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Program checklist · B.A.

Music, B.A.

University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA

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
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
115
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
234076
CourseShelf checklist
CK_234076_1e2e2573
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Universal Curriculum Requirements

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    Requirements for Major

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      I. Introductory Course

      4 items
      1. MUSI 2090
        3
      2. MUSI 3050
        3
      3. MUSI 3380
        3
      4. MUSI 3390
        3

      II. Three Core Courses (9 credits)

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        Theory

        5 items
        1. MUSI 3120
          3
        2. MUSI 3310
          3
        3. MUSI 3320
          3
        4. MUSI 3321
          3
        5. MUSI 3330
          3

        Critical Studies in Music and Sound

        11 items
        1. MUSI 3010
          3
        2. MUSI 3020
          3
        3. MUSI 3030
          3
        4. MUSI 3040
          3
        5. MUSI 3120
          3
        6. MUSI 3510
          3
        7. MUSI 4065
          3
        8. MUSI 4508
          3
        9. MUSI 4523
          3
        10. MUSI 4525
          3
        11. MUSI 4526
          3

        CCT

        6 items
        1. MUSI 3371
          3
        2. MUSI 3374
          3
        3. MUSI 3376
          3
        4. MUSI 3380
          3
        5. MUSI 3390
          3
        6. MUSI 3400
          3

        III. Performance

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          Musicianship (2 credits)

          3 items
          1. MUSI 3332
            2
          2. MUSI 3334
            2
          3. MUSI 4533
            2

          Performance (3-7 credits)

          8 items
          1. MUSI 2302
            2
          2. MUSI 2307
            2
          3. MUSI 2308
            2
          4. MUSI 2309
            2
          5. MUSI 2340
            2
          6. MUSI 2500
            2
          7. MUSI 2600
            3
          8. MUSI 4750
            3

          IV. Electives

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            Performance Concentration

            19 items
            1. The Following Courses are for Performance Concentration I-II
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            2. MUPF 3950
              2
            3. MUPF 3960
              2
            4. For music majors enrolled in the Music Performance Concentration Program.
              Not resolved to a course
            5. Prerequisite: at least one semester of 2000-level study and a successful audition, normally to take place in the spring semester of the second year.
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            6. One-hour weekly advanced lessons (13 per semester), and mandatory participation in the Performance Seminar; graded, 3 credits.
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            7. Students at this level should make a time commitment to practicing appropriate to the demands of the Concentration Program, to be determined by the individual performance instructors.
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            8. Students play a jury, i.e. a brief performance for a group of faculty, at the end of each semester, in addition to a 15-30-minute solo performance once per year as part of the Performance Seminar.
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            9. The Following Courses are for Performance Concentration III-IV:
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            10. MUPF 4950
              2
            11. MUPF 4960
              2
            12. For music majors enrolled in the Music Performance Concentration Program. Prerequisite: MUPF 3930 and MUPF 3940.
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            13. One-hour weekly advanced lessons (13 per semester); mandatory participation in the Performance Seminar.
              Not resolved to a course
            14. For MUPF 4960, fourth-year recital. Graded, 3 credits.
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            15. Students at this level should make a time commitment to practicing appropriate to the demands of the Concentration Program, to be determined by the individual performance instructors.
              Not resolved to a course
            16. Students play a jury, i.e. a brief performance for a group of faculty, at the end of each semester, in addition to a 15-30-minute solo performance once per year as part of the Performance Seminar, and a spring semester full recital.
              Not resolved to a course
            17. Completed at least one semester of private lessons (MUPF 2xxx, Performance)
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            18. Passed a successful jury to allow them to enroll in advanced lessons (MUPF 3xxx, Advanced Performance)
              Not resolved to a course
            19. Declared the Music Major
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            Distinguished Majors Program In Music

            6 items
            1. MUSI 4993
              1
            2. A student preparing a recital normally takes honors-level private performance lessons at 2 credits each, such as the following courses:
              Not resolved to a course
            3. MUPF 4930
              2
            4. Students preparing a recital typically take an academic independent study, at one or more credits each, pertinent to the recital program:
              Not resolved to a course
            5. MUPF 4940
              2
            6. Projects are due, at the latest, by the last day of classes in the second semester of work; a student’s committee may set an earlier date of completion. The committee evaluates the completed project and submits a report to the full-time faculty. Students completing projects may receive the B.A. with Distinction, High Distinction, or Highest Distinction in Music, provided the cumulative GPA at graduation is 3.4 or above (a CLAS rule). Any level of distinction is an unusual honor, showing strong Department admiration for a student’s work. The Department awards Highest Distinction only rarely.
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            Additional Information

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              Source. University of Virginia-Main Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://virginia.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=72&poid=11735. Captured page pages/0103.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.