Music Therapy Concentration

To be admitted into the music department, all students must pass a music performance audition in a primary performance area. Per accreditation standards of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), students in this concentration must earn a grade of ‘C’ or higher in all MUS courses.

Program CIP Code

30.50.0901.00

General Education Core

	Credit Hours
General Education	41
University Success	1

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 3
BIOL 1011 - Introduction to Biology Lab 1
BIOL 1040 - Human Biology 3
BIOL 1041 - Human Biology Lab 1
DANC 1035 - Fundamentals of Dance 3 ( *This is not a core course but per arrangement with the Department of Theatre and Dance, DANC 1035 will be substituted into the core in place of DANC 1200. )
MATH 1530 - Elements of Statistics 3
MUS 2030 - World Music 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3
SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3

Major Core Requirements

Lower Division Courses

MUS 1060 - Recital Attendance 0 (8 semesters of zero credit)
MUS 1XXX Applied Lessons (LD) (1 Credit x 4 semesters)
MUS 1XXX Appropriate level 1 large ensemble sutiable to the performance medium (1 credit x 4semesters)
MUS 1057 - Music Theory I 3
MUS 1058 - Ear Training I 1
MUS 1155 - Music Theory II 3
MUS 1156 - Ear Training II 1
MUS 2055 - Music Theory III 3
MUS 2056 - Ear Training III 1
MUS 2155 - Music Theory IV 3
MUS 2156 - Ear Training IV 1

Total Hours 24

Upper Division Courses

MUS 3XXX Applied Lessons UD (1 credit x 3 semesters)
MUS 3XXX Appropriate level 3 large ensemble suitable to the performance medium (1 credit x 3 semesters)
MUS 3010 - Music History 1 3
MUS 3020 - Music History II 3
MUS 3160 - Introduction to Music Technology 3
MUS 3800 - Basic Conducting 2

Music Therapy Concentration

Program CIP Code

General Education Core

Major Requirements that Satisfy General Education

Major Core Requirements

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 24

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 17

Concentration Requirements

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 15

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 19

Concentration Guided Electives

Total Hours 5

Total Program Hours 122