory  

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for this concentration, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

Fine Arts Elective (3 hours)

• any non-music Carolina Core approved AIU course

Theory, History, and Literature Electives (6 hours)

Students must complete the literature course(s) in applied area when available.  Courses include: MUSC 523 , 526 , 528 , 544 , 555 , 557 .

Applied Music Courses (32 hours)

Applied Music must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of 8 semesters and 32 hours of credit.

• MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)
• MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)

Ensembles (8 hours)

Students are required to participate in the major ensemble most closely related to their primary instrument.  Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program.  The major ensembles are: Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, University Orchestra, Concert Choir, and University Chorus. Some ensembles require an audition for membership.  Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance.  Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor.  Courses which qualify for the Chamber Music requirement include all MUSC 130 courses with a suffix of A-Z and topics in: Voice, String, Percussion, Wind, Guitar, and Keyboard.  Ensemble requirements are:

• Guitar: 2 major (usually choral), 6 guitar ensembles
• Jazz: 6 jazz ensembles, 2 major or minor jazz ensembles
• Organ: 4 major (usually choral), 4 accompanying
• Piano: 2 major, 2 accompanying, 2 chamber, 2 of choice
• String: 6 orchestra, 2 chamber ensembles
• Voice: 6 major, 2 opera workshop
• Wind/Percussion: 6 major 2 chamber ensembles

Concentration Electives (13 hours)

Students must complete a pedagogy course in applied area when available. Students must complete a minimum of 13 hours of music major electives, including MUED 155  & 156 , if needed.  Students whose primary instrument is voice must complete MUSC 570 , MUSC 578 , and MUSC 579 . Students whose primary instrument is piano must complete MUSC 573 , MUSC 573L , MUSC 574 , and MUSC 574L . Students whose primary instrument is guitar must complete MUSC 573  and MUSC 587 . A half recital is required in the junior year & a full recital is required in the senior year.

Performance-Chamber Music Concentration (65-68 hours)

• MUSC 592 - 21st Century Musician  

Music Theory Elective (3 hours)

Select one from:

• MUSC 319 - Jazz Theory I  
• MUSC 518 - Form and Analysis  
• MUSC 525 - Post-Tonal Music Theory  

Chamber Music Elective (0-3 hours)

3 hours of MUSC 130A-Z  or select one from:

• MUSC 580 - Music & Arts Entrepreneurship.  
• MUSC 591 - Music Leadership Practicum  
• MUSC 593 - Arts Marketing  
• MUSC 594 - Independent Music Teaching Business  

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for this concentration, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

Applied Music Courses (32 hours)

Applied Music must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of 8 semesters and 32 hours of credit.

• MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, a minimum of 4 semesters)
• MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, a minimum of 4 semesters)

Ensembles (11-14 hours)

Students are required to participate in the major ensemble most closely related to their primary instrument.  Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program.  The major ensembles are: Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, University Orchestra, Concert Choir, and University Chorus. Some ensembles require an audition for membership.  Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance.  Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor.  Courses which qualify for the Chamber Music requirement include all MUSC 130 courses with a suffix of A-Z and topics in: Voice, String, Percussion, Wind, Guitar, and Keyboard.  Ensemble requirements are:

• Guitar: 2 major (usually choral), 6 guitar ensembles
• Jazz: 6 jazz ensembles, 2 major or minor jazz ensembles
• Organ: 4 major (usually choral), 4 accompanying
• Piano: 2 major, 2 accompanying, 2 chamber, 2 of choice
• String: 6 orchestra, 2 chamber ensembles
• Voice: 6 major, 2 opera workshop
• Wind/Percussion: 6 major 2 chamber ensembles
• MUSC 130A-Z - Ensemble  (3-6 hours of additional chamber music)

Chamber Music Concentration Electives (13 hours)

Students must complete a minimum of 13 hours of music major electives, including MUSC 399  (2 credits) and MUED 155  & 156 , if needed.  Students whose primary instrument is voice must complete MUSC 278 , MUSC 577 , and MUSC 543  or MUSC 545 . Students whose primary instrument is piano must complete MUSC 573 , MUSC 573L , and MUSC 558  or MUSC 559 . Students must complete a pedagogy course in applied area when available.  After advancing to the upper division of applied study, students will participate in an Innovation Recital.  A half recital is required in the junior year, and will include program notes, a professional headshot and short biography prepared by the student. A full recital involving a secondary focus is required in the senior year.  A senior jury project is required in the non-recital semester of the senior year. The project will include high quality audio and video recordings as well as an electronic press kit.

Performance-Music Entrepreneurship Concentration (65-68 hours)

• MUSC 580 - Music & Arts Entrepreneurship.  
• MUSC 582 - Music and Money  
• MUSC 591 - Music Leadership Practicum  

Music Entrepreneurship Elective (3 hours)

Choose from:

• MUSC 592 - 21st Century Musician  
• MUSC 593 - Arts Marketing  
• MUSC 594 - Independent Music Teaching Business  

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for this concentration, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

Applied Music Courses (32 hours)

Applied Music must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of 8 semesters and 32 hours of credit.

• MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)
• MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)

Ensembles (8 hours)

Students are required to participate in the major ensemble most closely related to their primary instrument.  Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program. The major ensembles are: Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, University Orchestra, Concert Choir, and University Chorus. Some ensembles require an audition for membership.  Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance.  Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor.  Courses which qualify for the Chamber Music requirement include all MUSC 130 courses with a suffix of A-Z and topics in: Voice, String, Percussion, Wind, Guitar, and Keyboard.  Ensemble requirements are:

• Guitar: 2 major (usually choral), 6 guitar ensembles
• Jazz: 6 jazz ensembles, 2 major or minor jazz ensembles
• Organ: 4 major (usually choral), 4 accompanying
• Piano: 2 major, 2 accompanying, 2 chamber, 2 of choice
• String: 6 orchestra, 2 chamber ensembles
• Voice: 6 major, 2 opera workshop
• Wind/Percussion: 6 major 2 chamber ensembles

Concentration Electives (13 hours)

Students must complete a pedagogy course in applied area when available. Students must complete a minimum of 13 hours of music major electives, including MUSC 399  (2 credits) and MUED 155  & 156 , if needed.  Students whose primary instrument is voice must complete MUSC 570 , MUSC 578 , and MUSC 579 . Students whose primary instrument is piano must complete MUSC 573 , MUSC 573L , MUSC 574 , and MUSC 574L . Students whose primary instrument is guitar must complete MUSC 573  and MUSC 587 . After advancing to the upper division of applied study, students will participate in an Innovation Recital.  A half recital is required in the junior year, and will include program notes, a professional headshot and short biography prepared by the student. A full recital involving a secondary focus is required in the senior year.  A senior jury project is required in the non-recital semester of the senior year. The project will include high quality audio and video recordings as well as an electronic press kit.

Performance-Music Technology Concentration (65-68 hours)

• MUSC 336 - Introduction to Computer Music  

Music Technology Electives (9 hours)

Choose from:

• MUSC 365 - An Introduction to Audio Recording Techniques  
• MUSC 540 - Projects in Computer Music  
• MUSC 565 - Advanced Audio Recording Techniques  
• MUSC 580 - Music & Arts Entrepreneurship.  

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for this concentration, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

Applied Music Courses (32 hours)

Applied Music must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of 8 semesters and 32 hours of credit.

• MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)
• MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (16 hours, minimum of 4 semesters)

Ensembles (8 hours)

Students are required to participate in the major ensemble most closely related to their primary instrument.  Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program.  The major ensembles are: Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, University Orchestra, Concert Choir, and University Chorus. Some ensembles require an audition for membership.  Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance.  Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor.  Courses which qualify for the Chamber Music requirement include all MUSC 130 courses with a suffix of A-Z and topics in: Voice, String, Percussion, Wind, Guitar, and Keyboard.  Ensemble requirements are:

• Guitar: 2 major (usually choral), 6 guitar ensembles
• Jazz: 6 jazz ensembles, 2 major or minor jazz ensembles
• Organ: 4 major (usually choral), 4 accompanying
• Piano: 2 major, 2 accompanying, 2 chamber, 2 of choice
• String: 6 orchestra, 2 chamber ensembles
• Voice: 6 major, 2 opera workshop
• Wind/Percussion: 6 major 2 chamber ensembles

Concentration Electives (13 hours)

Students must complete a pedagogy course in applied area when available. Students must complete a minimum of 13 hours of music major electives, including MUSC 399  (2 credits) and MUED 155  & 156 , if needed.  Students whose primary instrument is voice must complete MUSC 570 , MUSC 578 , and MUSC 579 . Students whose primary instrument is piano must complete MUSC 573 , MUSC 573L , MUSC 574 , and MUSC 574L . Students whose primary instrument is guitar must complete MUSC 573  and MUSC 587 . After advancing to the upper division of applied study, students will participate in an Innovation Recital.  A half recital is required in the junior year, and will include program notes, a professional headshot and short biography prepared by the student. A full recital involving a secondary focus is required in the senior year.  A senior jury project is required in the non-recital semester of the senior year. The project will include high quality audio and video recordings as well as an electronic press kit.

Theory Concentration (65-68 hours)

• MUSC 316 - Music Composition I  
• MUSC 336 - Introduction to Computer Music  
• MUSC 416 - Music Composition II  
• MUSC 515 - Orchestration  
• MUSC 518 - Form and Analysis  
• MUSC 525 - Post-Tonal Music Theory  
• MUSC 529 - Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint  
• MUSC 530 - Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint  

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required for this concentration, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

Fine Arts Elective (3 hours)

• any non-music Carolina Core approved AIU course

Music History and Literature Elective (6 hours)

Technology Elective (3 hours)

• MUSC 365 - An Introduction to Audio Recording Techniques  
• MUSC 540 - Projects in Computer Music  
• MUSC 565 - Advanced Audio Recording Techniques  
• MUSC 571 - Digital Audio Technology  

Applied Music Courses (12 hours)

Applied Music must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of six semesters & 12 hours of credit.

• MUSC 111 - Lower Division Applied Music  OR MUSC 211 - Lower Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (minimum of 4 semesters)
• MUSC 311 - Upper Division Applied Music  OR MUSC 411 - Upper Division Applied Music—Performance Track  (minimum of 2 semesters)

Ensembles (8 hours)

Students are required to participate in the major ensemble (6-7 semesters/hours) most closely related to their primary instrument.  Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program.  The major ensembles are: Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, University Orchestra, Concert Choir, and University Chorus.  Some ensembles require an audition for membership.  Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance.  Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor.

Courses which qualify for the Chamber Music requirement (1-2 semesters/hours) include all MUSC 130 courses with a suffix of A-Z and topics in: Voice, String, Percussion, Wind, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Concentration Electives (9 hours)

Students must complete a minimum of 9 hours of music major electives, including MUED 155  & 156 , if needed.