Program Requirement
Program details
credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum grade | Credit hours |
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| Music Core | ||
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MHL 140 Sounds and Cultures
(GCSI)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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Upper Division
MHL Elective
AND
Upper Division
Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD)
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 |
|
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 |
|
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Applied Performance | ||
|
MUP 127 Studio Instruction
Four semesters required
16 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 16 |
|
MUP 209 Beginning Choral Conducting
OR MUP 210 Beginning Instrumental Conducting
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
MUP 311 Studio Instruction
8 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 8 |
|
MUP 495 Performance
Students will take this course twice. Minimum
grade:Y
|
Y | |
|
MUP 496 Performance
Students will take this course twice. Minimum
grade:Y
|
Y | |
|
2 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 2 |
| Collaborative Piano Core | ||
|
MHL 341 Music History I
(HUAD)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MTC 428 Form and Analysis II
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MUP 250 Diction for Singers
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
MUP 337 Studio Instruction: Collaborative Piano
8 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 8 |
|
MUP 388 Collaborative Piano
4 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
MUP 451 Topic: Piano Chamber Music
2 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
MUP 453 Art Song Repertoire
OR MUP 453 is only offered in odd Spring Semesters
4 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
MUP 479 Topic: Piano Ensemble
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MUP 487 Collaborative Piano
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
| Music Electives | ||
|
Recommended: MUP 438 or MUP 451 or MUP 484
7 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 7 |
|
MSC 115 Music Production Fundamentals
OR MSC 212 Intermediate Music Production OR MUP 438 The Enterprising Artist OR MUP 451 Repertoire OR MUP 484 Internship
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
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MUP 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 |
|
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. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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Music students must successfully complete an entrance audition into the major before enrolling at ASU. |
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Music students must successfully complete the music theory diagnostic exam before enrolling in School of Music, Dance and Theatre courses. |
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Familiarize yourself with information about musicians' health. |

