The music department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a concentration music education (choral and/or instrumental for both elementary and secondary).
Acceptance to Major Requirements
Course Requirements:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| MUSC 109 | Foundations of Music and Musicianship | 4 |
| MUSC 110 | Music Theory and Skills I | 4 |
| MUSC 210 | Music Theory and Skills II | 4 |
| 12 |
Minimum Grade and/or GPA for required courses: Grade of C or better
Other Requirements:
- Successful completion of 2 full-faculty jury exams upon completion of MUSC 109 Foundations of Music and Musicianship and MUSC 110 Music Theory and Skills I.
- Recommendation of studio instructor and faculty vote at the time of application to acceptance to the major.
40 credits required
Courses required for all music majors
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| MUSC 109 | Foundations of Music and Musicianship | 4 |
| MUSC 110 | Music Theory and Skills I | 4 |
| MUSC 210 | Music Theory and Skills II | 4 |
| 6 |
| Classical Music Tradition: Western Music History up to 1800 | |
| The Romantic Spirit in Music | |
| Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Experimentation and Crosscurrents | |
| 6 |
| Music in Film, TV and Gaming | |
| Musics of the World | |
| Gender Identity and Sexuality in Music | |
| Punks and Rockers: Alienation in Rock Music | |
| Jazz History and Traditions | |
| Total Hours | 24 |
Required additional courses for Music Major (no Concentration)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| 8 |
| Major Instrument or Voice for Music Majors | |
| Major Instrument or Voice | |
| 8 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
Special Requirements
- All music majors are required to demonstrate basic musicianship, performance ability on a major instrument and piano proficiency (MUSC XXXB), unless the major instrument is organ. Many students will register for MUSC 114A to help prepare for the Piano Proficiency Exam.
- Senior Project: All seniors successfully complete a final project as their degree requires (MUSC 392 Recital - MUSC 394 Senior Project).
- Major Field Test: All music majors are required to take a Major Field Test in music at the end of the junior or senior year (MUSC XXXE).
Additional Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here.
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU.
Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
GPA: 2.0 or higher*
Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU
Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.
* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree.
