Undergraduate Division
String Technical Degree
Associate of Science, String Instrument Technology
Admission Requirements
See "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Division section of this bulletin.
String Instrument Technology
30 credit hours
- U470 Violin Repair I-II-III-IV (6-6-6-6 cr.)
- U274-U275 History of Violin Making I-II (3-3 cr.)
- Graduation examination
Major Ensemble
X91 String Repair Technical Crew each fall and spring semester. A minimum of four semesters is required.
Secondary Performance
12 credit hours
Option I: Upper strings selected from S110 Violin Elective/Secondary or S120 Viola Elective/Secondary (2-2-2-2 cr.), and lower strings selected from S130 Cello Elective/ Secondary or S140 Double Bass Elective/Secondary (2-2 cr.).
Option II: Lower strings selected from S130 Cello Elective/Secondary or S140 Double Bass Elective/Secondary (2-2-2-2 cr.), and upper strings selected from S110 Violin Elective/Secondary or S120 Viola Elective/Secondary (2-2 cr.).
Core Music Courses
6 credit hours
- Z101 Music for the Listener I (3 cr.)
- Z111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.)
Or, for students with sufficient music background:
- T109 Rudiments of Music I (3 cr.)
- T151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.)
General Education
17 credit hours
- English Composition (3 cr.) ENG W131 Reading, Writing, & Inquiry I, ENG W170 Introduction to Argumentative Writing, or CMLT C110 Writing the World
- Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
- Social and Historical Studies (3 cr.)
- Natural and Mathematical Sciences (3 cr.)
- Electives 5 credit hours selected from general education course list or foreign language courses.
To Complete Degree
Free music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 60, excluding I400 and major ensemble.