Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Requirements for Non-Music Majors

Prerequisite Course

All students can take a music theory placement exam. Students who do not place into MUSC 1201 must first take the following:
MUSC 1119Fundamentals of Western Music Theory4

Required Courses

MUSC 1001Music in Everyday Life4
or MUSC 1002
and MUSC 1003
Music in Everyday Life
and Lab for MUSC 1002
MUSC 1201Music Theory 14
MUSC 1301Introduction to Music Composition4
or MUSC 2420 Music Composition Seminar 1

Electives

Complete two of the following:8
Music Theory 2
Analyzing Popular Genres
Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation
Jazz Improvisation
Music Composition Seminar 1
Arranging and Orchestration for Film, Media, and the Concert Stage
Music Analysis Seminar
Introduction to Music Technology
Composing with Digital Technologies
Sound Design

Requirements for Music Majors

Required Courses

MUSC 1202Music Theory 24
or MUSC 1204 Analyzing Popular Genres
MUSC 2420Music Composition Seminar 14
or MUSC 3541 Music Analysis Seminar

Electives

Complete three of the following:12
Introduction to Music Composition
Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation
Jazz Improvisation
Music Composition Seminar 1
Arranging and Orchestration for Film, Media, and the Concert Stage
Demo Production for Songwriters
Introduction to Music Technology
Composing with Digital Technologies
Sound Design

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor