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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Music
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
Music Major
Each student seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major or minor in
music must fulfill Other Departmental Requirements and all requirements
listed under Degree Requirements and General Education.
Options select one:
Option I (47-64 units): Preparation for performance, composition,
music history, and careers in music other than public school teaching. Consult
departmental advisers for specific assistance in your area(s) of interest.
Under Option I, the student is responsible for fulfilling the Music Core
requirements (33-43 units); Option I requirements (concentration a, b, c,
or d 14-21 units); Other Departmental Requirements; General Education (51
units); and electives, including remaining degree requirements (10-26 units),
to complete the B.A. degree (124 units).
Note: Units accumulated while fulfilling Other Departmental Requirements
are included among elective units used to complete the B.A. degree.
Core requirements
Music 1A, 1B, 40, 41, 42, 43, 58, 61, 144, 161A, 161B, 161C
(33 units)
Music 36S and 136S until Piano Proficiency Exam is passed (0-10 units)
Total (33-43 units)
Emphases -- select one:
a. Instrumental Performance
Four semesters with advanced standing in Music 31S and 131S through 38S
and 138S (8 units)
Music 140T, 142, 148, 150A, 150B, 150C, 150D, 160T, 171 (4-6 units)
Music 198 (Senior Recital) (2 units)
For keyboard majors:
Music 119P (2 units)
Music 176T (3 units)
Total (14-21 units)
b. Vocal Performance
Four semesters with advanced standing in Music 39S and 139S (8 units)
Music 119Q (Vocal Pedagogy) (2 units)
Music 158B (Adv Choral Conducting) (2 units)
Music 172 (Vocal Literature) (2 units)
Music 185A (Lyric Diction I) (2 units)
Music 185B (Lyric Diction II) (2 units)
Music 198 (Senior Recital) (2 units)
Total (20 units)
c. Composition
9 units in Music 48 (9 units)
6 units in Music 148 with advanced standing in composition (6 units)
Music 198 (Senior Recital) (2 units)
Two semesters in piano (Music 36S and 136S) after passing Piano Jury
Examination, Level 1 (4 units)
Total (21 units)
Option II (74-86 units): Waiver program for the Single Subject Teaching
Credential preparing students to teach music in grades K-12.
Under Option II, the student is responsible for fulfilling core requirements
(54-64 units); ensemble requirements (20-22 units); and General Education
(51 units); and electives to complete the B.A. degree (124-137 units). Additional
Credential Requirements (10 units) may be completed before or after completion
of the B.A. degree.
Consult the departmental credential adviser and the School of Education
and Human Development regarding the 30 units of professional education necessary
for completion of the Single Subject Teaching Credential and fifth year
requirements.
Core requirements
Music 1A, 1B, 40, 41, 42, 43, 58, 61, 119I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Q, 144, 158A
or 158B, 161A, 161B, 161C (42 units)
Music 36S and 136S until Piano Proficiency Exam is passed (0-10 units)
Elect from Music 182, 183, 184 (3 units)
Four Semesters in Music 31S and 131S through 39S and 139S, including two
semesters with advanced standing (8 units)
Music 198 (Senior Recital) (1 units)
Total (54-64 units)
Select one of the following ensemble requirements:
Voice, Piano, and Organ
Music 3CC and 103CC (Concert Choir) (16 units)
Music 3 and 103; Music 18 and 118 (any large instrumental ensemble) (2
units)
Music 185A, 185B (Diction I and II) (4 units)
Total (22 units)
String and Harp
Music 3CC and 103CC (Concert Choir) (2 units)
Music 3O and 103O (Orchestra) (16 units)
Music 3 and 103; Music 18 and 118 (any large instrumental ensemble) (2
units)
Total (20 units)
Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion
Music 2 and 102 (Choral Ensemble) or Music 3CC and 103CC (Concert Choir)
(2 units)
Music 3WE and 103WE (Wind Ensemble) (16 units)
Music 3MB and 103MB (Marching Band) (4 units)
Total (22 units)
Credential requirements (10 units)
Music 155, 159, 169, 179; EHD 50, not necessary for the B.A. degree
Other Departmental Requirements
- Students majoring in music must declare an area of concentration (e.g., an instrument, voice, composition, music history, or music education).
- At the close of their first semester, students must pass the preliminary jury examination in their area of concentration before being permitted to continue their major. A further examination must be passed for advanced standing.
- Students majoring in music must enroll in a piano class until the departmental piano proficiency examination is passed.
- Every semester, music majors must participate in a major performing organization appropriate to their applied music concentration. Violin, viola, cello, and double bass majors will participate in Orchestra. Wind and percussion majors will participate in Wind Ensemble. Voice majors will participate in Concert Choir. Guitar and piano majors will substitute Guitar Ensemble, Keyboard Ensemble, Chamber Music Ensemble, or Music 130T (Accompanying) for 50 percent of the major performing ensemble requirement. (Option II majors in these areas must consult their credential adviser.) IN ADDITION: Applicants for the public school credential, before qualifying for the credential, must participate in at least one semester of any major instrumental ensemble and one of any major choral ensemble. Applicants who are wind and percussion specialists must participate in at least two semesters of marching band and one of any major choral ensemble.
- Participation in all rehearsals and performances of the performing organizations for which the student registers must take precedence over any conflicting activity.
- Students in Music 31S and 131S through 39S and 139S will appear in student recitals when assigned.
- Students majoring in music must attend a designated number of recitals or concerts.
- A senior project is required of all student during their final year. For those whose area of concentration is voice or an instrument, the project will be a public recital. For details, consult the Music Department Office.
- No course used to satisfy General Education CAPSTONE requirements may be used to satisfy music major requirements.
- Option II music majors, whose major instrument is piano or guitar or whose concentration is music history or composition/theory, must pass the Level II Jury Exam in one of these areas: voice, violin, viola, cello, contra bass, clarinet, flute, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba, or percussion.
- Option II students must pass a conducting proficiency examination after completion of Music 158.
- All undergraduate students must fulfill the upper-division writing skills requirement in order to graduate. Students are expected to meet this requirement no sooner than the term in which 60 units of coursework are completed.
Minor
The Minor in Music requires completion of at least 20 units of music
courses, 6 units of which must be upper division. The program must be approved
by the department adviser and the department chair. Required units usually
include: Music 9 (or 40 and 41); 6 units of Music 31S and 131S through 39S
and 139S; 6 to 9 units in music literature, conducting, and/or pedagogy.
In addition, students minoring in music must enroll in a major performing
organization (see Note 4 under Other Departmental Requirements) each semester
of the junior and senior years.
Certificate of Special Study in Music Performance
The Certificate of Special Study in Music Performance is intended for
those persons who wish to study an instrument or voice without matriculating
for a degree. A candidate for the certificate program should be qualified
for advanced standing (Jury II competency) in his or her specialty prior
to admission. Admission to the program requires the consent of both the
major professor and the chair of the department.
The certificate program will comprise a minimum of 12 units of upper-division
work, to be structured on an individual basis with the approval of both
the major professor and the chair of the department. The individual program,
along with the requisite approvals, will be in writing and kept on file
in the department.
The general requirements for the certificate program are:
- instruction in the student's major voice or instrument during each semester of residence
- at least one course in music theory or history
- at least one ensemble course, appropriate to the student's area of specialization, for each semester of study.
Graduate Program
The Master of Arts degree program in music is designed to increase the
candidate's professional competence, to increase the ability for continued
self-directed study, and to provide opportunity for greater depth in the
chosen area of concentration within the field of music.
Foreign students must have achieved a minimum TOEFL score of 550 to gain
en trance to the program.
Master of Arts Degree Requirements
(See also Admission to Graduate Standing,
Advancement to Candidacy, Program Requirements, and Criteria
for Thesis and Project.)
The Master of Arts degree program in music requires a bachelor's degree
in music or the equivalent.
All entering M.A. students must take diagnostic entrance examinations in
music history and music theory. Where needed, remedial work may be required
prior to graduate study. An audition and/or entrance interview is also required.
Under the direction of graduate advisers, each student prepares and submits
a coherent program individually designed within the following framework:
Courses in music, including at least 21 units in 200-series
Specific requirements (11 units)
Music 204, 220, 1 music history seminar (Music 260, 267, 277, 287), and
Music 211 or another performance class by advisement
Option (select one) (9-12 units)
Music Education
Performance
Electives (4-7 units)
Courses in music or related fields, including at least 3 units in a subject
other than music
Project or thesis (3 units)
Total (30 units)
Students with concentrations in vocal performance and choral conducting
must satisfy foreign language requirements (see area adviser). Courses in
addition to those above may be specified after examination of the student's
record and the student's performance on the diagnostic entrance examination.
A maximum of 4 units in Music 102 and 121 taken after completion of the
B.A. may be applied to the M.A. degree. A written qualifying examination
is required for admission to project or thesis.
