Effective SPRING 2011 (last Senate update)
Semester 1
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
MUSIC 129S First-Year Performance SeminarNotes for: MUSIC 129S MUSIC 129SRequirements for this course
| 3 |
Secondary InstrumentNotes for: Secondary Instrument Secondary InstrumentRequirements for this course
| 1 |
MUSIC 121 Basic Musicianship INotes for: MUSIC 121 MUSIC 121Requirements for this course
| 1 |
MUSIC 131 Music Theory INotes for: MUSIC 131 MUSIC 131Requirements for this course
| 2 |
Music ensemble from approved listNotes for: Music ensemble Music ensembleRequirements for this course
| 1 |
Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS) Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS) | 3 |
Natural Science (GN) Natural Science (GN) | 3 |
| Total credits | 14 |
Semester 2
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
Applied: Performance (18-J)Notes for: Performance (18-J) Performance (18-J)Requirements for this course
| 3 |
MUSIC 122 Basic Musicianship IINotes for: MUSIC 122 MUSIC 122Requirements for this course
| 1 |
MUSIC 132 Music Theory IINotes for: MUSIC 132 MUSIC 132Requirements for this course
| 2 |
MUSIC 162 (IL) Introduction to Music History Notes for: MUSIC 162 MUSIC 162Requirements for this course
| 2 |
Music ensemble from approved listNotes for: Music ensemble Music ensembleRequirements for this course
| 1 |
Secondary InstrumentNotes for: Secondary Instrument Secondary InstrumentRequirements for this course
| 1 |
ENGLISH 015 - Rhetoric and Composition (GWS) ENGL 015 (GWS)or ENGLISH 030 - Honors Freshman Composition ENGL 030 (GWS) | 3 |
Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS) Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS) | 3 |
| Total credits | 16 |
Semester 3
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
Applied: Performance (23-J)Notes for: Performance (23-J) Performance (23-J)Requirements for this course
| 3 |
Secondary InstrumentNotes for: Secondary Instrument Secondary InstrumentRequirements for this course
| 1 |
MUSIC 221 Basic Musicianship IIINotes for: MUSIC 221 MUSIC 221Requirements for this course
| 1 |
MUSIC 231 Music Theory IIINotes for: MUSIC 231 MUSIC 231Requirements for this course
| 2 |
*MUSIC 261 (GA;IL) Survey of Music History INotes for: MUSIC 261 MUSIC 261Requirements for this course
| 3 |
Music ensemble from approved listNotes for: Music ensemble Music ensembleRequirements for this course
| 1 |
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech CAS 100 (GWS) | 3 |
INART 258A Fundamentals of Digital Audio (3)Notes for: INART 258A INART 258ARequirements for this course
or INART 258B Fundamentals of Digital Audio (1)Notes for: INART 258B INART 258BRequirements for this course
| 1-3 |
| Total credits | 15-17 |
Semester 4
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
Applied: Performance (28-J)Notes for: Performance (28-J) Performance (28-J)Requirements for this course
| 3 |
Secondary InstrumentNotes for: Secondary Instrument Secondary InstrumentRequirements for this course
| 1 |
MUSIC 222 Basic Musicianship IVNotes for: MUSIC 222 MUSIC 222Requirements for this course
| 1 |
*MUSIC 262 (IL) Survey of Music History IINotes for: MUSIC 262 MUSIC 262Requirements for this course
| 3 |
MUSIC 331 Tonal AnalysisNotes for: MUSIC 331 MUSIC 331Requirements for this course
| 2 |
Music ensemble from approved listNotes for: Music ensemble Music ensembleRequirements for this course
| 1 |
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
Quantification (GQ) Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
| Total credits | 15.5 |
Semester 5
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
Applied: Performance (33-J)Notes for: Performance (33-J) Performance (33-J)Requirements for this course
| 3 |
MUSIC 332 Analysis of Twentieth Century MusicNotes for: MUSIC 332 MUSIC 332Requirements for this course
| 2 |
++Music History of Literature ElectiveNotes for: Music History or Literature Elective Music History or Literature ElectiveRequirements for this course
| 3 |
Music ensemble from approved list Music ensemble | 1 |
Quantification (GQ) Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
Pedagogy Pedagogy | 1 |
MUSIC 266 Basic ConductingNotes for: MUSIC 266 MUSIC 266Requirements for this course
| 1 |
| Total credits | 14 |
Semester 6
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
Applied: Performance (38-J)Notes for: Performance (38-J) Performance (38-J)Requirements for this course
| 3 |
MUSIC 461W Studies in Music History: Antiquity to 1600Notes for: Music History or Literature Elective Music History or Literature ElectiveRequirements for this course
or MUSIC 462W Studies in Music History: 1550-1750Notes for: Music History or Literature Elective Music History or Literature ElectiveRequirements for this course
or MUSIC 463W Studies in Music History: 1700-1900Notes for: Music History Selection Music History SelectionRequirements for this course
or MUSIC 464W Studies in Music History: 1850-PresentNotes for: Music History Selection Music History SelectionRequirements for this course
| 3 |
Elective Elective | 2 |
Music ensemble from approved list Music ensemble | 1 |
Music Elective Music Elective | 4 |
ENGLISH 202 (GWS) Effective Writing ENGL 202 (GWS) | 3 |
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total credits | 17.5 |
Semester 7
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
Applied: Performance (43-J)Notes for: Performance (43-J) Performance (43-J)Requirements for this course
| 3 |
#Theory Elective Theory Elective | 2 |
^^Supp./Rel. Course Supp./Rel. Course | 2 |
Music ensemble from approved list Music ensemble | 1 |
Electives Electives | 2 |
Humanities (GH) (US) Humanities (GH) (US) | 3 |
Natural Science (GN) Natural Science (GN) | 3 |
| Total credits | 16 |
Semester 8
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
Applied: Performance (48-J)Notes for: Peformance (48-J) Peformance (48-J)Requirements for this course
| 3 |
MUSIC 101 Music Common HourNotes for: MUSIC 101 MUSIC 101Requirements for this course
| 1 |
^^Supp./Rel. Course Supp./Rel. Course | 3 |
Music ensemble from approved list Music ensemble | 1 |
Electives Electives | 1-3 |
Humanities (GH) (US) Humanities (GH) (US) | 3 |
Natural Sciences (GN) Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| Total credits | 15-17 |
Additional Notes
Total minimum requirements: 125 credits
- 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:
*General Education Arts credits by petition. Counting these credits as GA does not reduce the minimum credits required for the degree.
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.
*Semester 4: submit application for admission to BM
# Music 181 or 182, 267, 336, 422, 431, 438, 471, 472
Four credits of a secondary instrument are required, with a minimum of two credits on one instrument. Class piano may count as a secondary instrument.
+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.
++ Special topics course taught by music history/theory faculty or an additional 461W-464W course.
^^ See the Degree Checklist for appropriate Supporting and Related Courses.
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.
Additional credits may be required in keyboarding until a student passes the required piano proficiency. For advising information, go to the School of Music Web site and download the handbook www.music.psu.edu/current/handbooks.html.
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# Course is an Entrance-to-Major requirement.
* Course requires a grade of 'C' or better.
† Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.