Updated 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog | 20275
Music
Programs
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Music Education, B.S. major
Instrumental/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure) -
Music Education, B.S. major
Vocal/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure) - Music, B.A. major
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Music, B.Mus major
Instrumental Performance Emphasis -
Music, B.Mus major
Piano Performance and Pedagogy Emphasis -
Music, B.Mus major
Vocal Performance Emphasis - Arts organization Management minor
- Music minor
- Music Performance - Instrumental minor
- Music Performance - Piano minor
- Music Performance - Voice minor
- Arts Management cert
Music, B.A. major
The Bachelor of Arts in Music at BSU provides students with unique opportunities for performance and study in music at the Bachelor’s level with the ability to design an individualized educational experience. Students will have the opportunity to perform in a wide variety of ensembles, hone their craft and take courses within music that develop their passions in a way that can be incorporated into a future career.
A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Music B.A. degree and include the following:
- Completion of a minimum of 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
- Completion of all required major credits
- Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10 with a minimum of 40 credits) required for all baccalaureate degrees
- Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements
Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.
Required Credits: 59
Required GPA: 2.25
I REQUIRED COURSES
Complete the following course (required 7 semesters):
- MUSC 1800 Performance Laboratory (0 credit)
Complete the following courses:
(Completion of the following courses with a grade of
"C" or better is required for all music degrees.)
- MUSC 2411 Music Theory I (3 credits)
- MUSC 2412 Music Theory II (3 credits)
- MUSC 2451 Musicianship I (1-2 credits)
- MUSC 2452 Musicianship II (1-2 credits)
- MUSC 3411 Music Theory III (3 credits)
- MUSC 3412 Music Theory IV (3 credits)
- MUSC 3451 Musicianship III (1-2 credits)
- MUSC 3452 Musicianship IV (1-2 credits)
- MUSC 3501 Music Technology I (2 credits)
- MUSC 3618 Conducting Fundamentals (2 credits)
- MUSC 3801 History and Literature of Music I (3 credits)
- MUSC 3802 History and Literature of Music II (3 credits)
- MUSC 4411 Form and Analysis (3 credits)
Complete the following courses:
- MUSC 2310 Piano Proficiency (0 credit)
- MUSC 3895 B.S. and B.A. Barrier Jury Level 1 (0 credit)
- MUSC 3896 B.S. and B.A. Barrier Jury Level 2 (0 credit)
- MUSC 3897 Capstone (0 credit)
REQUIRED APPLIED AREA
Select 18 credits from MUSC 30x2 or 31x2
Must pass both barrier juries (levels 1 MUS 3895 and
2 MUS 3896)before presenting capstone or degree
recital.
REQUIRED ELECTIVES IN MUSIC
Select 12 semester credits from the following. Three
of these credits must be at the 3000 level or above.
- MUSC 2117 World Music (2 credits)
- MUSC 2400 Music and Film (3 credits)
- MUSC 2417 Diction For Singers I (2 credits)
- MUSC 2418 Diction for Singers II (2 credits)
- MUSC 3100 Improvisation (1 credit)
- MUSC 3120 The History of Jazz (3 credits)
- MUSC 3130 History of Rock and Roll (3 credits)
- MUSC 3150 Arts Organization Management (3 credits)
- MUSC 3170 Arts Organization Fundraising and Grant Writing (3 credits)
- MUSC 3190 Arts Organization Innovation (3 credits)
- MUSC 3430 Topics in Solo Song Literature (2 credits)
- MUSC 4104 Piano Literature I (2 credits)
- MUSC 4105 Piano Literature II (2 credits)
- MUSC 4510 Topics in Choral Literature (2 credits)
- MUSC 4608 Topics in Musicology (2 credits)
- MUSC 4609 Topics in Music Theory (2 credits)
- MUSC 4708 Topics in Chamber Music (2 credits)
- MUSC 4807 Topics in Symphonic Literature (2 credits)
- MUSC 4808 Topics in Opera and Chamber Opera (2 credits)