These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
The Bachelor of Music in Composition is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 credits.Â
University Requirements
- All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for the major are ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3696 and ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3896.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1911 | Honors Theory I | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1912 | Honors Theory II | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2911 | Honors Theory III | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2912 | Honors Theory IV | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3896 | Theory Seminar II | 3 |
| Music History | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| Counterpoint | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4717 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Orchestration | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Composition | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1758 | Composition Lesson I | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1759 | Composition Lesson II | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2758 | Composition Lesson III | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2759 | Composition Lesson IV | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3758 | Composition Lesson V | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3759 | Composition Lesson VI | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4758 | Composition Lesson VII | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4759 | Composition Lesson VIII | 3 |
| Intermediate Conducting | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| Secondary Piano | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| Music Technology | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4723 | Score Reading | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4724 | Printing Music Scores and Parts | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4727 | Electronic Music Composition: Practice, History, Theory | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4730 | Electronic Music Ensemble | 1 |
| Ensembles | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4710 | Early Music Ensemble | 1 |
| Take any combination of the following eight courses for a total of 2 credits: | 2 | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1428 | Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1429 | Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý3300 | Choral Ensemble | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4300 | Concert Choir | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4310 | Graduate Conductors Choir | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4500 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4510 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4520 | Ensemble | |
| Electives | ||
| Take a total of three Music Studies elective credits from MUST 1000-4999 | 3 | |
| Take a total of three Music Elective credits within the following subject areas: | 3 | |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1000-4999 | ||
MUED 1000-4999 | ||
MUST 1000-4999 | ||
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 | |