Composition / Music Theory Major

HFA PEAK

46 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)

Core Requirements


Music Core (34 credits)

MUS-001Concert/Recital Attendance

0 credits

MUS-101Music Theory I

3 credits

MUS-101LAural Skills I

1 credit

MUS-102Music Theory II

3 credits

MUS-102LAural Skills II

1 credits

MUS-201Music Theory III

3 credits

MUS-201LAural Skills III

1 credit

MUS-202Music Theory IV

3 credits

MUS-220Introduction to Music Technology

1 credit

MUS-311Music History I

3 credits

MUS-312Music History II

3 credits

MUS-400Musicology Seminar

3 credits

MUS-001: Take during each semester of enrollment

Complete 8 credits from the following:

ENSEMBLE-(Chorale, Sinfonia, Instrumental Jazz)

8 credits

Students with music scholarships may be required to take additional semesters of applied lessons and ensembles to maintain their scholarships which may not count toward the major.

Complete 1 credit from the following:

MUS-490Senior Recital

1-3 credits

MUS-494Independent Study

1-3 credits

MUS-497Internship

1-3 credits

Additional Requirements for Composition / Music Theory Major

Composition, Theory, Applied Lessons, etc. (14 credits)

Additional Requirements:

MUS-301Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint

3 credits

MUS-350Orchestration

3 credits

MUS-425Musical Form and Analysis

2 credits

MUSAP-130Applied Music I

0.5-1 credits

MUSAP-230Applied Music II

0.5-1 credits

MUSAP-403Applied Composition

0.5-1 credits

Students with music scholarships may be required to take additional semesters of applied lessons and ensembles to maintain their scholarships which may not count toward the major.


MUSAP-130: 2 semesters


MUSAP-230: 2 Semesters


MUSAP-403: 4 semesters for a total of 2 credits