Recommended Academic Plan for Bachelor of Arts in Music: General Music Option (MUSBA)

Total minimum credits required: 120

• GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
• US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements.
• W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.

Program Notes: 

+Effective Fall 2012, all incoming Schreyer Honors College freshmen at University Park will take ENGL/CAS 137H in the fall semester and ENGL/CAS 138T in the spring semester. These courses carry GWS designation and replace both ENGL 030 and CAS 100. Each course is 3 credits. At the discretion of the college, ENGL/CAS 138T satisfies the first-year seminar requirement.

*General Education Arts credits by petition

**Four credits may be from applied lessons at the 400-level, provided that 300-level applied study has been satisfied.

Courses with the designation US, IL, and Other Cultures may be double-counted with other courses. However, Other Cultures may not be double-counted with a course having the dsignation IL or US

Piano proficiency: All students must enroll in appropriate piano courses (class piano or private instruction) beginning with the first semester and continuing until the piano proficiency is passed.

Change of Major Requirements:  A minimum grade point average of 2.0 and an audition are required.

Audition Requirements:  www.music.psu.edu/prospective/ugapply.html. For advising information, go to the School of Music Web site and download the handbook www.music.psu.edu/current/handbooks.html.