Major
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The major in music consists of 11.5 semester courses:
Musc 114 Music Theory I: Fundamentals of Harmonic Practice
Musc 115 Music Theory II: Tonal Harmony
Musc 214 Music Theory III: Form and Analysis
or another theory course at or above the 200 level
Musc 209 Western Music I: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
or Musc 210 Western Music II: Classical, Romantic, Modern
Musc 211 World Music: Eurasia
or Musc 212 World Music: Africa and the Americas
Two additional 200-level courses, other than the required history or theory courses.
Two 300-level courses. Normally, 300-level courses for the major should be taken at Wheaton.
Musc 402 Senior Conference
One year (1 credit) of individual performance study and one year (.5 credit) of ensemble performance.
Students who place out of Musc 114 or Musc 115 through proficiency tests must still take three theory courses. No course taken pass/fail can satisfy a major requirement.