A total of twenty-four (24) credits as follows:
- Performance Courses (8 credits)
a. 4 semesters of applied music lessons (MUSC 160-180 = 1 credit each)
b. 4 semesters of ensemble performance (1 credit each)
• MUSC 181: Rhodes Orchestra
• MUSC 184: Rhodes Jazz Ensemble
• MUSC 185: Rhodes Pep Band
• MUSC 187: Archipelago Ensemble
• MUSC 190: Rhodes Singers
• MUSC 390: Rhodes Choral Collaborative
• Other ensembles may count with departmental approval.
- Music Electives (8 credits)
- One Music Theory Courses (4 credits) -- See Music Theory Placement Information
a. MUSC 204: Understanding Musicianship [F5]* – offered in Fall semesters OR
b. One (1) 300-level music theory course (306-313) depending on placement test.
- One 200-level Music History & Literature Course (4 credits)
a. Select from MUSC 227-229 [F3] or MUSC 267 [F9]
Once declared, Music minors will have the Applied Music fees waived for up to four (4) credits of their principal applied instrument. Music minors taking more than four (4) credits of Applied Music and lessons taken prior to declaration of the minor will be charged the applied fee for those credits.
NOTE: Fine Arts Scholarship waivers for Applied Music fees are outlined in the award letter which supersedes music major and minor fee waivers outlined here.