Advising for Music Minor

Two Year Outline

Students may begin the music minor during the fall (generally) of the Freshman or Sophomore year.

Freshman Year
Fall Credits Spring Credits
MUS 100 Recital Attendance 0 MUS 100 Recital Attendance 0
MUS 111 Music Theory I 4 MUS 112 Music Theory II 4
MUS 185 Functional Piano I+ 1 MUS 186 Functional Piano II+ 1
MUS 171 Applied Music** .5 MUS 172 Applied Music** .5
MUS* Ensemble 0-1 MUS* Ensemble 0-1
Total 5.5-6.5 Total 5.5-6.5
Sophomore Year
Fall Credits Spring Credits
MUS 100 Recital Attendance 0 MUS 100 Recital Attendance 0
MUS 271 Applied Music** .5 MUS 272 Applied Music** .5
MUS 220 Music Survey I 4 MUS 221 Music Survey II 4
MUS* Ensemble 0-1 MUS* Ensemble 0-1
Total 4.5-5.5 Total 4.5-5.5

Total Music Credits Required for Minor: 20

Key

*Large ensemble appropriate to instrument/voice: MUS 150, 163 or 165.  Note: Beginning in 2015 music majors and minors are not required to take ensembles for credit. However, they must register for the ensemble (even if for 0 credit) to be in compliance with degree requirements. Students who intend to graduate with a music degree must take 8 semesters of an ensemble, but it can be for 0 credit or 1 credit at the students' discretion.

†Any course in the Music History series: MUS 321, 322, 323, 324.

+ May be waived by departmental proficiency examination.

All Music Majors and Minors are strongly encouraged to take MUS 131, Intro to MIDI Lab, to familiarize themselves with music technology.