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2016-2017 General Catalog

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Music Therapy - BS

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Music

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For more information about Music Therapy, see the department website.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor Current students should also meet with an advisor and log-on to DegreeWorks to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: *All Music courses must be passed with a C- or better. Music requires 3.0 GPA in music classes and 2.75 GPA overall for admission as transfer student and for scholarship eligibility.*

Admissions Requirements for this Program

New freshmen

Admitted to USU in Good Standing

Successful completion of the Music Therapy application process

Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU

Successful completion of the Music Therapy application process

2.75 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	Communications Literacy (CL1)	MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA)	3	Music Core Breadth Creative Arts or Breadth Exploration
MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) *	3	Music Core Breadth Creative Arts	MUSC 1130: Aural Skills I	1	Music Core
MUSC 1170: Keyboard Harmony I	1	Music Core	MUSC 1180: Keyboard Harmony II	1	Music Core
MUSC 1310: Introduction to Music Therapy	2	Major Course	MUSC 1190: World Music	3	Music Core Students should register for 3 credits
MUSC 2180: Computer Applications in Music	1	Music Core	MUSC 1320: Music Therapy Group Ensemble Facilitation	1	Emphasis Course
MUSC 2350: Conducting	2	Music Core	MUSC 1800: Percussion Techniques	1	Emphasis Course
PSY 1010: General Psychology (BSS)	3	Breadth Social Science	STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL) or STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL)	3-5	Math Placement
2000 or 3000 level Ensemble Course	1	Emphasis Course	2000 or 3000 level Ensemble Course	1	Emphasis Course
3000 or 4000 level private instruction (major instrument)	1	Emphasis Course Students should register for 1 credit	3000 or 4000 level private instruction (major instrument)	1	Emphasis Course Students should register for 1 credit
			Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	General Education. See links for available courses
Total	17		Total	18
^{_{Jury 1}} ^_*In order to ensure that music students are sufficiently prepared for the Music Theory sequence required in all music degrees (education, performance, and therapy), MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) for Music Majors was established as a prerequisite for MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA) . All incoming music students will have an opportunity to try to test out of MUSC 1105 . Because this test is administered in part through Canvas, all incoming pre-program music majors should register for MUSC 1105 regardless of whether they expect to remain in the class. Those who do not pass the test must pass MUSC 1105 with a C- or better before taking MUSC 1110 . As this course is considered remedial work, the 3 credits earned in MUSC 1105 do not count towards the 120 credits required for any music major. Those students who pass the test will resume the Music Theory sequence with MUSC 1110 the following spring semester.			Jury 2

Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)	FCHD 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)	3	Emphasis Course
MUSC 1120: Music Theory II	3	Music Core	MUSC 2110: Music Theory III	3	Music Core
MUSC 1140: Aural Skills II	1	Music Core	MUSC 2130: Aural Skills III	1	Music Core
MUSC 2310: Music Therapy Treatment I	2	Emphasis Course	MUSC 2320: Music Therapy Treatment II	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3110: Music History I: Origins through Baroque	3	Music Core	MUSC 3120: Music History II: Classical and Romantic Periods	3	Music Core
Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	General Education. See links for available courses	3000 or 4000 level private instruction (major instrument)	1	Emphasis Course Students should register for 1 credit
3000 or 4000 level private instruction (major instrument)	1	Emphasis Course Students should register for 1 credit	Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	PSY 3010: Psychological Statistics (QI) recommended
Total	16		Total	16
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Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 2120: Music Theory IV	3	Music Core	MUSC 3320: Psychology of Music	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3190: Music History III: Music of the Twentieth Century (CI)	3	Music Core Communication Intensive	MUSC 3332 Music Therapy Practicum: Field Experience II	2	Emphasis Course Students should register for 2 credits
MUSC 3310: Music Therapy and the Exceptional Child	3	Emphasis Course	PSY 3210: Abnormal Psychology (DSS)	3	Emphasis Course Depth Social Science
MUSC 3331: Music Therapy Practicum: Field Experience I	1	Emphasis Course Students should register for 1 credit	1000, 2000, or 3000 level Piano, Guitar, or Vocal Course (Secondary Instrument)	0-1	See major professor for advising on course
1000, 2000, or 3000 level Piano, Guitar, or Vocal Course (Secondary Instrument)	0-1	See major professor for advising on course	MUTH Behavior Elective	3	Click on link for list of approved courses
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) or Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3	General Education. See links for available courses	Breadth American Institutions (BAI) or Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3	Click on link for list of approved courses
			Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)
Total	13-14		Total	16-17
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Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
BIOL 2320: Human Anatomy	4	Emphasis Course	MUSC 3334 Music Therapy Practicum: Field Experience IV	3	Emphasis Course Students should register for 3 credits
MUSC 3333 Music Therapy Practicum: Field Experience III	3	Emphasis Course Students should register for 3 credits	MUSC 4320: Research in Music Therapy (CI)	2	Emphasis Course Communication Intensive
MUSC 4310: Music Therapy with Adult Populations	3	Emphasis Course	MUSC 4330: Clinical and Professional Issues in Music Therapy	3	Emphasis Course
1000, 2000, or 3000 level Piano, Guitar, or Vocal Course (Secondary Instrument)	0-1	See major professor for advising on course	MUSC 4340: Internship in Music Therapy	2	Emphasis Course
MUTH Behavior Elective	3	Emphasis Coursee Click on link for list of approved courses	1000, 2000, or 3000 level Piano, Guitar, or Vocal Course (Secondary Instrument)	0-1	See major professor for advising on course
			MUTH Behavior Elective	3	Click on link for list of approved courses
Total	13-14		Total	13-14
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Students must complete the General Education requirements

STAT 1040
or STAT 1045 is required for the Music Therapy major for Quantitative Literacy (QL)

Students must also complete the General Education Requirements

MUSC 3190
and
MUSC 4320
will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement
PSY 3010
is suggested for fulfilling the Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement
Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) and Social Sciences (DSS)

Music Therapy Requirements

MUSC 2/3/4XXX Large Ensemble - 2 credits minimum
MUSC 3/4XXX Individual Instruction, Major Instrument - 4 credits minimum
Additional Individual Instruction in Piano, Voice, and Guitar -4 credits minimum
Music Therapy majors will be individually advised whether additional instruction in Piano, Voice, and/or Guitar are required to achieve proficiency

Music Therapy - BS

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Music

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Minimum University Requirements

Admissions Requirements for this Program

First Year

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Second Year

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Third Year

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Fourth Year

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Music Therapy Requirements

Music Therapy Behavioral Elective Courses

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