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 |
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Upper Division
MHL Elective
AND
Upper Division
Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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MTC 125 Music Theory I
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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MTC 221 Music Theory II
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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MTC 222 Music Theory III
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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MTC 425 Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century Theory
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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Completion of Piano Diagnostic Exam determines placement into Class Piano courses - https://musicdancetheatre.asu.edu/admission/new-students |
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MUP 131 Class Piano
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
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MUP 132 Class Piano
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
MUP 231 Class Piano
Fall semester only.
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
MUP 232 Class Piano
Spring semester only.
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
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MUP 209 Beginning Choral Conducting
OR MUP 210 Beginning Instrumental Conducting
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Applied Performance | ||
|
MTC 294 Topic: Instrumentation
OR MTC Elective OR Upper Division MUE Elective OR MUP 111 Studio Instruction OR MUP 121 Studio Instruction OR MUP 311 Studio Instruction OR MUP 321 Studio Instruction
8 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 8 |
|
6 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 6 |
| Composition Required Courses | ||
|
MTC 123 Beginning Composition
4 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
MTC 320 Modal Counterpoint
2 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
MTC 321 Tonal Counterpoint
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MTC 323 Composition
12 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 12 |
|
MTC 327 Form and Analysis I
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MTC 433 Orchestration
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MTC 436 Electronic Studio Techniques I
2 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
MTC 495 Final Project
Minimum
grade:Y
|
Y | |
|
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Music Electives | ||
|
Upper Division
MTC Elective
OR MDC 484 Internship OR MHL 484 Internship OR MSC 484 Internship OR MTC 484 Internship OR MUE 484 Internship OR MUP 484 Internship
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
6 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 6 |
|
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
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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 |
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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. |
