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Three Baccalaureate degrees are offered: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.) and Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.). The requirements for each of these degrees are listed below. Although each student has a faculty adviser, the student is responsible for understanding the requirements for the degree and for meeting these requirements. Students should review their progress toward meeting graduation requirements with their faculty adviser each semester.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
32 course credits are required for graduation, subject to restrictions on residency, fractional credit, transfer credit, and course load. Except where noted, individual courses may be counted toward multiple requirements.
First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry (1 course)
Students will complete the First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry in their first semester.
Writing Intensive Course (1 course)
Students will complete a course designated as Writing Intensive (W) in any semester between the completion of the First-Year Seminar and the beginning of Junior Independent Study.
Global and Cultural Perspectives
Foreign Language (0-2 courses)
Students will demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language through the second-level course in a given language sequence, through proficiency, examination, or course work.
Global Engagement (1 course)
Students shall take a global course that must examine matters from a non-US, global, or transnational area, either contemporary or historical, in a way that allows students to explore their own position in relation to these areas or issues. (GE)
Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity (1 course)
A Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity course must examine race or marginalized ethnicity and may allow students to explore intersections with other identities such as gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, social class, ability, culture, and religion (among others). (PPRE)
Religious Perspectives or Social Justice (1 course)
Religious Studies Option: Students will complete a course from any department or program that examines the religious dimension of humankind in relation to issues of cultural, social, historical, or ethical significance. (R)
Social Justice Option: A Social Justice course must examine societal equity, equality, and fairness, in a way that allows students to explore their own position in relationship to these matters. (SJ)
Note: A student may not use the same course in fulfillment of GE, PPRE, and the R/SJ requirements.
Quantitative Literacy (1 course)
Students will demonstrate quantitative proficiency through completion of a course that involves a significant focus on quantitative literacy in the course’s discipline (QL).
Learning Across the Disciplines (6 courses)
Students will complete no fewer than two approved courses in each of three academic areas: Arts and Humanities (AH), History and Social Sciences (HSS), Mathematical and Natural Sciences (MNS). [An individual course may be counted toward only one of these three areas.]
Learning in the Major (10-16 courses)
Students will complete a major in a department or program. The number of courses required in the major shall be no less than ten and no more than sixteen, including the Independent Study Sequence. The major shall contain no more than twelve courses in the same discipline, including the Independent Study Sequence. (In addition, a maximum of fifteen credits in any one discipline may be counted toward graduation.)
Independent Study Sequence:
Junior Independent Study (Research, Methodology, and Theory) (1 course)
A one-semester course that focuses upon the research skills, methodology, and theoretical framework necessary for Senior Independent Study. The structure of this course depends upon the discipline and includes a variety of pedagogical formats, such as one-on-one mentoring experiences, small seminars, and labs.
Senior Independent Study (2 courses)
A two-semester one-on-one mentoring experience in which each student engages in independent research and creates an original scholarly work.
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree offers two majors: Composition and Performance. Admission to the program requires an entrance audition. Composition students typically audition at the end of the third semester, while Performance students audition at the end of the first year; see the department’s Handbook for details. 32 credits are required for graduation, subject to restrictions on residency, fractional credit, transfer credit, and course load. Courses may fulfill multiple requirements unless otherwise specified. At least 8 credits must be earned from courses outside of Music (non-MUSC courses).
First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry (1 course)
Students will complete the First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry in their first semester.
Writing Intensive Course (1 course)
Students will complete a course designated as Writing Intensive (W) in any semester between the completion of the First-Year Seminar and the beginning of Junior Independent Study.
Global and Cultural Perspectives
Foreign Language (0-2 courses)
Students will demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language through the second-level course in a given language sequence, through proficiency, examination, or course work.
Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity (1 course) or Global Engagement (1 course)
Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity option: A Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity course must examine race or marginalized ethnicity and may allow students to explore intersections with other identities such as gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, social class, ability, culture, and religion (among others). (PPRE)
Global Engagement option: A Global Engagement course must examine matters from a non-US, global, or transnational area, either contemporary or historical, in a way that allows students to explore their own position in relation to these areas or issues. (GE)
Note: The same course cannot be used to fulfill both the GE/PPRE and the R/SJ requirements.
Religious Perspectives or Social Justice (1 course)
Religious Studies Option: Students will complete a course from any department or program that examines the religious dimension of humankind in relation to issues of cultural, social, historical, or ethical significance. (R)
Social Justice Option: A Social Justice (SJ) course must examine societal equity, equality, and fairness, in a way that allows students to explore their own position in relationship to these matters. (SJ)
Note: The same course cannot be used to fulfill both the GE/PPRE and the R/SJ requirements.
Quantitative Literacy (1 course)
Students will demonstrate quantitative proficiency through completion of a course (QL) that involves a significant focus on quantitative literacy in the course’s discipline.
Non-Music Electives (8 courses)
Independent Study (3 courses)
For Composition majors, Independent Study is an extension of their composition studies (see “Composition” in the appropriate section below). For Performance majors, Independent Study is an extension of their applied music lessons (see “Applied Music Lessons” in the appropriate section below).
Learning in the Major (24-25 credits)
A. BACHELOR OF MUSIC (Composition Major)
- Recital Attendance (0 credits)
MUSC 09900 - Recital Attendance (four semesters required; see the department’s Handbook for details).
- Music Theory (9 credits)
MUSC 10100 - Music Theory I , MUSC 10200 - Music Theory II , MUSC 20100 - Theory III , MUSC 20200 - Theory IV , MUSC 30100 - Theory of Music Since 1900 , MUSC 30200 - Form and Analysis , MUSC 30300 - Basic Conducting , MUSC 30400 - Counterpoint , and MUSC 30500 - Orchestration
- Class Piano (1 credit)
MUSC 18100 - Class Piano 1 , MUSC 18200 - Class Piano II , MUSC 18300 - Class Piano III , MUSC 18400 - Class Piano IV . Students with prior keyboard experience may test out of some or all Class Piano courses. Waived credits must be fulfilled through additional music electives.
- Musicology (4 credits)
MUSC 21201 - Survey of Music History and Literature I , MUSC 21301 - Survey of Music History & Literature II , MUSC 31100 - Seminar in Music Literature , and one non-classical course (MUSC 19908 - Soundscapes: Music in A Changing World , MUSC 21400 - History of African American Music , MUSC 21600 - The Art of Rock Music , or MUSC 21900 - Women in Music )
- Music Technology (.5 credits)
MUSC 28000 - Introduction to Music Technology or MUSC 28001 - Introduction to Recording and Production
- Music Ensembles (1.25 credits)
- Two semesters in either MUSC 16000 - Wooster Singers or MUSC 16100 - Wooster Chorus
- Four additional semesters in a major ensemble on the primary instrument or voice ( MUSC 16000 - Wooster Singers , MUSC 16100 - Wooster Chorus , MUSC 16200 - Wooster Symphony Orchestra , MUSC 16300 - Scot Band/Marching Band , MUSC 16301 - Symphonic Band , or MUSC 16400 - Wooster Jazz Ensemble
- Four additional semesters in any ensemble (MUSC 15000 -MUSC 15700 , or MUSC 16000 -MUSC 16600 ).
- Applied Music Lessons (2 credits)
- Two credits on the same instrument (MUSC 12001 -MUSC 14000 , MUSC 22001 -MUSC 24000 , MUSC 32100 -MUSC 34001 ).
- Composition (4 credits)
- One credit from MUSC 20800 - Acoustic Composition , MUSC 20900 - Electronic Composition , MUSC 30800 - Acoustic Composition , or MUSC 30900 - Electronic Composition .
- MUSC 40100 - Junior Independent Study , MUSC 45100 - Senior Independent Study–Semester One , and MUSC 45200 - Senior Independent Study–Semester Two . See the department’s Handbook for details.
- Pedagogy (.5 credits)
Either MUSC 37000 - Vocal Pedagogy (for vocal majors) or MUSC 37100 - Instrumental Pedagogy (for instrument majors).
- Music Electives (2.75 credits)
To be chosen by the student and advisor.
B. BACHELOR OF MUSIC (Performance Major)
- Recital Attendance (0 credits)
MUSC 09900 - Recital Attendance (four semesters required; see the department’s Handbook for details).
- Music Theory (8 credits)
MUSC 10100 - Music Theory I , MUSC 10200 - Music Theory II , MUSC 20100 - Theory III , MUSC 20200 - Theory IV , MUSC 30100 - Theory of Music Since 1900 , MUSC 30200 - Form and Analysis , MUSC 30300 - Basic Conducting , and MUSC 30400 - Counterpoint
- Class Piano (1 credit)
MUSC 18100 - Class Piano 1 , MUSC 18200 - Class Piano II , MUSC 18300 - Class Piano III , MUSC 18400 - Class Piano IV . Students with prior keyboard experience may test out of some or all Class Piano courses. Waived credits must be fulfilled through additional music electives.
- Musicology (4 credits)
MUSC 21201 - Survey of Music History and Literature I , MUSC 21301 - Survey of Music History & Literature II , MUSC 31100 - Seminar in Music Literature , and one non-classical course (MUSC 19908 - Soundscapes: Music in A Changing World , MUSC 21400 - History of African American Music , MUSC 21600 - The Art of Rock Music , or MUSC 21900 - Women in Music )
- Music Technology (.5 credits)
MUSC 28000 - Introduction to Music Technology or MUSC 28001 - Introduction to Recording and Production
- Music Ensembles (1.25 credits)
- Two semesters in either MUSC 16000 - Wooster Singers or MUSC 16100 - Wooster Chorus
- Four additional semesters in a major ensemble on the primary instrument or voice ( MUSC 16000 - Wooster Singers , MUSC 16100 - Wooster Chorus , MUSC 16200 - Wooster Symphony Orchestra , MUSC 16300 - Scot Band/Marching Band , MUSC 16301 - Symphonic Band , or MUSC 16400 - Wooster Jazz Ensemble
- Four additional semesters in any ensemble (MUSC 15000 -MUSC 15700 , or MUSC 16000 -MUSC 16600 ).
- Applied Music (6 credits)
- Three credits from (MUSC 12001 -MUSC 14000 , MUSC 22001 -MUSC 24000 , MUSC 32100 -MUSC 34001 ). In the junior year, one semester of one-hour lessons (200- or 300-level) must be taken in addition to MUSC 40100 .
- Independent Study: MUSC 40100 - Junior Independent Study , MUSC 45100 - Senior Independent Study–Semester One , and MUSC 45200 - Senior Independent Study–Semester Two . See the department’s Handbook for more details.
- Pedagogy (.5 credits)
Either MUSC 37000 - Vocal Pedagogy (for vocal majors) or MUSC 37100 - Instrumental Pedagogy (for instrument majors).
- Music Electives (2.75 credits)
To be chosen by the student and advisor.
BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION (Public School Teaching)
This degree program requires an entrance audition, which is usually held at the end of the first year; see the department’s Handbook for details. 32 credits are required for graduation, subject to restrictions on residency, fractional credit, transfer credit, and course load. Because of the heavy requirements for this degree, it is likely that the student will need to carry overloads or extend the time required to complete the degree program. Courses may fulfill multiple requirements unless otherwise specified.
First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry (1 course)
Students will complete the First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry in their first semester.
Writing Intensive Course (1 course)
Students will complete a course designated as Writing Intensive (W) in any semester between the completion of the First-Year Seminar and the beginning of senior year.
Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity (1 course) or Global Engagement (1 course)
Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity option: A Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity course must examine race or marginalized ethnicity and may allow students to explore intersections with other identities such as gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, social class, ability, culture, and religion (among others). (PPRE)
Global Engagement option: A Global Engagement course must examine matters from a non-US, global, or transnational area, either contemporary or historical, in a way that allows students to explore their own position in relation to these areas or issues. (GE)
Religious Perspectives or Social Justice (1 course)
Religious Perspectives Option: Students will complete a course from any department or program that examines the religious dimension of humankind in relation to issues of cultural, social, historical, or ethical significance. (R)
Social Justice Option: A Social Justice (SJ) course must examine societal equity, equality, and fairness, in a way that allows students to explore their own position in relationship to these matters. (SJ)
Note: This requirement is fulfilled by EDUC 30000.
Quantitative Literacy (1 course)
Students will demonstrate quantitative proficiency through completion of a course (QL) that involves a significant focus on quantitative literacy in the course’s discipline.
Mathematical and Natural Sciences (1-1.25 courses)
Students will complete one to one and one-quarter courses in the Mathematical or Natural Sciences (MNS). [A student may not use this course in fulfillment of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement.]
History and Social Sciences (1 course)
Students will complete one course in History or the Social Sciences (HSS).
Note: This course cannot be fulfulled by EDUC 11500, not can it be used to fulfill the GE/PPRE requirement.
Non-Music Elective (1 course)
Independent Study (3 courses)
For a Music Education mEd, Independent Study consists of the student teaching sequence (see “Student Teaching” below).
Learning in the Major (30 credits)
- EDUCATION (3.75 credits)
EDUC 10000 - Introduction to Education , EDUC 11500 - Child and Adolescent Development , EDUC 12000 - Content Area Reading , and EDUC 30000 - Classroom Management as Social Justice
- RECITAL ATTENDANCE (0 credits)
MUSC 09900 - Recital Attendance (four semesters required; see the department’s Handbook for details).
- MUSIC THEORY (7.5 credits)
MUSC 10100 - Music Theory I , MUSC 10200 - Music Theory II , MUSC 20100 - Theory III , MUSC 20200 - Theory IV , MUSC 30100 - Theory of Music Since 1900 , MUSC 30300 - Basic Conducting , MUSC 30500 - Orchestration , and MUSC 30600 - Choral Conducting
- CLASS PIANO (1 credit)
MUSC 18100 - Class Piano 1 , MUSC 18200 - Class Piano II , MUSC 18300 - Class Piano III , MUSC 18400 - Class Piano IV . Students with prior keyboard experience may test out of some or all required Class Piano courses. Waived credits must be fulfilled through additional applied music lessons.
- MUSICOLOGY (3 credits)
MUSC 21201 - Survey of Music History and Literature I , MUSC 21301 - Survey of Music History & Literature II , and one non-classical course (MUSC 19908 - Soundscapes: Music in A Changing World , MUSC 21400 - History of African American Music , MUSC 21600 - The Art of Rock Music , or MUSC 21900 - Women in Music )
- MUSIC TECHNOLOGY (.5 course)
MUSC 28000 - Introduction to Music Technology or MUSC 28001 - Introduction to Recording and Production
- MUSIC ENSEMBLES (1.25 courses)
- Two semesters in MUSC 16000 - Wooster Singers
- Two semesters in MUSC 16302 - Concert/Community Band
- Four additional semesters in a major ensemble on the primary instrument or voice ( MUSC 16000 - Wooster Singers , MUSC 16100 - Wooster Chorus , MUSC 16200 - Wooster Symphony Orchestra , MUSC 16300 - Scot Band/Marching Band , MUSC 16301 - Symphonic Band , or MUSC 16400 - Wooster Jazz Ensemble
- Two additional semesters in any ensemble (MUSC 15000 -MUSC 15700 , or MUSC 16000 -MUSC 16600 ).
- APPLIED MUSIC LESSONS (4 credits)
- Four credits from MUSC 12001 -MUSC 14000 , MUSC 22001 -MUSC 24000 , MUSC 32100 -MUSC 34001
- Give a half-recital of 25-30 minutes of music in either the junior or senior year (prior to the semester in which the student teaching is scheduled). See the department’s Handbook for details.
- CLASS INSTRUMENTS AND VOICE (2 credits)
MUSC 17000 - Class Voice , MUSC 17100 - Class Brass Instruments , MUSC 17200 - Class Brass Instruments II , MUSC 17300 - Class String Instruments , MUSC 17400 - Class String Instruments , MUSC 17500 - Class Woodwind Instruments , MUSC 17600 - Class Woodwind Instruments , and MUSC 17700 - Class Percussion Instruments . Students with prior vocal experience may test out of Class Voice. Waived credits must be fulfilled through additional applied music lessons.
- MUSIC EDUCATION (4 credits)
MUSC 29000 - Foundations of Music Education , MUSC 34200 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Pre-K and Elementary General Music , MUSC 34300 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Secondary Choral and General Music , MUSC 34400 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music , MUSC 37000 - Vocal Pedagogy , and MUSC 39500 - Special Topics in Music Education
- STUDENT TEACHING (3 credits)
MUSC 49600 - Multiage Student Teaching and Seminar MUSC 49700 - Multiage Student Teaching and Seminar MUSC 49800 - Multiage Student Teaching and Seminar . All degree requirements must be completed prior to student teaching except MUSC 39500 - Special Topics in Music Education and the fourth semester of MUSC 09900 - Recital Attendance. Concurrent registration for MUSC 39500 and student teaching is expected; however, when student teaching is completed in the fall semester, MUSC 39500 must be completed prior to that semester. Concurrent registration for the fourth semester of recital attendance and student teaching is permitted, but not required.
Music Double Degree
Double Degree: Bachelor of Music or Music Education and Bachelor of Arts
A double degree enables students to make connections among fields that can enrich the study of each and expand career opportunities. Full double-counting of requirements for the two degrees is allowed. Upon graduation, the student will receive two diplomas and will participate in one Commencement ceremony. In most cases, completion of a double degree will require five years. Interested students should confer with the chairperson of the Department of Music and must have written approval from the Dean for Curriculum and Academic Engagement. Students who wish to pursue a double degree must declare their intention to do so no later than October 1 of the junior year.
Graduate and Professional Dual Degree
The College has established formal programs with several leading universities to provide students with the opportunity to pursue a liberal arts degree from Wooster in conjunction with a graduate/professional degree from the other institution. These programs provide students with a rich liberal arts experience that focuses upon a dynamic understanding of multiple disciplines, independent and collaborative inquiry, global engagement, and social responsibilities and facilitate their progress towards a graduate or professional degree.
Graduate or professional programs in medicine, dentistry, law, physical therapy, engineering, nursing, architecture, and forestry and environmental studies are examples of eligible programs that may be approved. The Dean for Curriculum and Academic Engagement determines which graduate and professional programs are consistent with a Wooster baccalaureate degree and will set conditions for awarding the degree. The conditions for participation in a dual degree program are provided in the Catalogue under Pre-Professional and Dual Degree Programs .
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