Undergraduate Degrees, page 4
School of Music

Bachelor of Music in Performance (Flute), (Oboe), (Clarinet), (Bassoon), (Saxophone), (French Horn), (Trumpet), (Trombone), (Tuba) or (Percussion)

Entrance Requirements

The applicant must demonstrate technical proficiency on the major instrument by standard exercises, solos, and/or excerpts from ensemble literature.

Curriculum RequirementsUnits
General education requirements8 courses
MUCD 343 (2), 340 (2) or 443 (2)4
MUEN 223 (4), 423 (4) *8
MUEN 225 (4), 425 (4) *8
MUHL 280ab (6), 385ab (6)12
MUPF 153 (4), 253 (4), 353 (4), 453 (4), 252 (4), 452 (4), 473 (2), 250ab (4), 220 (2)32
MUTC 132ab (2), 133ab (6), 232ab (2), 233ab (6), 332ab (2), 336ab (4) or 338x (2) and 439 (2), 340x (2)24
Senior recital0
Electives in music or letters, arts and sciences12
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Total required for degree132

*Required each semester in residence.

Bachelor of Music in the Music Industry

Entrance Requirements

The B.M. degree is offered through the School of Music. Applicants will be admitted to the School of Music and the Music Industry Department. An audition on the applicant's principal performance medium to be reviewed by appropriate faculty is required of all Bachelor of Music in the Music Industry candidates. An overall grade point average of 2.0 is required for retention in the program.

Curriculum Requirements:Units
General education requirements8 courses
Mathematics requirement: MATH 040x Basic Mathematical Skills
or placement exam
MUHL 280ab (6), 385ab (6)12
MUIN 270 (4), 280 (4), 360 (4), 450 (8)20
Three courses from the following:
MUIN 370 (4), 385 (4), 425 (4), 430 (4), 435 (4), 440 (4), 445 (4), 447 (4)12
Recording Arts requirements:
MUIN 275ab (8) and 4 units from the following:
MUIN 442 (2), 478 (2), 477 (2) or 494 (4)		12
MUPF 201 (8), 401 (6), 250ab (4)18
MUTC 132ab (2), 133ab (6), 232ab (2), 233ab (6)16
Electives10
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Bachelor of Science in Music Recording

Entrance Requirements

Applicants who select the Bachelor of Science in Music Recording as their major must be able to read, play and/or sing simple diatonic melodies, show reasonable keyboard facility and knowledge of major and minor scales, key signatures and intervals. A personal audition or recent cassette tape recording is required of all applicants in their principal performance medium. A knowledge of calculus and physics is desirable.

General Education Requirements

Candidates for the B.S. degree must fulfill as part of their course work general education requirements totaling 14 courses.

Skill Levels
Composition
Foreign Language
1.The Natural World
Life Sciences1 course
Earth Sciences1 course
Physical Sciences1 course
2.Representative Cultures
a. American Public Life1 course
b. Western Culture I or II1 course
c. Non-Western Cultures1 course
3.Representative Approaches to the
Study of the Individual, Culture and Society
Choose three from the following four categories,
each course from a different category:
a. Empirical Approaches1 course
b. Literature1 course
c. The Arts1 course
d. Ethical Approaches1 course

Diversity Requirement

All students must pass one course from the list of courses approved to meet the standard diversity requirement. These courses carry the designation "m" for multiculturalism.

Curriculum RequirementsUnits
General education requirements14 courses
Mathematics requirement MATH 040x Basic Mathematical Skills
or placement exam
Ensemble electives4
MUHL 200x4
MUIN 275ab (8), 286 (2), 291 (2), 379ab (4), 380 (2), 389 (2), 392 (2), 477 (2), 478 (2), 493 (2)28
MUPF 201 (4), 250ab (4), 488ab (4)12
MUTC 132ab (2), 133ab (6), 232ab (2), 233ab (6)16
Electives8
Remote Project0
Studio Recording Projects 0
Film Scoring Projects 0
Qualifying Exam0
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Minor in Music Recording

A minor in music recording is offered for undergraduate students to provide them with the background necessary to enter the field of recording engineering and to familiarize them with the design needs of recording equipment. A minimum of 24 units of coordinated courses is required for completion of this minor.

Prerequisite

Acceptance into the program will require either MUPF 475a or the equivalent and a personal interview by the School of Music to assure that the student has sufficient musical background and skill.

Students admitted to this minor will be expected to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and to maintain that average with no grade lower than a "C" for all courses taken in the minor.

Required CoursesUnits
MUIN 286Recording Production Management2
MUIN 291The Mixing Console2
MUIN 380Tape and Tape Recording2
MUIN 389Digital Recording and Equipment2
MUIN 392Acoustics and Speaker Design2
MUIN 475abxRecording Arts Workshop8
MUIN 477Remote Recording2
MUIN 478Advanced Multichannel Remix2
MUIN 493Audio Signal Processing Equipment2
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24
MUIN 379ab*Recording Theory4
MUPF 488ab*Studio Maintenance4
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*Engineering majors may omit MUIN 379ab and MUPF 488ab.

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