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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: FAMUSPMBM

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120

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Upper division minimum
credit hours

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
Music Core
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
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
MTC 223 Music Theory: 20th Century MTC 225 Popular Music Theory MTC 251 Introduction to Music Cognition MTC 327 Form and Analysis I MTC 422 Musical Acoustics MTC 425 Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century Theory MTC 440 Jazz Theory and Ear Training MTC 441 Jazz Composition MTC 494 Topic: Analysis of Song MTC 494 Topic: Composing for Film and Media 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Applied Performance
MUP 111 Topic: Voice Four semesters reqiuired 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
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 231 Class Piano 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
MUP 311 Topic: Voice Four semesters required 8 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	8
MUP 443 Choral Ensembles MUP 450 Choral Union MUP 457 Sol Singers MUP 458 ASU Gospel Choir MUP 459 Barrett Choir MUP 459 Topic: Barrett Choir (Honors) Students must complete two semesters of an ensemble 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
Music Theatre Core
MUP 170 Music Theatre I Music Theatre coursework must be completed in sequence. 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 172 Music Theatre II Music Theatre coursework must be completed in sequence. 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 270 Music Theatre III Music Theatre coursework must be completed in sequence. 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 272 Music Theatre IV Music Theatre coursework must be completed in sequence. 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 360 Musicianship for Singers Only offered in fall semesters. 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
MUP 370 Music Theatre V Music Theatre coursework must be completed in sequence. 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 373 Music Theatre Performance and Production Audition is required for productions 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
MUP 374 Topic: Technical Production I (Foundations) 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
MUP 374 Topic: Technical Production II (Practicum) 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
MUP 451 Topic: Music Theatre Repertoire Only offered in Spring semesters 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 465 Music Theatre VI Music Theatre coursework must be completed in sequence. Only offered in Spring semesters. 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 466 Broadway Dance Must be taken twice in sequence (part 1 in spring and part 2 in fall) 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
MUP 467 Music Theatre Dance Technique MUP 467 must be taken twice in sequence (part one in fall and part two in spring). Students entering the major in the spring semester who have not taken MUP 467 first in the fall semester should wait until the next fall semester to enroll. 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 470 Music Theatre VII 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
MUP 471 Topic: Audition Training (Musical Theatre) 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
MUP 472 Music Theatre VIII 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
DCE 110 Argentine Tango I DCE 120 Nonmajors Contemporary Modern I DCE 121 Ballet I DCE 122 Jazz I DCE 123 Nonmajors Hip Hop I DCE 124 Latin/Swing/Ballroom I DCE 125 Nonmajors Afro-Latin/Salsa I DCE 126 Country-Western DCE 133 Hip Hop I DCE 134 Contemporary Modern I DCE 135 Contemporary Ballet I DCE 136 Introduction to Somatic Movement DCE 139 Afro-Latin Salsa I DCE 194 Topic: Tap DCE 210 Argentine Tango II DCE 220 Nonmajors Contemporary Modern II DCE 221 Ballet II DCE 224 Latin/Swing/Ballroom II DCE 225 Nonmajors Afro-Latin/Salsa II DCE 239 Afro-Latin Salsa II DCE 294 Topic: Jazz Practices DCE 324 Latin/Swing/Ballroom III DCE 339 Afro-Latin Salsa III DCE 394 Topic: Jazz III DCE 494 Topic: Latin/Salsa IV MUP 494 Topic: Music Theatre Dance: Commercial Movement MUP 494 Topic: Music Theatre Dance: Tap I MUP 494 Topic: Music Theatre Dance: Tap II 8 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	8
Music Electives
Upper Division MDC Elective Upper Division MHL Elective Upper Division MSC Elective Upper Division MTC Elective Upper Division MUE Elective Upper Division MUP Elective Upper Division THF Elective Upper Division THP Elective 2 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	2
DCE Elective MUP Elective THP Elective THF Elective OR MUP 484 Internship OR THP 484 Internship OR DCE 484 Internship 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.
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

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.
Music students must successfully complete an entrance audition into the major before enrolling at ASU. https://musicdancetheatre.asu.edu/admission/apply-music-major/audition-interview Music students must successfully complete the music theory diagnostic exam before enrolling in School of Music, Dance and Theatre courses. https://tde.music.asu.edu/ Familiarize yourself with information about musicians' health. https://musicdancetheatre.asu.edu/resources/musicians-health-wellness

Program Requirement

Performance (Music Theatre), BMUS

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