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Program checklist · BM

Music, BM

East Carolina University · Greenville, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BM
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
198464
CourseShelf checklist
CK_198464_4db64054
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

I. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

0 items

    All concentrations

    12 items
    1. MUSC 1605
      1
    2. MUSC 1625
      1
    3. MUSC 1635
      1
    4. MUSC 1675
      1
    5. MUSC 1706
      1
    6. MUSC 1715
      1
    7. MUSC 1735
      1
    8. MUSC 1745
      1
    9. MUSC 1765
      1
    10. MUSC 1775
      1
    11. MUSC 1406
      Music History and Literature I
      As published: “Music History and Literature I *”
      3
    12. MUSC 2248
      Introduction to World Music Cultures
      As published: “Introduction to World Music Cultures **”
      3

    Music therapy concentration

    5 items
    1. BIOL 1050
      3
    2. BIOL 1051
      1
    3. MUSC 2280
      2
    4. PSYC 1000
      3
    5. PSYC 3206
      3

    Notes

    4 items
    1. Approval of the student’s major applied instructor and ensemble directors is required for ensemble registration.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Music majors may count only two semester hours of MUSC 1706 - Marching Band Field Experience for large ensemble credit.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Music majors may not count MUSC 1705 - Marching Band toward large ensemble credit.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. Music majors taking more than 2 s.h. of MUSC 1706 or 1705 must sign a release form (available in the music office). The form will help clarify that hours above the required 2 s.h. of MUSC 1706 will not count as part of a music degree plan at ECU, and that these extra hours may lead to additional hours on a student’s transcript before graduation.
      Not resolved to a course

    II. Common core - 23 s.h.

    11 items
    1. MUSC 1156
      3
    2. MUSC 1166
      3
    3. MUSC 1176
      1
    4. MUSC 1186
      1
    5. MUSC 2406
      3
    6. MUSC 2156
      3
    7. MUSC 2166
      3
    8. MUSC 2176
      1
    9. MUSC 2186
      1
    10. MUSC 2416
      3
    11. MUSC 3156
      1

    III. Concentrations - 57 s.h.

    0 items

      A. Music therapy concentration (57 s.h.)

      0 items

        1. Core - 28 s.h.

        15 items
        1. MUSC 2277
          1
        2. MUSC 2287
          1
        3. MUSC 2297
          2
        4. MUSC 3177
          3
        5. MUSC 3257
          3
        6. MUSC 3267
          3
        7. MUSC 3357
          1
        8. MUSC 3367
          1
        9. MUSC 4278
          3
        10. MUSC 4288
          1
        11. MUSC 4297
          1
        12. MUSC 4957
          3
        13. MUSC 4967
          3
        14. MUSC 4987
          1
        15. MUSC 4990
          1

        2. Professional studies - 6 s.h.

        8 items
        1. PSYC 3375
          3
        2. Choose one course from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
        3. ADRE 3000
          3
        4. ASLS 2020
          3
        5. HDFS 2000
          3
        6. HDFS 2001
          3
        7. HDFS 2400
          3
        8. PSYC 3221
          3

        3. Additional ensembles - 2 s.h.

        0 items

          4. Applied music - 20 s.h.

          0 items

            Requirements

            2 items
            1. No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied and 3 semesters of 3000 level applied.
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Students must present a half senior recital.
              Not resolved to a course

            Requirements

            5 items
            1. MUSC 1105
              1
            2. MUSC 1115
              1
            3. MUSC 1205
              1
            4. MUSC 2355
              1
            5. Choose 2 s.h. minor applied elective
              Not resolved to a course

            Requirements

            5 items
            1. MUSC 1205
              1
            2. MUSC 2355
              1
            3. MUSC 3105
              1
            4. MUSC 3115
              1
            5. Choose 2 s.h. minor applied electives
              Not resolved to a course

            Requirements

            6 items
            1. MUSC 1105
              1
            2. MUSC 1115
              1
            3. MUSC 1205
              1
            4. MUSC 2355
              1
            5. MUSC 3105
              1
            6. MUSC 3115
              1

            Requirements

            6 items
            1. MUSC 1105
              1
            2. MUSC 1115
              1
            3. MUSC 1205
              1
            4. MUSC 2355
              1
            5. MUSC 3105
              1
            6. MUSC 3115
              1

            Requirements

            6 items
            1. MUSC 1105
              1
            2. MUSC 1115
              1
            3. MUSC 2355
              1
            4. MUSC 3105
              1
            5. MUSC 3115
              1
            6. Choose 1 s.h. minor applied elective
              Not resolved to a course

            5. MUSC elective - 1 s.h.

            0 items

              B. Music performance concentration (57 s.h.)

              0 items

                1. Core - 4 s.h.

                2 items
                1. MUSC 3166
                  1
                2. MUSC 3176
                  3

                2. Areas of study - 53 s.h.

                0 items

                  Requirements

                  3 items
                  1. 4 s.h. applied major (traditional) required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. 16 s.h. applied jazz major required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. Students must present a full senior recital.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  4 items
                  1. MUSC 1011
                    Lower-Level Applied Music: Piano
                    As published: “Lower-Level Applied Music: Piano (can be repeated)”
                    1
                  2. Non-keyboard students:
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. MUSC 1105
                    Beginning Group Piano
                    As published: “Beginning Group Piano and”
                    1
                  4. MUSC 1115
                    1

                  Requirements

                  7 items
                  1. MUSC 2095
                    Jazz Keyboard Harmony I
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. MUSC 2096
                    2
                  3. MUSC 2195
                    2
                  4. MUSC 2196
                    2
                  5. MUSC 2295
                    2
                  6. MUSC 2296
                    2
                  7. MUSC 4195
                    3

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 2280
                    2
                  2. MUSC 4657
                    3

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 1775
                    1
                  2. MUSC 1855
                    1

                  Requirements

                  3 items
                  1. 6 s.h. applied major (traditional) is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. 16 s.h. applied jazz major is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. Students must present a full senior recital.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 1105
                    1
                  2. MUSC 1115
                    1

                  Requirements

                  7 items
                  1. MUSC 2095
                    Jazz Keyboard Harmony I
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. MUSC 2096
                    2
                  3. MUSC 2195
                    2
                  4. MUSC 2196
                    2
                  5. MUSC 2295
                    2
                  6. MUSC 2296
                    2
                  7. MUSC 4195
                    3

                  Requirements

                  3 items
                  1. MUSC 1627
                    1
                  2. MUSC 2280
                    2
                  3. MUSC 3637
                    3

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 1775
                    1
                  2. MUSC 1855
                    1

                  Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied and 4 semesters of 3000 level applied.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 1105
                    1
                  2. MUSC 1115
                    1

                  Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. MUSC 4660
                    3

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. A minimum of two semester hours (2 s.h.) of large ensemble (1 s.h. per semester) is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. A minimum of four semesters of small ensembles is required.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied and 4 semesters of 3000 level applied.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. Students must present a full junior recital and full senior recital.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  4 items
                  1. MUSC 2125
                    1
                  2. MUSC 2135
                    1
                  3. MUSC 3707
                    2
                  4. MUSC 4717
                    2

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 3455
                    1
                  2. MUSC 4455
                    1

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 4737
                    3
                  2. MUSC 4747
                    3

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied and 4 semesters of 3000 level applied.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. Students must present at least a half junior recital and full senior recital.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  6 items
                  1. MUSC 1105
                    1
                  2. MUSC 1115
                    1
                  3. Bowed string majors select a 2 s.h. minor.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. Violin or viola majors select 2 s.h. of cello.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  5. Cello or string bass majors select 2 s.h. of violin or viola.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  6. Guitar majors select a 2 s.h. minor applied from bowed strings, piano, jazz guitar, early plucked strings; or other area with permission of the appropriate applied instructor.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. MUSC 4657
                    3

                  Requirements

                  3 items
                  1. A minimum of 2 semesters of large ensemble is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. A minimum of 4 semesters of MUSC 1805 is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. A minimum of 4 semesters of large ensemble and a minimum of 2 semesters of MUSC 1805 is required.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied and 4 semesters of 3000 level applied are required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. Students are required to present a half junior recital and a full senior recital.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  5 items
                  1. 2 s.h. minor of applied piano is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. Students are required to pass a departmental piano proficiency examination. In preparation for the exam, students must enroll in MUSC 1105 - Beginning Group Piano and MUSC 1115 - Beginning Group Piano .
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. Students desiring further preparation are encouraged to use MUSC electives for additional piano proficiency.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. MUSC 1105
                    1
                  5. MUSC 1115
                    1

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. A minimum of 2 semesters of large choral ensemble is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. A minimum of 2 semesters of MUSC 1605 - Opera Theatre is required.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  6 items
                  1. MUSC 1627
                    1
                  2. MUSC 1637
                    French Lyric Diction for Singers
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. MUSC 1647
                    1
                  4. Minimum of 6 s.h. of FREN is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  5. Minimum of 6 s.h. of GERM is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  6. Minimum of 6 s.h. of ITAL is required.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. MUSC 3637
                    3

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 4496
                    2
                  2. MUSC 4596
                    2

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied and 4 semesters of 3000 level applied.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. Students are required to present a half junior recital and full senior recital.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. MUSC 1105
                    1
                  2. MUSC 1115
                    1

                  Requirements

                  1 item
                  1. MUSC 4657
                    3

                  Requirements

                  2 items
                  1. A minimum of 2 semesters of large ensemble is required.
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. A minimum of 4 semesters of small ensemble is required.
                    Not resolved to a course

                  C. Music theory-composition concentration (57 s.h.)

                  0 items

                    1. Core - 4 s.h.

                    2 items
                    1. MUSC 3166
                      1
                    2. MUSC 3176
                      3

                    2. Applied major - 14 s.h.

                    2 items
                    1. No more than 6 semesters of 1000 level applied and 4 semesters of 3000 level applied.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    2. Students are required to present a half senior recital.
                      Not resolved to a course

                    3. Applied minor - 2 or 6 s.h.

                    0 items

                      a. Keyboard majors (2 s.h.)

                      0 items

                        b. Non-keyboard majors (6 s.h.)

                        4 items
                        1. MUSC 1105
                          1
                        2. MUSC 1115
                          1
                        3. MUSC 2105
                          1
                        4. MUSC 2115
                          1

                        3. Areas of emphasis - 32 or 36 s.h.

                        0 items

                          a. Theory emphasis

                          0 items

                            Requirements

                            5 items
                            1. MUSC 4327
                              3
                            2. MUSC 4328
                              3
                            3. MUSC 4506
                              2
                            4. MUSC 4506
                              Directed Study in Music Theory
                              As published: “must culminate in a project or research paper which will require the approval of a three-member committee, two of whom must be members of the theory, composition, and musicology faculty.”
                              2
                            5. MUSC 4536
                              3

                            Requirements

                            6 items
                            1. Choose one from:
                              Not resolved to a course
                            2. MUSC 3326
                              2
                            3. MUSC 3336
                              2
                            4. Choose one from:
                              Not resolved to a course
                            5. MUSC 3366
                              2
                            6. MUSC 3386
                              2

                            b. Composition emphasis

                            0 items

                              Requirements

                              2 items
                              1. MUSC 3326
                                2
                              2. MUSC 3336
                                2

                              Requirements

                              6 items
                              1. MUSC 3326
                                2
                              2. MUSC 3336
                                2
                              3. MUSC 3366
                                2
                              4. MUSC 3386
                                2
                              5. MUSC 4326
                                3
                              6. MUSC 4336
                                3

                              Requirements

                              2 items
                              1. MUSC 4446
                                3
                              2. Music history and literature electives - 3 s.h.
                                Not resolved to a course

                              Requirements

                              5 items
                              1. MUSC 4327
                                3
                              2. MUSC 4328
                                3
                              3. Choose one of the following:
                                Not resolved to a course
                              4. MUSC 4346
                                3
                              5. MUSC 4536
                                3
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