Music Course Descriptions

Numbering System

The first digit designates the School of Music; the second and third digits designate the course area.

551	Music theory, sight-singing, and composition; music history and literature
552	Music education
553	Jazz studies
554	Additional music courses
555	Courses for the non-music major
556	Performance -- major instrument
557	Performance -- secondary instrument
558	Ensembles
559	Performance -- nonmajor

The next three digits designate the specific course. The first of these digits represents the year in school (1 through 4) during which a student normally takes this course. Ensembles may be repeated for credit. The third digit is odd or even depending on whether the course is normally offered during the first or second semester, respectively.

Level-5 courses

Courses at level 5 are graduate courses for which qualified seniors may enroll under certain circumstances. Seniors may take level-5 courses for either graduate or undergraduate credit provided they: (1) have completed 90 or more hours in an undergraduate degree program; (2) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher; and (3) secure the approval of the instructor, undergraduate adviser, graduate chair, dean of the school, and dean of graduate studies. Such courses taken for graduate credit cannot be applied toward an undergraduate degree; those taken for undergraduate credit cannot be applied toward a master's degree.