These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
The Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 130 credits. This major requires a concentration; the available concentrations are Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Classical Guitar, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Harp, Harpsichord, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin, and Voice.
University Requirements
- All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses for the major are ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3196, ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3696, and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4696.
Clinical Training
A total of 1200 hours of supervised clinical training is required prior to graduation.
Students must be continually enrolled in ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4685 Music Therapy Clinical Internship  for a total of 1000 hours. A student beginning an internship in Year 4 Spring will also need to register for this in the Year 4 Summer session and possibly Year 5 Fall; credits can be distributed across semesters differently but must total 6.
Music Therapy Grades
Grades below C in any music therapy course may not be applied toward degree requirements in music therapy. All students are permitted to repeat a course one time. Students who need to repeat a course a second time must obtain the approval of the dean/designee of their home school or college and be registered with assistance. Except as permitted by this policy, no students may repeat a course a third time.
Students who have exhausted course attempts for course(s) required for their major will be required to change majors.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1911 | Honors Theory I | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1912 | Honors Theory II | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2911 | Honors Theory III | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2912 | Honors Theory IV | |
| Music History | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3196 | History of Pop | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| Intermediate Conducting | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| Psychology | ||
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý1001 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý2201 | Foundations of Psychopathology | 3 |
| ±Ê³§³ÛÌý2301 | Foundations of Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Functional Piano, Voice, and Guitar | ||
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3631 | Functional Voice I 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3632 | Functional Voice II 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3633 | Functional Piano I 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3634 | Functional Piano II 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3635 | Functional Guitar I 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3636 | Functional Guitar II 1 | 1 |
| Music Therapy | ||
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3689 | Fieldwork in Music Therapy | 2 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3789 | Fieldwork in Music Therapy II | 2 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3889 | Fieldwork in Music Therapy III | 2 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4611 | Music Therapy Overview | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4613 | Music Therapy Foundations | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4614 | Psychiatric Music Therapy | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4616 | Developmental Music Therapy | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4618 | Music Therapy Ethics | 2 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4619 | Medical/Rehabilitative Music Therapy | 3 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4641 | Music Therapy Experiences I: Creative Methods | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4642 | Music Therapy Experiences II: Recreative Methods | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4643 | Music Therapy Experiences III: Receptive Methods | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4685 | Music Therapy Clinical Internship 2 | 6 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4696 | Music Therapy Research | 3 |
| Concentration | ||
| Select the courses specific to your concentration: | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1401 | Piano Concentration | |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1501 | Instrumental Concentration | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1402 | Piano Concentration | |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1502 | Instrumental Concentration | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2401 | Piano Concentration | |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2501 | Instrumental Concentration | |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2402 | Piano Concentration | |
| ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2502 | Instrumental Concentration | |
| Secondary Piano | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1106 | Jazz Secondary Piano 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2105 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2106 | Jazz Secondary Piano | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý3105 | Jazz Class Piano | 1 |
| Guitar | ||
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1658 | Guitar I 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1659 | Guitar II 1 | 1 |
| Voice | ||
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1211 | Voice Class 1 | 1 |
| ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1212 | Voice Class 1 | 1 |
| Ensembles | ||
| Consult with advisor to select the appropriate Ensemble courses | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 130 | |
- 1
Voice Concentrations
- In lieu of ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1211 and ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1212, classical singers can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2114; jazz singers can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4112.
- Classical and jazz singers must take ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3631 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3632, unless waived by examination.
Piano Concentrations
- In lieu of ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1405, classical pianists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2114; jazz pianists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4112.
- In lieu of ²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1405 and ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1106, classical pianists must take two credits of jazz piano; jazz pianists must take two credits of jazz electives.
- Both classical and jazz pianists must take ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3633 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3634 unless waived upon examination by instructor.
Guitar Concentrations
- In lieu of ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1658 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý1659, classical guitarists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2114; jazz guitarists can take ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý2112 or ²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý4112.
- Both classical and jazz guitarists must take ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3635 and ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý3636, unless waived upon examination by the instructor.
- 2
Must be continually enrolled in ²Ñ±«·¡¶ÙÌý4685 Music Therapy Clinical Internship for a total of 1000 hours. A student beginning an internship in Spring will also need to register for this in the Summer session and possibly Fall; credits can be distributed across semesters differently but must total 6.