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Music Therapy, BMUS

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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: FAMUSTHBM
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120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

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 AND Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD)
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
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
Music Therapy
MUE 161 Introduction to Music Therapy
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
MUE 162 Introduction to Music Therapy Lab
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
MUE 260 Repertoire for Music Therapy
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
MUE 261 Music Therapy Treatment Process
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
MUE 335 Educational Methods for Guitar
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
MUE 384 Therapy Practicum I
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
MUE 385 Therapy Practicum II
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
MUE 386 Therapy Practicum III
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
MUE 387 Therapy Practicum IV
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
MUE 381 Music Therapy Research
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
MUE 434 Health Rhythms Drum Facilitation
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
MUE 441 Psychology of Music
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
MUE 463 Music Therapy Theory and Practice II
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
MUE 467 Music Therapy Theory and Practice I
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
MUE 476 Internship in Music Therapy
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
Music Performance
MUP 111 Studio Instruction
OR
8 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 8
MUP 121 Topic: Guitar
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
MUP 121 Topic: Piano
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
MUP 121 Topic: Voice
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2

Completion of Piano Diagnostic Exam determines placement into Class Piano courses. https://musicdancetheatre.asu.edu/admission/new-students
MUP 131 Class Piano
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
MUP 132 Class Piano
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
MUP 209 Beginning Choral Conducting or MUP 210 Beginning Instrumental Conducting
1 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 1
6 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 6
4 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 4
Music Elective
4 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 4
Interdisciplinary Requirements
DCE Elective
2 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 2
BIO 160 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (SCIT)
4 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 4
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (SOBE)
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
PSY 230 Introduction to Statistics (QTRS)
OR STP 226 Elements of Statistics (QTRS)
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
PSY 366 Psychological Disorders (SOBE)
3 credit hours
Minimum grade:C
 C 3
SPE 222 Orientation to Education of Exceptional Children (CIVI)
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.
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.
International students may need a minimum of one additional semester to complete the program.

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 musician's health.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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