Program: Music General Program (BA) - University of Michigan - Flint

Apr 12, 2025

2025-2026 Catalog

www.umflint.edu/case/academic-departments/fine-performing-arts/

Requirements

A. Foundations

A foreign language course from ARB 112 , ASL 112 , CHN 112 , FRN 112 , GER 112 , SPN 112 ; or successful transfer of the second semester of a foreign language or demonstration of equivalent proficiency by examination

A course in US Diversity (US) or Global Studies (GS)

B. Music Theory (16 credits)

MUS 141 - Music Theory I (3)
MUS 142 - Music Theory II (3)
MUS 143 - Aural Harmony I (2)
MUS 144 - Aural Harmony II (2)
MUS 241 - Music Theory III, Orchestration (3)
MUS 242 - Music Theory IV, Topics in Music Theory (3)
Strongly recommended:
MUS 243 - Aural Harmony III (2)

C. Music History (9 credits)

MUS 261 - Music History I (3)
MUS 262 - Music History II (3)
MUS 361 - Seminar in Music History (3)

D. Performance (19 credits)

Applied Music (12 credits)

Attendance in performance class is required.

Performance Ensembles (7 credits)

Students enrolled in Applied Music must enroll concurrently in an ensemble corresponding to the Applied Music section. Participation in other ensembles (Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Singers, etc.) is encouraged.

E. Honors Requirements

For Honors Program students only, to be taken during the first semester of the junior year:

MUS 391 - Independent Study , elected for 1 credit

in conjunction with two from:

MUS 361 - Seminar in Music History
MUS 371 - Conducting I
MUS 372 - Conducting II

F. Additional Requirements

All University General Education requirements and graduation requirements

All CASE BA general degree requirements

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 120 credits

Honors Program

All bachelor-degree-seeking students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher are eligible to apply to the University of Michigan-Flint Honors Program . Please contact the Honors Program Manager or the Honors Program Director for further information.