The department of Music offers a bachelor of arts in music education and a bachelor of arts in music with an emphasis in performance, church music and music business, plus five minors to prepare students for service and professional life. It also endeavors to give the general student opportunities for creative experiences in the musical arts. The department encourages the development of musical knowledge, understandings, behaviors and skills in classes, private study and ensembles. Transfer students must take an examination to determine class placement in music theory, or to transfer credit for theory taken at other schools.
Students usually take the upper-division hearing at the end of the sophomore year.
Music minors are required to participate in four semester hours of an ensemble. Students may participate in an ensemble with or without credit. Students should consult the Music Department Bulletin for specific department policies and course sequences.