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Program checklist · M.A.

Musical Arts, B.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · Abington, 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
M.A.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Credits (computed from items)
87
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214801
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214801_32c298d0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for the Major

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 266
        Basic Conducting
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      14. MUSIC 270
        Keyboard Skills IV: Music Major
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      15. MUSIC 332
        Analysis of Twentieth Century Music
        Not resolved to a course
        2

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        7 items
        1. Select 3 credits from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. MUSIC 431
          Advanced Tonal Analysis
          Not resolved to a course
        3. MUSIC 433
          Advanced Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music
          Not resolved to a course
        4. MUSIC 461W
          Studies in Music History: Antiquity to 1600
          Not resolved to a course
        5. MUSIC 462W
          Studies in Music History: 1550-1750
          Not resolved to a course
        6. MUSIC 463W
          Studies in Music History: 1700-1900
          Not resolved to a course
        7. MUSIC 464W
          Studies in Music History: 1850-Present
          Not resolved to a course

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        0 items

          Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

          4 items
          1. Select 20 credits in applied music through Level VIII of performance
            Not resolved to a course
            20
          2. Select 8 credits of approved ensembles (see School of Music Handbook for list of ensembles)
            Not resolved to a course
            8
          3. Select 8 credits of electives
            Not resolved to a course
            8
          4. Select 24 credits (at least 12 at the 400 level) in consultation with adviser in an area of study other than music 1
            Not resolved to a course
            24
          Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/arts-architecture/musical-arts-bma/. Captured page pages/0814.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.