College of Music
This 2009-10 transfer guide is based on degree requirements for CU-BoulderŐs College of Music. Colorado community college students can use this guide to plan their program of study and selection of courses.
Transfer Advising
Students intending to transfer to the University of Colorado at Boulder should contact the College of Music office for further information and an audition application.
College of Music
30l UCB
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado 80309-030l
Phone: 303-492-6354
E-mail: ugradmus@colorado.edu
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Standards for Guaranteed Admission
In order to enter the College of Music, a student must pass an audition and have a minimum grade point average of 2.00. Music Education majors must have a minimum grade point average of 2.75. Transfer is not guaranteed if the student has deficiencies in the Minimum Academic Preparation Standards.
Degrees Offered
The College of Music offers three undergraduate degrees:
- Bachelor of Music (BM)
- Bachelor of Music Education (BME)
- Bachelor of Arts in Music (BA)
A BME and BA have liberal arts requirements, which approximate those of the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition, a full year of Music Theory and Ear Training, Music History, Piano Class, Voice Class, private applied instruction, and a performance ensemble are recommended for students interested in any of the three degrees. Students enter at an applied level determined by the faculty in their performance area.
Degree Graduation Requirements
The Bachelor of Music degree is a four-year professional curriculum with concentrations offered in composition, jazz studies, musicology, performance and voice theatre. A minimum of 120 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 2.0 is required for the degree.
The Bachelor of Music Education degree is a four-year professional program that prepares students to teach music in elementary and secondary schools while qualifying them for a K-12 Colorado music teaching license. BME students choose one of four basic curricula or emphases: choral, instrumental, choral-general, or instrumental-general. A minimum of 126 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 2.75 must be earned with no grade lower than a "C-".
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music offers a broad education in music within a liberal arts context. BA students are required to complete 120 semester hours with an overall grade point of 2.00. Of these hours, 68 must be in non-music courses and 30 must be at the upper-division level.
Music majors may not transfer in credit for MUS 100, MUS 105, MUS 120, MUS 125, MUS 126 or MUS 161.
| MUS 100-3 Fundamentals of Music Theory | EMUS 1081-3 Basic Music Theory |
| MUS 110-3 Music Theory I | MUSC 1101-2 Music Theory Semester I |
| MUS 111-3 Music Theory II | MUSC 1111-2 Music Theory Semester 2 |
| MUS 112-1 Ear Training/Sight-singing I Lab | MUSC 1121-1 Aural Skills Semester 1 |
| MUSC 113-1 Ear Training/Sight-singing II Lab | MUSC 1131-1 Aural Skills Semester 2 |
| MUS 120-3 Music Appreciation | EMUS 1832-3 Appreciation of Music |
| MUS 121-3 Music History I1 MUS 122-3 Music History II1 |
MUSC 1802-3 Intro to Musical Styles and Ideas |
| MUS 125-3 History of Jazz Music | EMUS 2--- |
| MUS 126-3 History of American Pop Music | EMUS 2752-3 Music in American Culture |
| MUS 131-134-2 Music Class I-V | PMUS 1--- |
| MUS 141-144-1-2 Private Instruction I-IV | PMUS 1--- |
| MUS 151-154-1 Ensemble I-IV | EMUS 1--- |
| MUS 151-155-2 Aurora Symphony | EMUS 1327-1 Symphony Orchestra |
| MUS 161-3 or MUS 105-3 Electronic/Computer Music | EMUS 2--- |
| MUS 210-3 Music Theory III | MUSC 2101-2 Music Theory Semester 3 |
| MUS211-3 Music Theory IV | MUSC 2111-2 Music Theory Semester 4 |
| MUS 212-1 Adv. Ear Training/Sight-singing I Lab | MUSC 2121-1 Aural Skills Semester 3 |
| MUS 213-1 Adv. Ear Training/Sight-singing II Lab | MUSC 2131-1 Aural Skills Semester 4 |
| MUS 231-234-2 Music Class I-IV | PMUS 1--- |
| MUS 241-244-1-2 Private Instructions I-IV | PMUS 1--- |
| MUS 251-254 Ensemble I-IV | EMUS 1--- |
| 1 Students must take both MUS 121-3 AND MUS 122-3, in order to receive equivalent credit for MUSC 1802-3, introduction to Muscial Styles and Ideas. If a student takes only MUS 121 or MUS 122, he/she will receive no credit. |
