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Program checklist · B.A.

Music

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
50.0901
Credits (computed from items)
103-132
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_1a0fc767
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      15 items
      1. MUSIC 40
        First-Year Seminar in Music
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. MUSIC 101
        Music Common Hour
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. MUSIC 121
        Basic Musicianship I
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      4. MUSIC 122
        Basic Musicianship II
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. MUSIC 131
        Music Theory I
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      6. MUSIC 132
        Music Theory II
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      7. MUSIC 162
        Introduction to Music History
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      8. MUSIC 221
        Basic Musicianship III
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      9. MUSIC 222
        Basic Musicianship IV
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      10. MUSIC 231
        Music Theory III
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      11. MUSIC 261
        Survey of Music History I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. MUSIC 262
        Survey of Music History II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. MUSIC 270
        Keyboard Skills IV: Music Major
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      14. MUSIC 332
        Analysis of Twentieth Century Music
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      15. MUSIC 476W
        B.A. Senior Project
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      2 items
      1. Select 8 credits in applied music through Level IV of Primary
        Not resolved to a course
        8
      2. Select 4 credits of ensembles (see School of Music Handbook for list of ensembles)
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Requirements for the Option

      1 item
      1. Select an option
        Not resolved to a course
        12-41

      Requirements for the Option

      0 items

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        1 item
        1. Select 12 credits of 400-level music courses (see School of Music Handbook for specific requirements)
          Not resolved to a course
          12

        Prescribed Courses

        0 items

          Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

          13 items
          1. INART 258A
            3
          2. INART 50
            The Science of Music
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. MATH 38
            Elementary Linear Algebra
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. MATH 41
            Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          5. MATSE 81
            Materials in Today's World
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          6. MUSIC 127
            Introduction to Music Technology
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          7. MUSIC 177
            ROARS lab 1
            Not resolved to a course
            8
          8. MUSIC 437
            Music Information Retrieval and Computer-Assisted Music
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          9. MUSIC 451
            Computer Programming for Musicians
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          10. MUSIC 452
            Computer Music Synthesis
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          11. MUSIC 453
            Recording Studio Training
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          12. MUSIC 458
            Electronic Music Composition I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          13. THEA 484
            Sound Recording Techniques
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/arts-architecture/music-ba/. Captured page pages/0877.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.