Ensemble Requirement by Degree Program

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Music Education are required to participate  in a major ensemble as designated by the College of Music during each Fall and Spring semester of enrollment in the program. Music Education majors are required to audition for and be placed into an ensemble within their specific area of expertise for 7 semesters, i.e. instrumentalists must audition for instrumental ensembles and voice majors must audition for choral ensembles. The remaining ensemble credit can be fulfilled by performing in any major ensemble listed above. Piano majors are allowed to choose from any major ensemble in the College of Music. A minimum of 8 credits in courses approved by the College of Music is required. Students may not perform in a College of Music ensemble during their student teaching semester. 

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Composition are required to participate in a major ensemble as designated by the College of Music during each Fall and Spring semester of enrollment in the program. Music majors must perform an audition for placement into an ensemble in order to receive ensemble credit toward their degree. A minimum of 8 credits in courses approved by the College of Music is required. However, no more than 8 credits that are related to the major ensemble requirement may be counted toward the requirements for the degree. 

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Music Performance whose performance area is not piano are required to participate in a major ensemble as designated by the College of Music during each Fall and Spring semester of enrollment in the program. A minimum of 8 credits in courses approved by the College of Music is required. Performance majors are required to audition for and be placed into an ensemble within their specific area of expertise, i.e. instrumentalists must audition for instrumental ensembles and voice majors must audition for choral ensembles. Piano majors, for their two semesters of ensemble participation, are allowed to choose from any major ensemble in the College of Music. However, no more than 8 credits that are related to the major ensemble requirement may be counted toward the requirements for the degree. 

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts degree program in music are required to participate in a major ensemble as designated by the College of Music during four semesters of their enrollment in the program. Music majors must perform an audition for placement into an ensemble in order to receive ensemble credit toward their degree. 

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Jazz Studies are required to participate in a major jazz ensemble as designated by the College of Music during each Fall and Spring semester of enrollment in the program. Jazz majors must perform an audition for placement into an ensemble in order to receive ensemble credit toward their degree. A minimum of 8 credits in courses approved by the College of Music is required. Jazz majors are encouraged to participate in classical major ensembles as part of elective requirements for the jazz degree.