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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Music, BMUS

College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Plan Code: FAMUSEBM

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Upper division minimum
credit hours

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Requirement	Minimum grade	Credit hours
Music History
MHL 140 Sounds and Cultures (GCSI) 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
Upper Division MHL Elective AND Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD) 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
Upper Division MHL Elective 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
Music Theory Core
MTC 125 Music Theory I Only offered in Fall semesters 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
MTC 221 Music Theory II Only offered in Spring semesters 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
MTC 222 Music Theory III Only offered in Fall semesters 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
MTC 223 Music Theory: 20th Century MTC 225 Popular Music Theory MTC 251 Introduction to Music Cognition MTC 327 Form and Analysis I MTC 422 Musical Acoustics MTC 425 Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century Theory MTC 440 Jazz Theory and Ear Training MTC 441 Jazz Composition MTC 494 Topic: Analysis of Song MTC 494 Topic: Composing for Film and Media 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
Music Education
MUE 110 Introduction to Music Education 2 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	2
MUE 154 Gesture and Sound 1 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	1
MUE 161 Introduction to Music Therapy Course offered in Spring only for Music Learning and Teaching 2 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	2
MUE 319 Digital and Hybrid Lab 2 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	2
MUE 317 Strings Lab MUE 321 Jazz Lab MUE 323 Keyboard Lab MUE 325 Voice/Choral Lab MUE 327 Brass Lab MUE 334 Guitar Lab MUE 336 Percussion Lab MUE 337 Woodwinds Lab MUE 394 Topic: Popular Music Lab for Teachers 6 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	6
MUE 413 The Art of Teaching Children Music MUE 415 The Art of Teaching Contemporary Musicians MUE 479 Art of Teaching Beginning Vocalists MUE 480 Art of Teaching Advanced Vocalists MUE 481 The Art of Teaching Beginning Instrumentalists MUE 482 The Art of Teaching Advanced Instrumentalists Students must complete their milestone successfully and earn a B or better in all Art of Teaching courses to begin their student teaching. 12 credit hours Minimum grade:B	B	12
Information on enrolling in internship and student teaching placements can be found here.
MUE 484 Internship Students will enroll in MUE 484 twice; once for internship rotation (1 credit) and a second time for student teaching (12 credits). 13 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	13
Music Performance
MUP 111 Studio Instruction Four semesters required. 8 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	8
Completion of Piano Diagnostic Exam determines placement into Class Piano courses.
MUP 131 Class Piano OR MUP 133 Class Voice Complete class voice only if piano is primary instrument. 1 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	1
MUP 132 Class Piano OR MUP 134 Class Voice Complete class voice only if piano is primary instrument. 1 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	1
MUP 311 Studio Instruction Three semesters required. 6 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	6
MUP 495 Performance Minimum grade:C	C
Ensembles
Ensemble is based on area of applied study (lessons). Ensemble placement is by audition. For questions, see your studio instructor. Students are expected to participate in one ensemble every semester except the semester of student teaching to fulfill degree requirements. All large ensembles are made by audition that take place the first days of fall semester. Spring semester transfer students should meet with studio professor immediately who will work in consultation with head of the ensembles area to determine proper placement procedure.
MUP 442 Topic: Wind Ensemble MUP 442 Topic: Wind Symphony MUP 461 Topic: Marching OR MUP 442 Topic: Orchestra Strings MUP 442 Topic: Philharmonia OR MUP 443 Topic: Concert Choir MUP 450 Choral Union MUP 455 Topic: Arizona Statesmen MUP 457 Sol Singers MUP 458 ASU Gospel Choir MUP 459 Barrett Choir OR MUP 479 Topic: Jazz Combo MUP 486 Topic: Concert Jazz Band MUP 486 Topic: Jazz Repertory Band MUP 486 Topic: Latin Jazz Ensemble OR MUP 479 Topic: Guitar Ensemble OR MUP 441 Popular Music Ensemble MUP 442 Topic: Orchestra Strings MUP 442 Topic: Philharmonia MUP 442 Topic: Wind Ensemble MUP 442 Topic: Wind Symphony MUP 443 Topic: Concert Choir MUP 444 Maroon and Gold Concert Band MUP 450 Choral Union MUP 455 Topic: Arizona Statesmen MUP 457 Sol Singers MUP 458 ASU Gospel Choir MUP 460 The Visiting Quartet Residency Program MUP 476 New Music Ensemble MUP 479 Topic: Clarinet Choir MUP 479 Topic: Flute Choir MUP 479 Topic: Guitar Ensemble MUP 479 Topic: Jazz Combo MUP 479 Topic: Piano Ensemble MUP 479 Topic: Saxophone Choir MUP 485 Topic: African Diasporic Ensemble MUP 485 Topic: ASU Percussion Group MUP 486 Topic: Concert Jazz Band MUP 486 Topic: Jazz Repertory Band MUP 486 Topic: Latin Jazz Ensemble MUP 489 Topic: Gamelan MUP 489 Topic: Latin Marimba MUP 489 Topic: Mariachi 7 - 14 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	7 - 14

Additional Education Requirements
BLE 220 Foundations of Structured English Immersion (HUAD) 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
TEL 215 Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development (SOBE) 3 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	3
TEL 366 Professional Experience Internship Students will enroll in TEL 366 twice, for one credit hour each time. 2 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	2

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
MUE 101 The ASU School of Music Experience 1 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 credit hours Minimum grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
Music students must successfully complete an entrance audition into the major before enrolling at ASU.
Music students must successfully complete the music theory diagnostic exam before enrolling in School of Music, Dance and Theatre courses.
Familiarize yourself with information about musicians' health.

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Music Learning and Teaching, BMUS

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