Undergraduate Degrees

The School of Music offers the Bachelor of Music degree. The Bachelor of Music curriculum patterns in composition and performance as well as patterns leading to an All-Level Certificate (grades 1-12) with instrumental, choral/keyboard and elementary concentrations. The degree consists of 69-84 credit hours of music depending on the curricular pattern chosen.

Music Majors
Students who wish to major in music must present evidence of talent and previous experience in music and complete a satisfactory performance audition to enter the program. All entering music majors (except Bachelor of Music Keyboard Performance Majors) must register for Class Piano (MUP 101, 102) or Functional Piano (MUP 201, 202) and remain registered in the appropriate course sequence until the successful completion of the Keyboard Proficiency Exam.

Music Minors
The School of Music offers a minor in music that is complementary to many undergraduate majors. Students who wish to pursue a minor in music may pursue the program of study detailed below. Applied music auditions are required of all music minors.

Music Minor Requirements
Music Theory: MTC 151, 152, 161, 162.
Applied Medium: Four semesters of MUP 109/309.
Major Ensemble: Four different semesters chosen from MUP 133, 134, 135, 136 or 138.
Recital Attendance: Two semesters of MUP 100.
Additional Requirements: Nine credit hours of music electives, six of which must be upper division level.

Transfer Students
A theory placement test may be required. In addition, all transfer students will enter in lower division applied instruction (MUP 119 or 129) unless approved for upper division instruction through audition. Students should supply a complete list of repertoire previously studied at the time of the placement audition.

In accordance with the Field of Study Curriculum for Music approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the School of Music will accept four semesters of ensemble, four semesters of applied study, four semesters of of theory / aural skills, and one semester of music literature from community colleges. The transfer of courses in vocal diction, instrumental methods or courses designed to promote keyboard competency will be evaluated on an individual basis as described in the Field of Study document. Students wishing to transfer additional courses in the three areas mentioned above should provide course syllabi and catalogue descriptions of the courses in question.

Finally, students wishing to transfer credits toward Recital Attendance requirements at SFA must show:

satisfactory completion of the requirements on the student's transcript;
clear indications in course syllabi and / or catalogue materials that the requirement has been fulfilled as part of another course; or
a clear statement from the chair / director of the sending school as to the attendance requirement of the school and specifically how the requirements were satisfied by the student in question.

A maximum of four semesters of Recital Attendance will be accepted from the sending school.

Ensembles
Students are required to participate in a major ensemble - band, choir, or orchestra - during each semester they are enrolled in applied instruction as a major. Keyboard majors in degree programs not designed for teacher certification must enroll for accompanying (MUP 138) instead of one of the major ensembles listed above. Chamber music ensembles (MUP 139) are available to qualified students through invitation or audition.

Recitals
Frequently throughout the year, students, faculty members and guest artists are presented in recitals by the School of Music and College of Fine Arts. These recitals are open to the public. Because performance and listening experiences constitute an area of major importance in the study of music, all music majors and music minors are required to register for MUP 100, Recital Attendance. Music majors must attend 10 recitals per semester and all school convocations for seven semesters and music minors must attend 10 recitals per semester for two semesters.

Degree/Time Requirements
All music degree programs require a minimum total of 130 semester hours for graduation. While possible to complete music degree programs in eight semesters, nine semesters is more realistic for most students unless they attend summer sessions. A minimum grade of "C" is required for the following courses in all degree programs: MTC 151, 152, 161, 162, 251, 252, 261, 262 and MHL 245. This requirement applies to comparable transfer hours as well.