General Education Courses (34 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program .  Both Writing Intensive (W) courses and the Oral Communications (O) course are fulfilled by the Music History courses in the major.

Foreign Language Courses (0-8 credit hours)

All Music majors must demonstrate proficiency in the language  of their choice through the 1202 level.  Proficiency can be demonstrated in the following ways:

1. Completing the required coursework at UNC Charlotte
2. Completing three years of the same foreign language in high school through level three
3. Achieving a satisfactory score on the foreign languages placement test (in Spanish, French, or German)
4. Through approved transfer or transient credit earned at other accredited institutions
5. A combination of the above methods (e.g., placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1201 and completing the 1202 course, completing 1201 and placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1202)

Major Courses (59-61 credit hours)

Concentration Courses (22 credit hours)

• MUSC 2235 - Jazz Improvisation I (2)
• or  MUSC 4235 - Orchestration and Arranging (2)

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• MUSC 3136 - Instrumental Conducting (2)
• MUSC 413x - Pedagogy and Literature (3)

Restricted Elective Courses (15 credit hours)

Select from a list of approved courses.

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed.