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Mission Statement
Admission
School Requirements
General Education Requirements
Bachelor of Music
Tracking for Music Theory
Tracking for Performance - Instrumental
Tracking for Performance - Keyboard
Tracking for Performance Vocal
Music Education
Tracking for Music Education Choral/Keyboard Emphasis
Tracking for Music Education Instrumental Emphasis
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Tracking for BA in Music Performance
Tracking for BA in Theory and Composition

The School of Music offers undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.), Bachelor of Music in music education (B.Mus.), and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).

Areas of specialization for the B.M. include:

• Church Music
• Composition
• Music in combination with an outside field
• Music History
• Performance Keyboard (piano, organ, harpsichord) Strings Voice Winds Percussion Recorder/Historical Instruments
• Theory

The Bachelor of Music in music education provides an instrumental, choral or choral/keyboard emphasis. In addition to the above degrees, a curriculum is offered leading to the Bachelor of Arts with emphasis in ethno-musicology, music history, performance or theory/composition.

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Mission Statement

Recognizing the value of music to our culture, society, and individual experience, the School of Music at the University of Florida is committed to the teaching and development of musicians, music educators, and scholars. As a vital component of one of the leading AAU research universities in the nation, the School of Music fully encourages scholarly research, creative activity, and interdisciplinary studies across all degree programs. Undergraduate and graduate offerings are inteneded to meet the needs of a diverse student population and prepare students for professional careers in music. The faculty includes renowned performers and pedagogues who are committed to the development of musicians and to the musical enrichment of the community. Graduate studies in the School of Music are expanding to include and support a broad range of music degrees and programs. This exemplifies the School's vision, its continued investment in its students, and the University of Florida's growing presence as a distinguished institution.

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Admission

Admission to any curricula in the School of Music includes an audition and acceptance in a performance area. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required, except in music education where 2.5 is required. Prospective majors should contact the school's director of admissions as early as possible.

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School Requirements

For admission to the professional level of study, all music majors must complete:

• Musicianship Assessment Jury, taken at the end of the theory sequence (usually 60 hrs.)
• Secondary Piano Levels I to IV with grades of C or better or successful completion of the secondary piano proficiency exam.
• Musical Styles (MUL 2110) with a grade of C or better.
• The Pre-professional Performance Jury (taken the last semester of MV_2_)
• Ensemble semesters as required by the student's degree track.
• Four semesters of Recital Attendance (MUS 1010) with grades of S.

Musicianship Skills Juries will take place at the end of each semester of theory. The Musicianship Assessment Jury will be taken after completing four semesters of theory. All students must pass the Musicianship Assessment Jury whether theory courses are completed at UF or are transferred from another institution.

Community college transfer students who have completed theory courses at the community college level may take the Musicianship Assessment Jury at the end of their first semester at UF.

Provisional acceptance as a music major is given to students who seem to have the potential to become music majors but who are not adequately prepared to begin the theory sequence. Successful completion of MUT 1001, Rudiments of Music, makes a student eligible for classification as a pre-professional music major. A student can be classified as provisional for only two semesters.

Music majors must earn a minimum grade of C in each required music course, both to fulfill degree requirements and to advance to the next level. All music students must stand for a performance examination each term they are enrolled in performance study. No course may be repeated more than once, except for ensembles, performance courses and project courses. Consult School's Music Student Information Handbook for specific requirements.

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General Education Requirements

• Students may fulfill three hours of the mathematics requirements by taking PHI 2100 (Logic) or computer sciences courses.
• All music majors, regardless of degree program, will take 12 hours in humanities, with MUL 2110 (Musical Styles), MUH 3211 (History of Music 1), MUH 3212 (History of Music 2), and one of the following courses in world music: MUH 2501, MUH 2530 or MUH 3541.
• Students in the Bachelor of Music in music education program fulfill 6 of the 9 hours of social/behavioral sciences requirements by the courses EDF 3210 (Educational Psychology) and EDF 3604 (Social Foundations of Education), or EDG 2701 (Diverse Populations).
• In the School of Music, the following required courses are classified as international/ diversity courses: MUL 2110, MUH 3211 and MUH 3212.
• A student can vary the hours in the last three categories of general education within the constraints of no less than six and no more than twelve hours in any category with a total of twenty-seven (27) hours across the three categories.

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Speech and Reading Requirements/

• The speech requirement for the music education degree is met through MUE 3311 and MUE 3330.
• The reading requirement for the music education degree is RED 3312.
• The introductory education and technology courses required by the College of Education are MUE 2040 and MUS 1500.