Program Requirement
Program details
credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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MHL 490 Capstone Project I: Undergraduate Thesis Research
OR MHL 492 Honors Directed Study
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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MHL 491 Capstone Project II: Undergraduate Thesis
OR MHL 493 Honors Thesis
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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MHL 499 Individualized Instruction
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
| Music Theory | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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MUP 132 Class Piano
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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. Music students must successfully complete the music theory diagnostic exam before enrolling in School of Music, Dance and Theatre courses. Familiarize yourself with information about musicians' health. |
