Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: Music

Music

(Music major requirements are listed below. Follow this link for the Music Minor requirements.)

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements 

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 14

Two Units of Music Theory:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
MUS 210 - Voice Leading and Tonal Harmony

Prerequisite(s): MUS 110 or equivalent

MUS 310 - Advanced Topics in Harmony and Rhythm

Prerequisite(s): MUS 205, MUS 210 

One Unit of Musicianship:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
MUS 205 - Musicianship and Aural Skills

Prerequisite(s): MUS 110 or equivalent

Two Units of Music History:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
MUS 221 - Form and Listening
MUS 222 - Topics in American Music

One Unit of Ethnomusicology:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
MUS 150 - The Cultural Study of Music

One Unit of Ensemble From:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
MUS 103 - American Roots Music Ensemble
MUS 104 - Reed Orchestra

Prerequisite(s): Audition required

MUS 105 - Reed Chorus
MUS 106 - Treble Voices Ensemble

Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in MUS 105 or MUS 107.

MUS 107 - Collegium Musicum

Prerequisite(s): Audition required

MUS 108 - Jazz Ensemble

Prerequisite(s): Audition required

MUS 109 - Chamber Music

Prerequisite(s): Audition required

One Unit of Individual Instruction:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
MUS 101 - Private Instruction

Three Additional Units in Music:

  • MUS 110 - Fundamentals of Music  
  • A minimum of two at the 200-level or higher (excluding 470)
  • A Minimum of One From:
    ⇒ An additional ethnomusicology course
    ⇒ An additional course at the 300-level or above

One Unit of Junior Year Requirements:

  • One unit of junior seminar
  • Junior qualifying examination

Two units of Thesis:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
MUS 470 - Thesis
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