Music Composition Major (54 credits)
The Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition is designed for students committed to pursuing music composition beyond the undergraduate level. It is an intensive composition program with a 54-credit minimum.
Twenty-five credits in music theoryMUS 82, 3, 7, 83, 4, 8, 139, 243, 245, 331
Nine credits in music history
MUS 236 plus two from MUS 129, 233, 234, 235
Fourteen credits in composition
MUS 253, 254, two semesters of MUS 353. A minimum of two semesters of MUS 51: LUVME (1 credit each), one semester of conducting, MUS 321 (2 credits) and two credits of music electives. Students will have to pass a piano proficiency exam by the end of the sophomore year. Students will compile a composition portfolio by the end of the senior year.