Majoring in Music
A major in Music requires 41 credits: 24 credits in core requirements, 8 credits of performance, 8 credits of elective academic courses, and one credit as the senior project. The core requirements consists of MUSC 201, 202, and 301; MUSC 345, and both MUSC 213 and MUSC 241. The 8 elective credits are limited to academic courses of 3 or more credits. MUSC 101 may not be used towards the major. The 8 music performace credits will consist of 6 credits in a single performance area (at least two semesters of which must be at the 300 or 400 level) and 2 credits in a single departmental ensemble. No more than 18 credits toward the major may be transferred from elsewhere. 
Majors in Music will also complete MUSC 491 (Senior Project), which is designed in conjunction with a project advisor. The project advisor need not be the same as the major advisor. The senior project consists of a supervised independent study, which usually culminates in either a recital or a lecture-recital of approximately an hour in length or a substantive research paper exhibiting scholarly engagement with an original topic. A composer's senior project usually results in an original composition or significant arrangement, either of which may be premiered. During the semester in which a major undertakes the Senior Project, she or he is required to enroll in MUSC 491 for one credit. Students satisfying the Senior Project requirement with a recital must have attained 400 level in a given performance area at least one full semester prior to the semester of the recital; during the semester of the recital, they must register both for MUSC 491 and performance instruction. Students completing Honors in Music will satisfy the Senior Project requirement with MUSC 495-496. All music majors must complete and submit a Senior Project Form that is signed by the project advisor/s. For seniors graduating in December, the form must be filed by one week after the fall semester drop/add deadline; for May graduates, the form must be submitted by the Friday after fall break. Forms are availabe in the Department of Music office. No GER 6 exemptions are given for music lessons.
The Major Writing Requirement and the Computing Proficiency Requirement are fulfilled by earning a C or better in MUSC 345.