Major Requirements

Degree Type: B.Mus. 
Minimum Credits Required: 142

University Degree Requirements

For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.

1. Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
2. Complete the University General Education requirements.
3. Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
4. Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
5. Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
6. Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.

University General Education Requirements

A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Category C: Communication		12
Category R: Quantitative Reasoning		3
Category S: Science and Technology		10
Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts		6
Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences		6
Category W: Wellness		2
Category D: Cultural Diversity
Category G: Global Perspectives
Category L: Digital Literacy
Total Credits		39

Major Requirements

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all MUSC prefix courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Music Core Requirements
MUSC 103	Introduction to Music History (May satisfy general education category A)	3
MUSC 130	Theory and Analysis I	3
MUSC 131	Theory and Analysis II	3
MUSC 132	Ear Training & Sight Singing I	1
MUSC 133	Ear Training & Sight Singing II	1
MUSC 189	Skills for Academic Success 1	1
MUSC 230	Theory and Analysis III	3
MUSC 231	Theory and Analysis IV	3
MUSC 232	Ear Training & Sight Singing III	1
MUSC 233	Ear Training & Sight Singing IV	1
MUSC 340	Music History I	3
MUSC 341	Music History II	3
MUSC 380	Recital	1
MUSC 385	Music Entrepreneurship	3
MUSC 480	Recital	1
MUSC 435	Topics in Music Theory (must be taken two times)	6
Applied Music
Select 22 credits from the following:		22
MUSC 167 & MUSC 173	Applied Voice and Supplementary Applied Study 2
MUSC 267 & MUSC 273	Applied Voice and Supplementary Applied Study 2
MUSC 367 & MUSC 373	Applied Voice and Supplementary Applied Study 2
MUSC 467 & MUSC 473	Applied Voice and Supplementary Applied Study 2
Vocal Track
MUSC 174	Pronunciation for Singers I	1
MUSC 175	Pronunciation for Singers II	1
MUSC 349	Vocal Methods & Pedagogy I	2
MUSC 446	Topics in Song Literature	3
MUSC 442	Opera Literature	3
Language
SPAN 101	First-Year Spanish I	4
SPAN 102	First-Year Spanish II	4
SPAN 201	Second-Year Spanish I	3
SPAN 202	Second-Year Spanish II	3
Applied Piano
Student may take up to two semesters of private MUSC 165 or the four course sequence
MUSC 160 & MUSC 161 & MUSC 260 & MUSC 261	Piano Class I and Piano Class II and Piano Class III and Piano Class IV	4
or MUSC 165	Applied Piano
Major Ensemble
Select 8 credits from the following:		8
MUSC 306	Concert Choir (or as approved by adviser) 3
Minor Ensemble
Select 4 credits from the following or as approved by the advisor: 3		4
MUSC 215	University Chamber Singers
MUSC 317	Madrigal Singers
MUSC 319	Opera Workshop
Total Credits		99

¹

MUSC 189 is only required for first-time, first-year students--A first-time, first-year student is defined as a student who has not yet completed a college course as a college student.  Students that are not first-time, first-year students that either transfer into the university or change their major are not required to take MUSC 189. 

²

Students may take THEA 268 instead of 3 credits of Supplementary Applied Study.

³

Requires a substitution form to be submitted to Registration and Records for degree tracking purposes.

Degree Notes

• Music majors may not declare a music minor.