PROGRAM CODE: A0 MUS BA CATALOG YEAR: 20094
Bachelor of Arts - Music
College of Fine Arts
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The University of Arizona
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT
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University Graduation Requirements
All course work and requirements for this degree must be
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.
- The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of
Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.
- Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,
deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any
time.
- Students must remain currently informed about all policies
& other info that bears on completing a degree.
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
- Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.
- Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.
- University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this
degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess
community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with
academic policies in your Catalog.
All majors require at least 18 units.
Application for Degree Candidacy
- Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to
graduate and receive a degree and diploma.
- Contact your college/major advisor to determine the
appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.
- Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at
http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm
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Units required for this degree
A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.
Additional units will be required to complete this degree
if a student:
A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;
B) changes his/her academic program;
C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of
study that leads directly to degree completion.
E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.
--> NEEDS:120.00 UNITS
1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work
may apply toward graduation.
2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or
credit by exam may apply toward graduation.
3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking
student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree
requirements.
4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit
(excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)
is required.
5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward
degree requirements must be UA University Credit.
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UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA
A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the
University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and
credit by exam).
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Upper Division Units Requirement
A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are
required for this degree.
- 1) NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS
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University Composition Requirements
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107
- 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108
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OR AP Exam and ENGL 109H
--> NEEDS: 2.000 GPA
- 1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H
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Mid-Career Writing Assessment
- 1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by
earning a grade of B or better in second semester
English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).
Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL
102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or
department writing requirement.
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H
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Second Language - 4th Semester Proficiency
Demonstrate fourth semester proficiency in a second
language by completing one of the following:
- 1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the fourth
semester level.
- 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
-> NOT FROM: FREN 325 ,393 ,399 ,399H,414 ,448
HIST 325 (FA01 OR AFTER),465C(FA98 OR AFTER),
HIST 465D(FA98 OR AFTER) ITAL 330A TO 330D,399 ,
ITAL 399H,414 ,455 M AR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)
SPAN 397W,406A,414 ,423A,423B,465C,465D TTE 414
UNVR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)
SELECT FROM: ARB 402 TO 403 CHN 202 ,403 ,404 ,415
TO 418 ,422 ,423 CRL 202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,397A,
CRL 497A FREN 202 ,212 ,213 ,301 TO 443 GER 202 ,
GER 211 ,300 ,301 GRK 202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421 TO
GRK 432 ITAL 202 TO 202Z,305A TO 496 JPN 202 ,
JPN 403 ,405 ,415 TO 417 ,421 ,422 JUS 203B,303
LAT 202 ,212 ,400 TO 428 LING 204B PRS 402 TO
PRS 404 PORT 206 ,305 ,325 ,425 TO 449
RSSS 201B,301A TO 301B RUSS 205 RSSS 305 ,307A,
RSSS 307B,405A,405B,407A,407B SERP 431B SPAN 202 ,
SPAN 203 ,204C,206 ,251 ,253 ,302 TO 322 ,323 OR
SPNV 323 SPAN 324 ,325 OR SPNV 325 SPAN 326
TO 332 ,333 OR SPNV 333 SPAN 334 TO 339 ,340
OR SPNV 340 SPAN 341 TO 349 ,350 OR SPNV 350
SPAN 351 TO 397B,398 ,399 OR SPNV 399 SPAN 400 ,
SPAN 401 OR SPNV 401 SPAN 402 ,403 OR
SPNV 403 SPAN 404 TO 432 ,433 OR SPNV 433
SPAN 434 TO 440 ,441 OR SPNV 441 SPAN 442 TO
SPAN 447 ,448 OR SPNV 448 SPAN 449 OR
SPNV 449 SPAN 450 OR SPNV 450 SPAN 451 TO
SPAN 472 ,473 OR SPNV 473
TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),
TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)
- 3) Or complete the following:
ARB 401 plus one from ARB 424B, 427B, 439B, 484B, 584B.
SELECT FROM: ARB 401 (R),424B,427B,439B,484B,584B
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Foundation Mathematics - General Strand
- 1) Take one 3 unit course from the following list.
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
-> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 TO 116S,117A TO 117F,118 ,
MATH 120S,197A,199 ,199H,294A,299 ,299H,301 ,302A,
MATH 302B,397A,399 ,399H, 481
SELECT FROM: MATH 105 TO 485 PHIL 110 LING 178
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University General Education - Tier One
- 1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals
and Societies requires completion of two distinctly
numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103
- 2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a
non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural
Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered
courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104
- 3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and
Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered
courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104
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University General Education - Tier Two
- 1) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)
must be completed prior to taking.
SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,
AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,365 ,381
CHN 245 (FA08 OR AFTER) CLAS 220 ,221 ,300 ,
CLAS 329 (SP10 OR AFTER),342 ,346 ,360 ENGL 220A,
ENGL 220B,231 ,260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280 FREN 245 ,
FREN 249 ,280 ,282 ,283 ,284 GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,
GER 278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,379 GWS 200 ,317
HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER) ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,
ITAL 250B,250C,250D,330B JPN 220 ,311 JUS 301 ,
JUS 372A,372B LAT 201 ,202 NES 277A,
NES 277B(FA09 OR AFTER),330 PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,
PHIL 262 ,325 (SP08 OR AFTER) RELI 210 ,250 ,
RELI 255 (SP10 OR AFTER),300 ,304 RSSS 210 ,
RSSS 304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350 SPAN 210
UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)
W S 200 GWS 200 W S 317 GWS 317
- 2) Individuals and Societies - prerequisite course work in
Tier 1 (INDV) must be completed prior to taking.
SELECT FROM: A ED 408 AFAS 340 AGTM 380 ANTH 202 ,
ANTH 203 ,205 ,206 ,207 ,307 OR ANTV 307
ANTH 314 ,316 ,320 ,346 (FA09 OR AFTER),
ANTH 347 (FA09 OR AFTER) AREC 350 CLAS 240 ,305 ,
CLAS 306 ,335 ,362 ECON 200 ,201A,210 EDL 200
ED P 200 FCSC 302 (S108 OR AFTER) GEOG 210 ,251 ,
GEOG 256 ,367 GER 274 GWS 210 ,240 ITAL 330D
JUS 370A,370B LING 210 ,211 LRC 139 (FA08-SP09),
LRC 204 ,239 (SP09 OR AFTER) MAS 265 ,365 ,375
MSE 259 NES 334 NESV 334 NURS 310 ,376
PHIL 205 (FA07 OR AFTER),233 ,264 ,323 ,
PHIL 345 (SP08 OR AFTER),346 POL 201 ,202 ,203 ,
POL 204 PSY 200 (S105 OR AFTER),277 ,461A
RCSC 204 (S108 OR AFTER) RNR 256 (SP06 OR AFTER)
RSSS 275 ,315 ,328 SERP 200 SOC 260 ,280
W S 210 ,240
- 3) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1
(NATS) must be completed prior to taking.
SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05)
ANTH 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B(SP05 OR AFTER),258 ,
ANTH 261 ,324 ,364 OR ANTV 364 ASTR 201 ,202 ,
ASTR 203 ,204 ,206 ,214 ATMO 325 ,336 BIOC 223
ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08),210 (FA99-S201),
ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER),
ECOL 310 (FA09 OR AFTER) ENGR 225 ,
ENGR 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B(SP05 OR AFTER),
ENGR 258 (FA98 OR AFTER) ENTO 205 ,
ENTO 310 (FA09 OR AFTER) GEOG 220 ,230 ,240
GEOS 210 ,212 ,214 (FA07 OR AFTER),
GEOS 216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,220 HNRS 202H
HWR 201 ,202 ,203 HWRS 201 (SP10 OR AFTER),
HWRS 202 (SP10 OR AFTER),203 (SP10 OR AFTER)
MCB 261 (S209 OR AFTER) MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER),
MIC 310 (FA09 OR AFTER) MSE 208 ,
MSE 225 (FA09 OR AFTER),257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,
MSE 258 N SC 310 (S105 OR AFTER) NRSC 282
PHIL 305 PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER) PE 201
PL S 329 PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05) PTYS 206 ,209 ,
PTYS 212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H,214 RA M 222
SP H 261 ,262 ,263 ,267 (FA09 OR AFTER),
SP H 270 (FA09 OR AFTER),282 (FA98 OR AFTER)
SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER) V SC 310 (FA09 OR AFTER)
WFSC 225
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Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,
Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER) AFAS 222 ,255 ,
AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,
AFAS 342 ,365 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER) A ED 408
ANTH 202 ,203 ,205 ,206 ,307 OR ANTV 307
ANTH 314 (FA07 OR AFTER),316 ,320 ,
ANTH 346 (FA09 OR AFTER),347 (FA09 OR AFTER),
ANTH 375 (FA07 OR AFTER) ARH 203
CHN 245 (FA08 OR AFTER),251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,
CHN 341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,
CHN 475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A CLAS 362
DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)
EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C
FREN 245 ,249 GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413 GER 274 ,
GER 278 ,373 ,376 GWS 200 ,210 ,240 HIST 253 ,
HIST 254 ,489 HUMS 260 ,333 ,365 ,370 ,420
INDV 101 (SP06 OR AFTER) Race, Ethnicity+Am Dream
ITAL 330B,330D JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,
JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,
JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C JUS 370A,370B,372A,
JUS 372B LING 210 MAS 265 ,365 ,375 MUS 109 ,
MUS 334 ,337 ,344 NES 277A,330 ,334 NESV 334
NES 375 (FA07 OR AFTER) NESV 375
PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER) POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,
POL 441 ,464 ,468 ,476 OR POLV 476 POL 478 ,487A
RELI 210 RSSS 315 ,328 ,350 SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,
SOC 324 ,325 (SP10 OR AFTER),362 (SP10 OR AFTER),
SOC 427 ,432 (SP10 OR AFTER),448 (SP10 OR AFTER),
SOC 450 ,459 ,467 SPAN 210 TRAD 101
UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA07 OR AFTER)
W S 200 ,210 ,240
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Music Major
The Music major requires 48 units.
NOTE: Admission to this major requires a School of Music
Application, a music theory placement test and in most
cases an audition.
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Music Major Requirements - Core Requirements
All students enrolled in performance studies (MUSI)
are required to participate in an appropriate large
conducted ensemble. Ensemble placement will be
determined by an audition process esigned and
administered by the ensemble directors in consultation
with the applied faculty and as approved by the
Director of the School of Music. Accompanying or
coached ensembles may fulfill this requirement for
keyboard, guitar or composition majors, per the degree
requirements.
- 1) 7 courses required.
SELECT FROM: MUS 110A,110B,120A,120B,220A,330A,330B
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Music Major Requirements (Music Theory/History/Criticism)
--> NEEDS: 31.00 UNITS
- 1) 6 courses required.
SELECT FROM: MUS 130A,130B,220B,231 ,320 ,334
- 2) 1 course required.
SELECT FROM: ENGL 300 PHIL 433
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Take 12 units for electives from the following
3 sub-requirements (3 units must be upper division).
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- 3) 3 units required from any ensembles and/or private
instruction:
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: MUS 200B TO 200T,400B TO 400T,201 ,202 ,
MUS 205L,401 ,402 ,405L MUSI 181 TO 485
4) 0-3 units from courses in departments outside
The School of Music, directly related to student
academic interests.
- 5) select 6-9 units
NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: MUS 107 ,109 ,199 ,240 ,299 ,302 ,321A,
MUS 321B,328 ,337 ,344 ,399 ,410A,420A,420B,422 ,
MUS 423 ,427A,430 ,431 ,435 ,439 ,441 ,442 ,455 ,
MUS 468 ,493 ,494 ,499
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OR Music Major Requirements (Integrated Studies)
--> NEEDS: 31.00 UNITS
- 1) 8 courses required.
SELECT FROM: ECON 200 F A 300 MUS 130A,130B,220B,
MUS 302 ,427A,427B
- 2) 2 units required.
NEEDS: 2.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: MUS 493
- 3) 2 courses required.
SELECT FROM: MUS 325 PHIL 322 ,433 PSY 375
SOC 310 ,317 ,326 ,333 ,444 T AR 319 ,431
- 4) 9 units required.
NEEDS: 9.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: MUS 105L,107 ,108 ,109 ,199 ,200B TO
MUS 200T,201 ,202 ,205L,240 ,299 ,320 ,321A,321B,
MUS 328 ,334 ,337 ,344 ,399 ,400B TO 400T,401 ,402 ,
MUS 410A,410B,420A,422 ,423 ,430 ,431 ,435 ,439 ,
MUS 441 ,442 ,455 ,468 ,493 ,494 ,499
MUSI 181 (audition required) TO 485
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OR Music Major Requirements (Instrumental Studies)
--> NEEDS: 31.00 UNITS
- 1) 3 courses required.
SELECT FROM: MUS 130A,130B,220B
- 2) Take 4 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUSI 181A TO 282Z
- 3) Take 2 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUSI 382A TO 382Z
- 4) Take 4 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUS 200B TO 200T
- OR) PIANISTS & GUITARISTS will select 3 semesters
from MUS 200B to 200T and 1 semester of MUS 201
SELECT FROM: MUS 200B TO 200T,201 (1)
- 5) Take 4 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUS 400B TO 400T
- OR) PIANISTS & GUITARISTS will select 4 semesters from
MUS 400B to 400T, MUS 401 (according to students'
interests and the recommendation of the instructor).
SELECT FROM: MUS 400B TO 400T,401
- 6) 4 units required.
NEEDS: 4.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: MUS 302 ,320 ,321A,321B,328 ,334 ,337 ,
MUS 344 ,399 ,401 ,402 ,410A,410B,420A,420B,422 ,
MUS 423 ,427A,427B,430 ,431 ,435 ,439 ,441 ,442 ,
MUS 455 ,468 ,493 ,494 ,499
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OR Music Major Requirements (Vocal Studies)
--> NEEDS: 31.00 UNITS
- 1) 5 courses required.
SELECT FROM: MUS 130A,130B,211A,211B,220B
- 2) Take 4 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUSI 181V TO 282V
- 3) Take 2 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUSI 382V
- 4) Take 4 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUS 200B TO 200T
- 5) Take 4 semesters of:
SELECT FROM: MUS 400B TO 400T
- 6) 4 upper division units from:
NEEDS: 4.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: MUS 302 ,320 ,321A,321B,328 ,334 ,337 ,
MUS 344 ,410A,410B,420A,422 ,423 ,427A,427B,430 ,
MUS 431 ,435 ,439 ,441 ,442 ,399 ,455 ,468 ,493 ,
MUS 494 ,499
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Music Upper Division Units
- 1) 18 of the units used in the major must be upper-
division units.
NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS
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Music Residence Units
- 1) All College of Fine Arts majors require 18 upper
division units in the major to be taken in
residence.
NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS
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Second Major
A second major is optional.
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Minor
Select a minor in consultation with your advisor.
Adjustments to the minor requirements must be approved by
the minor department.
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Additional Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include general
elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses
from other institutions. Consult with your advisor to
determine if courses listed in this section may be used
to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your
degree program.
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Excluded Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include
non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in
progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,
withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and
audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or
better are transferable to UA.
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