| Curricula
The curricula established for all baccalaureate degrees awarded
by the school include a set of courses that fulfill general education
requirements, a set of courses that comprise a departmental major
and related courses, and several hours of elective courses. Except
for courses used in meeting the Bachelor of Arts cultural awareness
requirement, a course may be used to fulfill only one requirement.
General Education Requirements
Degree candidates in the School of Music must satisfy all general
education requirements as specified in the chosen degree. These
requirements are designed to provide students with a broad experience
in the liberal arts and sciences and opportunities to develop intellectual
skills in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, as well as competence
in written and oral communication. Each student must complete
the specified number of hours or attain the desired level of achievement
in the groups of courses outlined below. Note that the credit hours
required in these groups vary somewhat between the B.A. and B.M.
degrees. In planning the course of study during the first two years,
a student should give precedence to courses that satisfy the general
education requirements. Students must complete ENGL 101 and 102
within the first 60 semester hours of work in order for these courses
to be credited toward graduation.
Major Requirements
Every degree candidate in the school must successfully complete
a major program of study that meets the
major requirements of the program. A minimum grade of C is required
for any course submitted for fulfillment of major requirements;
this includes all MUSC and MUED courses. Course requirements
in applied music include the following minimum levels of applied
study: performance, and jazz studies--six semesters at the lower-division
level and four semesters at the upper-division level; music education,
theory/composition--four semesters at the lower-division level
and at least two semesters at the upper-division level; B.A.--four
semesters at the lower level. The number of required credits in
applied music is determined by each degree program.
Electives
Electives
toward credit hour requirements for all degrees in the School of
Music must be in academic subjects. No courses of a remedial, developmental,
or vocational nature may be applied as credit toward a degree in
the School of Music. To encourage the student to select electives
that will broaden the educational background and to strike out into
areas that might otherwise be neglected, use of the Pass-Fail option
is allowed on elective courses.
Degree
Requirements
Additional information is available in the "Academic
Regulations" chapter of the University
of South Carolina Undergraduate bulletin, the School of Music's
Handbook for Undergraduate Students,
or from the Office of Music Studies, (803)777-4335.
Bachelor
of Music (Emphases
in Performance, Theory, Composition, or Jazz Studies)
go
here for Music
Educaion Requirements
(132 hours)
1. General Education Requirements (38 hours)
ENGL
101, 102, passed with a C or higher (6 hours)
Numerical and Analytical Reasoning (6 hours)
Liberal Arts (12 hours; must include 3 hours in history and 3
hours in fine arts other than music)
Natural Sciences (7-8 hours)
Nonmusic electives (6-7 hours; must include demonstration of
proficiency in one foreign langage equivalent to the minimal
passing
grade on the exit examination in the 122 course)
2.
Major Requirements (90 hours)
Performance
Emphasis (90 hours)
Primary concentration in applied music (usually 32 hours)
MUSC 115, 116, 117, 118, 215, 216, 217, 218 (16 hours)
MUSC 353, 354, 455 (9 hours)
Theory and literature electives, students must
complete the literature course(s) in applied area when available
(6 hours)
Ensembles (8 hours)
MUSC 100 - Recital Class (6 semesters)
Electives (13 hours; students whose primary medium is voice must
complete MUSC 278, 578, 579; students must complete a pedagogy
course
in applied area when available)
For Bachelor of Music candidates with an emphasis in performance,
a half recital is required in the junior year and a full recital
is required in the senior year.
Piano Pedagogy Option
Ensembles: 2 semesters major ensemble, 2 accompanying, 2 chamber,
2 of your choice)
Required: MUSC 333, 518 or 525, 558, 559 (11 hours)
Music electives must include MUSC 573, 573L, 574, 574L, 575L
(13 hours)
Piano
Accompanying Option
Ensembles:
2 semesters major ensemble, 2 accompanying, 2 chamber, 2 of
your choice)
Required:
MUSC 333, 518 or 525, 558, 559 (11 hours)
Music
electives must include MUSC 268, 269 and 3 courses chosen from
MUSC 543, 545, 549, 578, 579 (13 hours).
Theory
Emphasis (90 hours)
MUSC
115, 116, 117, 118, 215, 216, 217, 218 (16 hours)
MUSC 353, 354, 455, and one course from MUSC 543, 545, 549, or
557 (12 hours)
Applied music courses, at least 4 semesters of 111 and 2 semesters
of 311 (12 hours)
Music history and literature electives (3 hours)
MUSC 316/416, 333, 336, 515, 518, 525, 529, 530 (26 hours)
Ensembles, 6 semesters of major ensemble most closely related
to applied area, and
2 other (8 hours)
Music Electives (6 hours)
Technology Elective (3 hours)
MUSC 100 - Recital Class (6 semesters)
Composition
Emphasis (90 hours)
MUSC
115, 116, 117, 118, 215, 216, 217, 218 (16 hours)
MUSC 353, 354, 455 (9 hours)
Applied music courses, at least 4 semesters of 111 and 2 semesters of 311 (12
hours)
Music history and literature electives (3 hours)
MUSC 316/416, 516, 333, 336, 515, 518 or 525, 529 or 530, 539 (35 hours)
Ensembles, 6 semesters of major ensemble most closely related to applied area,
and
2 other (8 hours)
Music Electives (6 hours)
MUSC 100 - Recital Class (6 semesters)
Jazz
Studies Emphasis (90 hours)
MUSC
115, 116, 117, 118, 215, 216, 217, 218 (16 hours)
MUSC 353, 354, 455 (9 hours)
Applied: MUSC 211 (8 hours), 219, 220, 411 (4 hours), 329, 330,
411z (8 hours)
Guitar/Bass: 111N/U (4 hours), 211z (4 hours), 219, 220, 411z (12
hours), 329, 330
Ensembles: Winds - (8 hours) 6 semesters of MUSC 131, 2 semesters
of MUSC 132; Rhythm - 2 semesters of MUSC 131, 2 semesters of
MUSC
132,
4 semesters from 131, 132, or 130
Required: MUSC 319, 320, 140, 333, 518 or 525, 520 or 524 (17
hours)
Music Electives (7 hours)
MUSC 100 - Recital Class (6 semesters)
For Bachelor of Music candidates with an emphasis in jazz
studies, a half recital is required in the junior year and
a full recital
is required in the senior year.
Back
to Top |
