REQUIREMENTS - BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE
Units required for Major: 76-79, including units for concentration (see below)
Minimum total units required for BM: 120
Grade "C-" or better required in all courses applied to the major.
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
Admission to the Bachelor of Music degree program requires the recommendation of the student's major applied instructor, a 3.0 GPA in music courses, and approval of the applied area based upon a successful audition. Admission criteria and audition instructions.
Each area of concentration has unique course requirements. Students interested in a BM degree should discuss the details of the program with a faculty advisor in the Music Department.
A. Required Lower Division Core Courses (29 units)
| (2) | MUSC 001 | Musicianship I (MUSC 005; Corequisite: MUSC 006) |
| (2) | MUSC 002 | Musicianship II (MUSC 001; Corequisite: MUSC 007) |
| (3) | MUSC 003 | MIDI Sequencing and Notation |
| (3) | MUSC 005 | Beginning Theory (Placement by exam.) |
| (3) | MUSC 006 | Intermediate Theory (MUSC 005; Corequisite: MUSC 001) |
| (3) | MUSC 007 | Advanced Theory (MUSC 001, MUSC 006; Corequisite: MUSC 002) |
| (3) | MUSC 009 | Music of World Cultures |
| (3) | MUSC 010A | Survey of Music Literature |
| (3) | MUSC 010B | Survey of Music Literature |
| (4) | MUSC 142 | Music Ensemble: Large Performance Groups (instructor permission) |
B. Required Upper Division Core Courses (14 units)
| (3) | MUSC 105 | 20th Century Theory (MUSC 007) |
| (3) | MUSC 106 | Form and Analysis (MUSC 007) |
| (3) | MUSC 110A | History of Music (MUSC 010A, MUSC 010B, or equivalent) |
| (3) | MUSC 110B | History of Music (MUSC 010A, MUSC 010B, or equivalent) |
| (2) | MUSC 151 | Fundamentals of Conducting (MUSC 002, MUSC 007) |