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 credits from Music Theory Courses		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.

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 credits from the following:		6
MUSC 301	Classical Music Tradition: Western Music History up to 1800
MUSC 302	The Romantic Spirit in Music
MUSC 303	Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Experimentation and Crosscurrents
6 credits from the following:		6
MUSC 305	Music in Film, TV and Gaming
MUSC 331	Musics of the World
MUSC 332	Women in Music
MUSC 333	Punks and Rockers: Alienation in Rock Music
MUSC 374	Jazz History and Traditions
Total Hours		24

Required additional courses for Music Major (no Concentration) 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
8 credits from the following		8
MUSC 227	Major Instrument or Voice for Music Majors
MUSC 337	Major Instrument or Voice
8 credits from Ensemble Participation (MUSC 23@)		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. 

Suggested Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
MUSC 227	Major Instrument or Voice for Music Majors	1
Large Ensemble (AE) 1		1
INTG 105	The Lookout	1
INTG 100	Learning Foundations	4
THEO 100	Theological Explorations	4
Language 111		4
	Hours	15
Spring
MUSC 109	Foundations of Music and Musicianship	4
MUSC 227	Major Instrument or Voice for Music Majors	1
Large Ensemble 1		1
Language 112		4
Integrations Requirement (CI)		4
Integrations Requirement or Elective		4
	Hours	18
Second Year
Fall
MUSC 110	Music Theory and Skills I	4
MUSC 227	Major Instrument or Voice for Music Majors	1
Large Ensemble 1		1
One Music History Course AB Mod		2
Language 211		4
Integrations Requirement (HE) or Elective		4
	Hours	16
Spring
MUSC 210	Music Theory and Skills II	4
MUSC 227	Major Instrument or Voice for Music Majors	1
Large Ensemble 1		0-1
Two Music History Courses 2		4
Integrations Requirement (NW) or Elective		4
Integrations Requirement (WR) or Elective		4
	Hours	17-18
Third Year
Fall
Two Music History Courses 2		4
MUSC 337	Major Instrument or Voice	1
Large Ensemble 1		1
Integrations Requirement (SW) or Elective		4
Integrations Requirement (BN) or Elective		4
Integrations Requirement (QR) or Elective		4
	Hours	18
Spring
MUSC 337	Major Instrument or Voice	1
Large Ensemble 1		1
Integrations Requirement (CS)		4
Integrations Requirement (GL) or Elective		4
Integrations Requirement (EX) or Elective		4
Integrations Requirment (Focus) or Elective		4
	Hours	18
Fourth Year
Fall
Theological Integrations (TI)		4
One Music History Course CD Mod		2
MUSC 337	Major Instrument or Voice	1
Large Ensemble 1		1
Integrations Requirement or Elective		4
Integrations Requirement or Elective		4
	Hours	16
Spring
INTG 300	Learning Integrations	4
MUSC 337	Major Instrument or Voice	1
MUSC 394	Senior Project	1
Large Ensemble 1		1
Integrations Requirement or Elective		4
Integrations Requirement or Elective		4
Major Field Test		0
Piano Proficiency		0
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	133-134

¹

Large Ensembles Include: MUSC 230, MUSC 231, MUSC 232, MUSC 233, MUSC 234, MUSC 235, MUSC 238, MUSC 239, MUSC 240 (for piano students).

²

Select two Music History Courses to take, one AB mod and take another CD mod.  Music History courses include: MUSC 301, MUSC 302, MUSC 303, MUSC 305, MUSC 331, MUSC 332, MUSC 333, MUSC 374.

Integrations Curriculum Requirements

The standard requirements for the Music major will fulfill the following integrations requirements: AS, AE, AR. Depending on elective course selection, it can also fulfill other requirements. Please see below for a list of integrations requirements you will need to satisfy via elective courses.

Integrations Designations

 See Integrations Curriculum under Academic Policies and Regulations for further description of the general education requirements.

Foundational Courses 

Integrations Requirements

Code	Integrations Requirement
CI	Cultural/Social Difference - Identity
LF	Learning Foundations (INTG 100)
	College Success (INTG 105)
TE	Theological Exploration (THEO 100)

Ways of Thinking

Integrations Requirements

Code	Integrations Requirement
AE	Artistic Expression
AS	Abstract Structures
HE	Human Experience
NW	Natural World
SW	Social World

Upper-level Courses

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Column1	Column2
CS	Cultural/Social Differences - Systems
LI	Learning Integrations
TI	Theological Integrations

Thematic Coursework

To complete the themes course requirement: students will successfully complete 3 courses in the same theme (Truth, Justice, or Movement), in at least 2 different departments, at least 1 of which is a thematic focus course (TF/JF/MF). The other two can be Focus or Encounter courses. Encounter courses can be identified by: T1/T3, J1/J3, M1/M3.

Integrations Requirements

Code	Integrations Requirement
J1, J3, JF, or M1, M3, MF, or T1, T3, TF	Thematic Encounter or Focus Course
J1, J3, JF, or M1, M3, MF, or T1, T3, TF	Thematic Encounter or Focus Course
JF, MF, or TF	Thematic Focus Course

Global Language 

Integrations Requirements

Code	Integrations Requirement
111	Beginning I Course
112	Beginning II Course
211	Intermediate Course

For more details on meeting this requirement, please see the Integrations Curriculum tab on Global Language Requirements.

Engagement and Designation Requirements

Integrations Requirements

Code	Integrations Requirement
AR	Artistic Engagement
BN	Benedictine Raven*
EX	Experiential Engagement
GL	Global Engagement**
QR	Quantitative Reasoning
WR	Writing Designation

*

BN and WR waived for students entering during Academic Year 2020 and 2021.

**

GL waived for students entering during Academic Years 2020-2025