Specific requirements for music majors and minors are listed in the Music Department Handbook. Students will be held responsible for requirements in the Handbook. More detailed information is given for the following:

1. Entrance Test: All music majors and minors entering the Department for the first time shall take a placement test in theory and functional piano. The test is for placement only, and in no way affects the entrance to music study.
2. Keyboard Proficiency: All candidates for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education must pass the Keyboard Proficiency Test. For details, see the Music Department Student Handbook.
3. Ensemble Requirements: All music majors are required to participate in a minimum of seven semesters of an ensemble within their major performance area. All Music Education majors are required to participate in a minimum of two semesters of an ensemble outside their major performance area as well as a minimum of seven semesters of an ensemble within their major performance area. All music minors are required to participate in a minimum of four semesters in an ensemble within their major performance area.
4. Recital and Concert Attendance: Attendance at studio classes, departmental recitals and concerts is required of all music majors and minors during each semester of applied music study.
5. Recital Requirements: Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (Performance Emphasis) must present a full recital in their major applied area. Candidates for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education must present a half-recital in their major applied area. Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (Music History Emphasis) may be invited by the music faculty to present a recital.