Students must satisfy the piano proficiency requirement. Students who enter with little or no piano background enroll in PIAN 144-PIAN 284 Keyboard Skills plus sufficient private study to enable them to pass a proficiency examination. The examination consists of...

1. demonstration of knowledge of all major and minor scales,
2. a short work in contrapuntal style,
3. a short work in harmonic style,
4. a movement of a sonata,
5. demonstration of ability to read at sight accompaniments of moderate difficulty.

To graduate, the student must attain a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in 12 credit hours chosen from MUSC 320, MUSC 340, MUSC 440, MUSC 480, and MUSC courses numbered 650-778.