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 Music Therapy/Jazz is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 130 credits. This major requires a concentration; the available concentrations are Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Guitar, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin, and Voice.

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 for the major are ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3196, ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3696, and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4696.

Clinical Training

A total of 1200 hours of supervised clinical training is required prior to graduation.

Students must be continually enrolled in ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4685 Music Therapy Clinical Internship  for a total of 1000 hours. A student beginning an internship in Year 4 Spring will also need to register for this in the Year 4 Summer session and possibly Year 5 Fall; credits can be distributed across semesters differently but must total 6.

Music Therapy Grades

Grades below C in any music therapy course may not be applied toward degree requirements in music therapy. All students are permitted to repeat a course one time. Students who need to repeat a course a second time must obtain the approval of the dean/designee of their home school or college and be registered with assistance. Except as permitted by this policy, no students may repeat a course a third time.

Students who have exhausted course attempts for course(s) required for their major will be required to change majors.

Program Requirements

General Education courses32
Music Theory
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1711Theory I4
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1712Theory II4
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2711Theory III4
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2712Theory IV4
Music History
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2704Music in History3
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3196History of Pop3
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3696Music in History3
Intermediate Conducting
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2323Basic Conducting1
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2324Conducting Intermediate1
Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý1001Introduction to Psychology3
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2201Foundations of Psychopathology3
±Ê³§³ÛÌý2301Foundations of Developmental Psychology3
Functional Piano, Voice, and Guitar
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3631Functional Voice I 11
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3632Functional Voice II 11
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3633Functional Piano I 11
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3634Functional Piano II 11
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3635Functional Guitar I 11
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3636Functional Guitar II 11
Music Therapy
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3689Fieldwork in Music Therapy2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3789Fieldwork in Music Therapy II2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3889Fieldwork in Music Therapy III2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4611Music Therapy Overview3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4613Music Therapy Foundations3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4614Psychiatric Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4616Developmental Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4618Music Therapy Ethics2
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4619Medical/Rehabilitative Music Therapy3
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4641Music Therapy Experiences I: Creative Methods1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4642Music Therapy Experiences II: Recreative Methods1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4643Music Therapy Experiences III: Receptive Methods1
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4685Music Therapy Clinical Internship 26
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4696Music Therapy Research3
Concentration
Select the courses specific to your concentration:
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1201Voice Concentration2
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1401 Piano Concentration
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1501 Instrumental Concentration
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1202Voice Concentration2
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1402 Piano Concentration
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1502 Instrumental Concentration
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2201Voice Concentration2
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2401 Piano Concentration
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2501 Instrumental Concentration
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2202Voice Concentration2
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2402 Piano Concentration
´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2502 Instrumental Concentration
Secondary Piano
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1405Secondary Piano for Music Majors 11
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1106Jazz Secondary Piano 11
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2105Jazz Secondary Piano1
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2106Jazz Secondary Piano1
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3105Jazz Class Piano1
Guitar
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1658Guitar I 11
²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1659Guitar II 11
Voice
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1211Voice Class 11
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1212Voice Class 11
Ensembles
Consult with advisor to select the appropriate Ensemble courses4
Total Credit Hours130
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Voice Concentration

  • In lieu of ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1211 and ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1212, classical singers can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2114; jazz singers can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4112.
  • Classical and jazz singers must take ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3631 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3632, unless waived by examination.

Piano Concentration

  • In lieu of ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1405, classical pianists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2114; jazz pianists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4112.
  • In lieu of ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1405 and ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1106, classical pianists must take two credits of jazz piano; jazz pianists must take two credits of jazz electives.
  • Both classical and jazz pianists must take ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3633 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3634 unless waived upon examination by instructor.

Guitar Concentration

  • In lieu of ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1658 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1659, classical guitarists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2114; jazz guitarists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4112.
  • Both classical and jazz guitarists must take ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3635 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3636, unless waived upon examination by the instructor.
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Must be continually enrolled in ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4685 Music Therapy Clinical Internship for a total of 1000 hours. A student beginning an internship in Spring will also need to register for this in the Summer session and possibly Fall; credits can be distributed across semesters differently but must total 6.