Undergraduate Division
Bachelor of Science Degrees
Music and an Outside Field
This curriculum provides a double focus in music and an area other than music as approved by the director of undergraduate studies.
Admission Requirements
See "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Division section of this bulletin.
Major Ensemble
Each fall and spring semester (2 cr.).
- Instrumental students: X40 University Instrumental Ensembles
- Vocal students: X70 University Choral Ensembles
- Keyboard students: X70 University Choral Ensembles or, with permission of the choral department, X2 Piano Accompanying
- Historical Performance students: X60 Historical Performance Ensembles
Performance Study
Instrument or voice: minimum of 2 credit hours each semester until senior recital is passed. Entrance audition, freshman jury, upper-division examination, senior recital. I300 Studio Masterclass (0 cr.) and/or I301 Departmental Masterclass (0 cr.) may be required in connection with performance study (varies by studio).
Secondary Piano and Keyboard Proficiency
Students whose primary applied area is guitar, harp, historical performance, organ, or piano must complete the keyboard proficiency as required by their respective departments. Composition and jazz majors must take a placement examination prior to the first semester of enrollment in the Jacobs School of Music, and must be enrolled in a secondary piano course of appropriate level each semester until the keyboard proficiency examination is passed. All other students are required to complete P111 Piano Class 1, Music Majors (2 cr.) and P121 Piano Class 2, Music Majors (2 cr.) with a grade of B or higher, and must be enrolled in a piano class each semester until this requirement is met. An examination for placement in P111 or P121 or exemption from piano study will be administered prior to the first semester of enrollment in the Jacobs School of Music.
Core Music Courses
27 credit hours
- Music Fundamentals Online or equivalent
- T132 Musical Skills I (1 cr.)
- T151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.)
- T152 Music Theory and Literature II (3 cr.)
- T231 Musical Skills II (1 cr.)
- T232 Musical Skills III (1 cr.)
- T251 Music Theory and Literature III (3 cr.)
- T252 Music Theory and Literature IV (3 cr.)
- T331 Musical Skills IV (1 cr.)
- T351 Music Theory and Literature V (3 cr.)
- M401 History and Literature of Music I (4 cr.)
- M402 History and Literature of Music II (4 cr.)
- Or equivalent honors courses
A grade of C or higher is required in T132 Musical Skills I, T231 Musical Skills II, T232 Musical Skills III, and T331 Musical Skills IV.
Other Music Courses
17 credit hours
A maximum of 12 credit hours of secondary performance study allowed on an instrument/voice other than one's major. For students whose primary performance area is not piano, P100 Piano Elective/Secondary taken after completion of the keyboard proficiency may be used. Remaining electives to be chosen from undergraduate courses for music majors.
For guitar students:
- M438 Survey of Guitar Literature (2 cr.)
- 6 credit hours selected from:
- E358 Guitar Arranging and Transcription (2 cr.)
- L345 Latin Guitar (2 cr.)
- L465 Electric Guitar Concepts (2 cr.)
- N340 Music Performance and Media (2 cr.)
- O112 Jazz Guitar Elective/Secondary (2 cr.)
- O321 Jazz Improvisation (2 cr.)
- Y152 Historical Guitars Elective/Secondary (2 cr.)
General Education
See "General Education Requirements" under Curricula for Bachelor's Degrees in Music in this bulletin.
Outside Field
27 credit hours subject to approval of the director of undergraduate studies and the advisor of the outside field department or program.
To Complete Degree
Music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding I400 and major ensemble.