Program Requirement
Program details
credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum grade | Credit hours |
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| Music History + Theory 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 |
|
MTC 125 Music Theory I
Fall Only
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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MTC 221 Music Theory II
Spring Only
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Music History | ||
|
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MHL 490 Capstone Project I: Undergraduate Thesis Research
OR MHL 492 Honors Directed Study
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MHL 491 Capstone Project II: Undergraduate Thesis
OR MHL 493 Honors Thesis
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MHL 499 Individualized Instruction
4 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 4 |
| Music Theory | ||
|
MTC 222 Music Theory III
Fall Only
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Music Performance | ||
|
MUP 111 Studio Instruction
OR MUP Elective Students wishing to partake in Studio Instruction must audition with the Studio professor
8 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 8 |
|
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 |
|
MUP 132 Class Piano
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
MUP Elective
Recommended:
MUP 231
1 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
4 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 4 |
| Music Elective | ||
|
6 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
|
C | 6 |
| Second Language | ||
|
Language Requirement:
satisfied through completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent) or higher.
ASU Language Placement: Only true beginners are eligible for 101-level courses. All other students are required to take a placement exam, regardless of prior credit earned.
16 credit hours
|
16 | |
| 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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It is recommended that students choose upper division MTC courses for their electives.
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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. |
