General Policies

• Admission into the Minor in Music at Lamar University requires an audition. For more information on audition requirements, policies, and procedures, please visit  https://www.lamar.edu/auditions.

• Students pursuing a Minor in Music must complete  MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation as the core curriculum requirement in creative arts.

• A maximum of 6 hours of MULB courses may be used as credit towards the Minor in Music degree, in total, across both lower and upper divisions. Note:  auditions are required for enrollment in most ensemble courses at both lower and upper level.

Curriculum (18 Hours)

Music Theory (3 Hours)

MUTY 1370 Elements of Music or MUTY 1211 Music Theory I and MUTY 1116 Elementary Sight Singing & Ear Training I

Applied Music (4 Hours)

• The same course number will be repeated and used for both semesters.
• Music Department policies stipulate that all students enrolled in applied lessons must simultaneously enroll in a major ensemble. Students may enroll in an ensemble for credit to satisfy lower or upper division electives in the Music Minor degree program; or they may elect to enroll in a 0-hour version of the ensemble if they no longer need it for their degree plan and do not desire the hour credit.
• Any MUAP 12xx except MUAP 1283

Electives (2 Hours)

Selected from any lower division courses offered by the Department of Music for which pre-requisites have been met.

Upper-Division Courses (9 Hours)

Selected from any upper division courses offered by the Department of Music for which pre-requisites have been met. A maximum of 6 hours of MULB courses may be used as credit towards the Minor in Music degree, in total, across both lower and upper divisions.