1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition  
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition  

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-8 hours) 

• any CC-ARP courses

Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)

• two 4-credit hour CC-SCI courses 

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimum passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required, if not already met through Carolina Core or the foreign language placement exam.

• CC-GFL courses

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GSS course

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• MUSC 115 - Music Theory I   

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (0 hours)

No college-required courses for this program.

3. Program Requirements (28-40 hours)

Supporting Courses (15-18 hours)

Foreign Language (0-3 hours)

• only if needed to meet 122-level proficiency

History (3 hours)

• The School of Music requires one U.S. History and one non-U.S. History course, both of which must be chosen from the approved Carolina Core GHS courses. Whichever is not fulfilled through the Carolina Core GHS requirement must be fulfilled through this Program Requirement.

Social Science (3 hours)

• Choose any from the list of CC-GSS approved courses.

Humanities (9 hours)

Cognate or Minor (12-18 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

Electives (0-13 hours)

No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the School of Music. The School of Music allows the use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses. Further clarification on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the School of Music.

4. Major Requirements (49 hours)

a minimum grade of C is required in all major courses

Major Courses (43 hours)

• MUSC 100 - Recital Class  (5 semesters are required)
• MUSC 100A - Music Advocacy I: Understanding the Power of Your Music  
• MUSC 100L - Recital Class Laboratory  
• MUSC 116 - Music Theory II  
• MUSC 117 - Aural Skills I  
• MUSC 118 - Aural Skills II  
• MUSC 215 - Music Theory III  
• MUSC 216 - Music Theory IV  
• MUSC 217 - Aural Skills III  
• MUSC 218 - Aural Skills IV  
• MUSC 353 - History of Western Music I  
• MUSC 354 - History of Western Music II  
• MUSC 455 - History of Western Music III  
• Applied Music Courses (12 hours): Must be completed satisfactorily for a minimum of six semesters & 12 hours of credit.
  • MUSC 111 - Lower Division Applied Music  
• Ensembles (8 hours): Students must complete a minimum of 4 semesters in a major ensemble and are required to participate in the major ensemble most closely related to their primary instrument. Students must declare a primary instrument upon acceptance into the program. The major ensembles are: Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, University Orchestra, Concert Choir, & University Chorus. Ensembles require an audition for membership. Regulations for attendance at ensemble rehearsals & performances are different from regulations for class attendance. Members of ensembles are expected to be present at every rehearsal & performance, unless excused by the conductor. Courses which qualify for the Chamber Music requirement include all MUSC 130 courses with a suffix of A-Z and topics in: Voice, String, Percussion, Wind, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Major Electives (6 hours)

Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours of music major electives, including MUED 155 - Group Piano  & MUED 156 - Group Piano  (or demonstration of piano proficiency is required), if needed, or MUSC 278 - Introduction to Singer’s Diction  for those whose primary medium is voice.