Music Curriculum

Curriculum Requirements

All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements as well as elective courses.

The Music major requires 46-49 credits as follows:

  • MUSC 110: Applied Lessons (1) - Minimum 4 terms
  • MUSC 126: Music Theory I (3) AND MUSC 126: L Aural Skills Lab I (1)
  • MUSC 127: Music Theory II (3) AND MUSC 127: L Aural Skills II Lab II (1)
  • MUSC 133: Piano Class I (1) OR Applied Piano Lessons OR Skills Equivalency Test
  • MUSC 233: Piano Class II (1) OR Applied Piano Lessons OR Skills Equivalency Test
  • MUSC 210 or 313 or 316: Ensembles (7+ credits)
    Participation in all terms on campus. Must include either University Concert

Choir or Wind Ensemble each term unless granted an exception by the department.

  • MUSC 226: Music Theory III (3) AND MUSC 226L: Aural Skills Lab III (1)
  • MUSC 227: Music Theory IV (3) AND MUSC 227L: Aural Skills Lab III (1)
  • MUSC 205: Music History I (3)
  • MUSC 235: Music History II (3)
  • MUSC 302: Basic Conducting (3)
  • MUSC 305: Music History III (3)
  • MUSC 352: Music Technology (1)
  • MUSC 495: Senior Capstone (1)

Electives from the Following (6 credits):

  • MUSC 111: Music Appreciation (3)
  • MUSC 211: Broadway: A History of the Musical (3)
  • MUSC 215: Introduction to World Music (3)
  • MUSC 236: Jazz History (3)
  • MUSC 357: Special Topics in Music (3)
  • MUSC 368/368L: International Music and Culture/International Trip (1+2)
  • MUSC 402: Advanced Conducting (2)
  • MUSC 412: Diction and Song Literature (2)
  • MUSC 414: Instrumental Repertoire and Pedagogy (2)
  • HIST 301: Music's Impact in History (3)

Total Credits:
46-49 -- Minimum assumes seven terms on campus and testing out of Piano Class
             Maximum assumes eight terms on campus, Piano Class I and II

Music majors will need to pass an evaluation in the early spring semester of their sophomore year to advance in the program. Both the students' academic progress and musicianship will be considered in an effort to ensure future success in the program and post-college endeavors.

Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average in music courses to graduate with a major or minor in music.

The Music minor consists of 25-28 credits as follows:

  • MUSC 110: Applied Lessons (1) - Minimum 4 terms
  • MUSC 126: Music Theory I (3) AND MUSC 126: L Aural Skills Lab I (1)
  • MUSC 127: Music Theory II (3) AND MUSC 127: L Aural Skills II Lab II (1)
  • MUSC 133: Piano Class I (0-1) OR Applied Piano Lessons OR Skills Equivalency Test)
  • MUSC 210 or 313 or 316 (6 or more credits): Ensembles

Participation in all terms on campus as a declared minor. Must include either University Concert Choir or Wind Ensemble.

  • MUSC 352: Music Technology (1)
  • Electives from the Following (6 credits):
    • MUSC 205: Music History I (3)
    • MUSC 235: Music History II (3)
    • MUSC 305: Music History III (3)

Total Credits:
25-28 -- Minimum assumes six terms as a declared minor and testing out of Piano Class
             Maximum assumes eight terms as a declared minor and including Piano Class

Four-Year Plan of Study [cross link to the Advising Page where all the 4-year plans for degrees would be "housed." The plans are PDFs.]