General Degree Requirements

• Ensembles may be taken for 0 credit if the student’s total semester load is 18 credits or more.

Large Ensembles

Small Ensembles

• All music majors and minors must take the Music Theory & Aural Skills Placement Exam before beginning the Music Theory & Aural Skills sequence.  The results of this exam will determine whether the student needs to enroll in MUS 100 before beginning the Music Theory & Aural Skills sequence.
• All music degree candidates must pass a comprehensive exit exam in Music History and Music Theory.
• All music degree candidates must receive a grade of “C” or better for any MUS course, in order for it to be counted towards their Music degree requirements.
• All music majors must pass MUS 269 Recital/Concert Attendance based on the number of semesters they are in residency at UT as a music major:
  • 8+ semesters at UT = 6 semesters of passing MUS 269
  • 7 semesters at UT = 5 semesters of passing MUS 269
  • 6 semesters at UT = 4 semesters of passing MUS 269
  • 5 semesters at UT = 3 semesters of passing MUS 269
  • 4 semesters at UT = 2 semesters of passing MUS 269
  • 3 semesters at UT = 1 semesters of passing MUS 269
  • 2 semesters at UT = 1 semester of passing MUS 269
• Bachelor of Music degree candidates must pass the Piano Proficiency Exam (normally taken at the end of Piano Class II)
• Bachelor of Music in Music Performance candidates whose primary applied area is voice are required to take courses in two different foreign languages selected from German, Italian or French. These courses may also be counted towards Baccalaureate Experience requirements.
• All music majors who are studying voice for their primary applied area must take MUS 124 Vocal Diction Technique and Literature and MUS 135 Alexander Technique for Musicians.
• Bachelor of Music in Music Performance candidates must take all 4 credits of their secondary applied music requirement in one secondary performance area.