Undergraduate Music Degree and Major Enrollment and Continuation Requirements

Please contact the Undergraduate Music Advisor for consideration of extenuating personal or academic circumstances that will not enable to meet these requirements in a semester or if you are considering a leave of absence (such as family emergency, personal wellness, study abroad, or approved accommodations).

Bachelor of Music Performance Degree

Information about degree requirements of the Bachelor of Music Performance can be found in Guide.

1. Enrollment Requirements

• Enroll every fall and spring semester in a course that meets the Performance Study Requirements, until that requirement is completed. 
• Enroll in MUSIC 121 & MUSIC 171 to begin the music theory/history sequence in the first possible fall semester after declaration.

2. Performance Study Jury and Progress Report  

At least once a year, students must pass a performance jury with their major instrument. The purpose of this jury will be to evaluate performance study progress and to set goals for the coming year.  Students who do not pass will receive guidance about making improvements and a warning letter and will have a semester to work with their professor to make improvements needed to remain in the program. Progress will be tracked using the Performance Study Progress Report Form.

3. Progression to Four Credit Performance Study  

At the end of the second semester of enrollment in Performance Study, students will be evaluated for permission to advance to four credit performance study. Students who do not meet progression requirements to advance to four credit performance study may be given an additional semester to meet those requirements.

4. Progression to 400-Level Performance Study   

At the end of the fourth semester of enrollment in Performance Study, students will be evaluated for permission to advance to 400-level performance study. Students who do not meet progression requirements to advance to 400-level performance study may be given an additional semester to meet those requirements.

5. Meet GPA Requirements in three areas: 

As part of the evaluation for progression to 400-level performance study, the School of Music requires students to be meeting the following GPA requirements:

• 2.750 overall cumulative GPA
• 3.000 cumulative GPA in all MUSIC and MUSIC PERFORMANCE courses
• 2.500 cumulative GPA in music theory (MUSIC 121, MUSIC 171, MUSIC 122, MUSIC 172, MUSIC 221,  MUSIC 271, MUSIC 222, and MUSIC 272) and music history (MUSIC 211 and MUSIC 212) 

Bachelor of Music Education Degree

Information about degree requirements for the Bachelor of Music Education can be found in Guide.

1. Enrollment Requirements  

• Enroll every fall and spring semester in courses that meet the Performance Study Requirements, until those requirements are completed. 
• Enroll in MUSIC 121 & MUSIC 171 to begin the music theory/history sequence in the first possible fall semester after declaration.

2. Performance Study Jury and Progress Report  

At least once a year, students must pass a performance jury with their major instrument. The purpose of this jury will be to evaluate performance study progress and to set goals for the coming year.  Students who do not pass will receive guidance about making improvements and a warning letter and will have a semester to work with their professor to make improvements needed to remain in the program. Progress will be tracked using the Performance Study Progress Report Form.

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Music

Information about degree requirements of the Bachelor Arts and Bachelor of Science in Music can be found in Guide. These also apply to students outside of L&S declared in an Additional Major in Music.