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
- CIP
- 50.0903
- Total credits (published)
- 20
- Credits (computed from items)
- 290-354
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232423
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232423_62776178
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Core Requirements
major core · 0 items
Core Requirements
major core · 10 items
- As published: “Applied Music Lesson (to be repeated for 12-18 credit hours) 1”12-18
- 3
- As published: “Research Methods (in exceptional cases, students with recent credit in an equivalent graduate course may attempt to test out by exam)”3
- As published: “GRADUATE MUSICOLOGY OR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY SEMINAR (taken twice for a total of six credit hours)”6
- Approved electives 2Not resolved to a course3
- Approved music electives 1Not resolved to a course0-3
- As published: “Doctoral Recital (taken three times for a total of three credit hours)”3
- 1
- As published: “Doctor of Musical Arts Document (may be taken one credit at a time until three credits have been accumulated)”3
- Choose one of the following options (determined by diagnostic exam):Not resolved to a course6
Option 1:
2 items
- 3
- 3
Option 2:
5 items
- As published: “Advanced Seminar in Music Theory (taken twice)”3
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course43-52
Concentrations
concentration · 1 item
- Concentrations require 13-20 hours of course work beyond the DMA core.Not resolved to a course13-20
Brass Area
0 items
Conducting Area
0 items
Percussion Area
0 items
Piano Area
0 items
String Area
0 items
Vocal Area
0 items
Woodwind Area: Performance on a Solo Instrument Track
0 items
Woodwind Area: Multiple Woodwind Track
1 item
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course13-20
Brass Area
0 items
Requirements
6 items
- 3
- MUS 703TSolo Brass LiteratureNot resolved to a course3
- As published: “BRASS ENSEMBLE LITERATURE”3
- Approved Chamber Ensembles (two semesters)Not resolved to a course2
- Approved Large EnsemblesNot resolved to a course2
- Approved ElectivesNot resolved to a course0-7
Conducting Area
0 items
Requirements
17 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- MUS 707AScore and Literature Survey for Choral Conductors INot resolved to a course
- MUS 707BScore and Literature Survey for Orchestral Conductors INot resolved to a course
- MUS 707CScore and Literature Survey for Wind Conductors INot resolved to a course
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- MUS 708AScore and Literature Survey for Choral Conductors IINot resolved to a course
- MUS 708BScore and Literature Survey for Orchestral Conductors IINot resolved to a course
- MUS 708CScore and Literature Survey for Wind Conductors IINot resolved to a course
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course2
- MUAP 708ADoctoral Secondary Applied Conducting - ChoralNot resolved to a course
- MUAP 708BDoctoral Secondary Applied Conducting - OrchestralNot resolved to a course
- MUAP 708CDoctoral Secondary Applied Conducting - Wind BandNot resolved to a course
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course2
- MUS 703HNot resolved to a course
- MUS 703ISeminar in Orchestral Literature for ConductorsNot resolved to a course
- MUS 703JSeminar in Wind Literature for ConductorsNot resolved to a course
- 3
Approved Electives 1
electives · 0 items
Percussion Area
0 items
Requirements
7 items
- 3
- MUS 703PSolo Percussion LiteratureNot resolved to a course3
- MUS 704PPercussion Ensemble LiteratureNot resolved to a course2
- MUS 706PPercussion Ensemble Literature Lab 1Not resolved to a course1
- As published: “Percussion Ensemble (must be taken three times for a total of three credit hours)”3
- Approved Large EnsemblesNot resolved to a course5
- Approved ElectivesNot resolved to a course0-3
Piano Area
0 items
Requirements
7 items
- As published: “Group Piano Pedagogy Seminar (must be taken for one credit hour)”1
- 2
- MUS 703FSeminar in Piano Literature (must be taken three times for a total of nine credit hours)Not resolved to a course9
- As published: “THE GERMAN LIED FOR PIANISTS AND SINGERS”2
- 1
- 1
- Approved ElectivesNot resolved to a course0-4
String Area
0 items
Requirements
5 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “STRING CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE (taken twice for four credit hours)”4
- As published: “String Excerpts (taken twice for four credit hours)”4
- Approved Electives 1Not resolved to a course0-6
Vocal Area
0 items
Requirements
6 items
- 3
- 3
- MUS 703ASEMINAR IN VOCAL LITERATURE (taken twice for four credit hours)Not resolved to a course4
- MUS 703BOpera History and LiteratureNot resolved to a course3
- EnsemblesNot resolved to a course2
- Elective(s) 1Not resolved to a course0-5
Optional Singing Health Emphasis
0 items
Minimum Requirements
7 items
- 2-3
- As published: “Special Topics in Psychology (Must be taken for three credit hours)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “SPEECH PRACTICUM B (clinical observation at the JMU/Rockingham Community Hospital Collaborative Voice and Swallowing Clinic)”2
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course16-17
Electives
electives · 6 items
- As published: “NEUROANATOMY & NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH & LANGUAGE”3
- As published: “ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY”3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course6
- As published: “Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear and Voice Mechanism”3
- As published: “Acoustics of Hearing and Speech”3
- As published: “Biological Foundations of Kinesiology & Recreation”3
Woodwind Area: Performance on a Solo Instrument Track
0 items
Requirements
6 items
- 2
- 2
- Approved Large EnsemblesNot resolved to a course4-6
- As published: “Woodwind Ensemble (minimum of two approved chamber ensembles for a total of two credit hours)”2
- Approved ElectivesNot resolved to a course7-10
- Residency Qualifying Recital: At the end of the first year, the student will play in a thirty-minute recital for the woodwind faculty.Not resolved to a course0
Woodwind Area: Multiple Woodwind Track
0 items
Requirements
5 items
- Applied instruction on a third instrument beyond the core applied instruction 1Not resolved to a course8
- As published: “Secondary Woodwind Pedagogy (taken twice for two credit hours)”2
- 2
- Approved Large EnsemblesNot resolved to a course8
- Residency Qualifying Recital: At the end of the first year, the student will play in a thirty-minute recital for the woodwind faculty.Not resolved to a course0
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