Name: Chelsea Fields
Music Major Requirements (minimum 48 credits)
Upon admittance to the school, incoming freshman and transfer student music majors should
contact the music program coordinator for information on placement exam and audition dates:
Stefán Örn Arnarson or call (856) 225-6303
Students majoring in music must earn a grade of C or better in courses from the following
three areas:
1) Music Core Requirements (23 credits)
FA 20____ 50:700:161 Musicianship I (2) C_
SP 21 50:700:162 Musicianship II (2) C+
FA 21 50:700:205 Musicianship III (2) _________
_________ 50:700:206 Musicianship IV (2) _________
FA 20____ 50:700:225 Music Theory I (3) C
SP 21 50:700:226 Music Theory II (3) C
_________ 50:700:301 Sound Thinking (3) _________
_________ 50:700:291 History of Music I (3) _________
_________ 50:700:292 History of Music II (3) _________
2) Performance (10 credits):
701:339 SP 19/A, 700:349/TR, 701:169 FA 17/A, 701:170 SP 19/A, 701:348 SP 19/A, 701:269 FA 19/A_,
701:292 FA 20/A, 701:391 SP 21/A, 701:339 FA 21/ , 701:140 FA 21/
A minimum of four semesters of applied music on primary instrument or voice (1,1,1,1)
Students must pass keyboard competency examination, normally by the end of junior year. If students
do not possess required keyboard skills, they must take applied piano until the proficiency requirement
is satisfied. Music majors enrolled in any applied music instruction (including remedial piano) are
required to meet and demonstrate clearly regulated student outcomes through juried examination each
semester. Should a student not meet the standards set by the department, the level must be repeated.
One of the following:
_________ 50:701:140 Rutgers Choir (1) _________ or
_________ 50:701:347 Madrigal Ensemble (1) _________ or
FA 18____ 50:701:348 Performance Ensemble (1) A_____ or
_________ 50:701:321 Jazz Ensemble I (1) _________
Documented attendance at 10 college recitals or concerts each academic year.
3) Concentration (choose one concentration from the following):
Theories and Histories Concentration (15 credits):
Required (6 credits)
________50:700: 293 Topics in Music History III (3) ____ -or- 50:700:325 Music Theory III (3) ____
_________ 50:700:494 Capstone project (3) _________
Suggested Electives (min. 9 credits)
_________ 50:700:294 Topics in Music History IV (3) _________
_________ 50:700:305 Gender in Music (3) _________
_________ 50:700:321 Counterpoint (3) _________
_________ 50:700:337 History of Opera (3) _________
_________ 50:700:373 Introduction to Composition (3) _________
_________ 50:700:227Jazz Theory (3) _________
_________ 50:700:313 History of Jazz Singers (3) _________
_________ 50:700:412 History of Jazz (3) _________
_________ 50:700:486 Composition and Technology Seminar (3) _________
_________ 50:700:490 Music Internship (BA) _________
_________ 50:700:495-496 Honors in Music I,II (3,3) _________
_________ 50:700:499 Individual Study (3) _________
_________ Other: ________________________________ _________
_________ Other: ________________________________ _________
Music majors with a concentration in Theories and Histories are required to take a comprehensive
examination in music history and theory during their senior year. Read more about the requirement.
Music and Technology Concentration (15 credits):
Required (6 credits)
_________ 50:700:486 Composition and Technology Seminar (3) _________
_________ 50:700:494 Capstone project (3) _________
Suggested Electives (min. 9 credits)
_________ 50:700: 302 Sound and Image (3) _________
_________ 50:700:373 Introduction to Composition (3) _________
_________ 50:700:385 Composition I (3) _________
_________ 50:700:391 Music and Computers (3) _________
_________ 50:700:392 Topics in Electroacoustic Music (3) _________
FA 19____ 50:700:449 Audio Post-Production (3) C______
_________ 50:700:490 Music Internship (BA) _________
_________ 50:700:495-496 Honors in Music I,II (3,3) _________
_________ 50:700:499 Individual Study (3) _________
_________ Other: ________________________________ _________
_________ Other: ________________________________ _________
Music majors following the Music and Technology concentration are required to present a
comprehensive portfolio of creative/production work during their senior year. Music majors in the
Music and Technology concentration are strongly encouraged to enroll in the Digital Studies Program.
Performance Concentration (15 credits):
Required (6 credits)
_________ 50:700:XXX Applied Performance or Ensemble (3) _________
_________ 50:700:494 Capstone project (3) _________
Suggested Electives (min. 9 credits)
SP 18____ 50:700:131 Singing for the Stage (3) A______
_________ 50:700:271 Introduction to Music Technology (3) _________
_________ 50:700:293 Topics in Music History III (3) _________
_________ 50:700:325 Music Theory (3) _________
_________ 50:700:337 History of Opera (3) _________
_________ 50:700:373 Introduction to Composition (3) _________
_________ 50:700:412 History of Jazz (3) _________
_________ Other: ________________________________ _________
_________ Other: ________________________________ _________
