General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirement Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

• MUSC 1331 - Music Theory I (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1332 - Music Theory II (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1511 - Group Piano I (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1512 - Group Piano II (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1513 - Aural Skills I (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1514 - Aural Skills II (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2333 - Music Theory III (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 2334 - Music Theory IV (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 2511 - Group Piano III (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2513 - Aural Skills III (1 Credit Hour)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 50-54

• MUSA XXXX Applied Music (Students must complete eight semesters @ 2 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level)
• MUSA 3101 - Junior Recital (0 Credit Hours)
• MUSA 4111 - Senior Recital (0 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1515 - Technology in Music (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2512 - Group Piano IV (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2514 - Aural Skills IV (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 3120 - Form and Analysis (2 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 3131 - History of Music I (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 3132 - History of Music II (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 3610 - Orchestration (2 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 4411 - Basic Conducting (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 4432 - Instrumental Conducting and Literature (3 Credit Hours)

• or  MUSC 5237 - Symphonic Literature (3 Credit Hours)  

• MUSC XXXX Instrumental Pedagogy (one-to-two semesters)
• MUSC XXXX Upper Division Electives in Music Theory/History/Literature
• MUSE 1100 - Recital Attendance (0 Credit Hours) (six semesters)
• MUSE 3XXX Large Ensemble (Students must complete eight semesters @ 1 credit)
• MUSE 3XXX Elective Ensemble (Students must complete six-to-eight semesters)

Electives Credit Hours: 6-10

• Select 6-10 credit hours of Free Electives ¹

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ Free Electives are courses in any subject at any level.

Program Admission Criteria

• All prospective music majors must pass an entrance audition in the primary area.

Other Program Requirements

• See the requirements for all music degree programs .
• See the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music Handbook for policies governing degree programs.

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit the Academic Advisement  catalog page.