Undergraduate Division
Nonmajors
The Jacobs School of Music offers a number of music courses, performance study options, and ensembles especially designed for students majoring in fields other than music. In addition, qualified nonmajors are welcome to participate in music major academic courses, performance courses, or ensembles on a space-available basis. Under certain conditions, credit for these courses is accepted toward degree requirements in other schools and departments. At the time of registration, proper approval must be secured from the chairperson of the student’s major department or the dean of the school, as well as from the director of undergraduate studies in the Jacobs School of Music.
Minor for Students Whose Majors Are Outside the Jacobs School of Music
Applications for minors may be submitted online at http://music.indiana.edu/degrees/undergraduate/minors/nonmajor.shtml once the student's records have moved from University Division to a declared major in a school.
Information about the minor can be found at http://music.indiana.edu/departments/academic/general-studies/.
The minor must include at least 20 credit hours, of which at least 15, including a minimum of one core course, must be taken at the Jacobs School of Music. Any course in which the student receives a grade below C- may not be used to fulfill a requirement on this minor.
Core
6 credit hours
- Z101 Music for the Listener (3 cr.).
- Z111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.)
T109 Rudiments of Music (3 cr.), T151 Music Theory and Literature (3 cr.), Z211 Music Theory II (3 cr.), or more advanced music theory courses may be substituted for students who qualify.
Ensemble/Live Performance
2-3 credit hours
- Ensemble [1-2 cr.]: X1 All-Campus Ensemble (1 cr.) or AAAD-A110 African American Choral Ensemble (2 cr.); or by audition, X30 Ballet Ensemble (2 cr.), X40 University Instrumental Ensembles (2 cr.), X50 Marching Hundred for Non-Music Majors (2 cr.), X60 Early Music Ensembles (2 cr.), X70 University Choral Ensembles (2 cr.), or AAAD-A120 Soul Revue (2 cr.)
- Z100 The Live Musical Performance (2 cr.)
- Z130 Musical Performance Contexts (3 cr.)
- Z161 Steel Drumming (2 cr.)
- Z162 Hand Drumming (2 cr.)
Music Electives
12 credit hours
Must be chosen from MUS-Z courses or, in the case of music performance study, a maximum of 3 credits may be selected from the following:
- L101 Beginning Guitar Class (2 cr.)
- L102 Intermediate Guitar Class (2 cr.)
- L121 Beginning Guitar Class and Styles (3 cr.)
- L122 Intermediate Guitar Class and Styles (3 cr.)
- P110 Beginning Piano Class 1, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
- P120 Beginning Piano Class 2, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
- Z110 Non-Music Major Performance Elective (2 cr.)
Substitutions for courses with a Z prefix must be approved by both the director of music undergraduate studies and his/her counterpart in the student’s home school. Music ensemble credits will not count toward the 12 credits of music electives. At least 9 of the 12 music elective credits must be at the 300 level of higher. For a full list of music electives, see http://www.music.indiana.edu/departments/academic/general-studies/courses/index.shtml.