Music, BA
Music, BA
Music
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Program Delivery
On Campus, Online, Hybrid
Total Credits
120 Credits
About the Music Program
The Music Program within the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at UCCS offers majors the chance to focus on a targeted range of specializations in performance, improvisation, composition, sound design, film scoring, music theatre, entrepreneurship, and more. Individual mentoring experiences are a particular focus of the curriculum. Music majors have the opportunity to work with renowned visiting guest artists every semester and perform alongside faculty in the Peak FreQuency Creative Arts Ensemble. There are many opportunities to collaborate with Dance, Film Studies, Museum Studies & Gallery Practice, Theatre, Visual Arts, and more.
Students can reach their highest potential as performers through our scholarship-driven Chamber Music program that includes: brass and woodwind quintets, string quartets, jazz combos, and small vocal groups. Other ensembles include Jazz and Improvisation, Creative Music, Electroacoustic, University Choir, Music Theatre, and Theatreworks student productions.
Focus of Study
The Bachelor of Arts in Music at UCCS is a professional degree integrating performance, composition, and music technology and is modeled for high-level musicians from all traditions. Addressing the present-day world of music, this innovative degree structure enables students to carve out their paths as performers and/or composers, music technologists, scholars, sound artists, and others.
With a strong liberal arts focus, students are encouraged to develop their knowledge and skill sets as innovators, creating new connections across the arts beyond.
Please note that acceptance to this degree program is by audition only.
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music requires the following:
- 120 credit hours
- Minimum of 55 credit hours of MUS course work and an additional 9 hours of auxiliary course work within VAPA
- Requires a minimum of 23 credit hours of upper-division (3000+ level) MUS course work and an additional 6 hours of upper-division auxiliary course work
- 2.0 CU cumulative GPA, with a grade of C or better in each course within the major and auxiliary VAPA courses
- Residency: Last 30 credit hours of degree must be completed while registered in the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at UCCS
NOTE: All Music majors must meet with the department’s Program Director each semester for academic advising. Contact the Music Program Director for details.
Program Coursework
| Department Core | 9 Credit Hours |
Complete (1) of the following courses:
Complete (2) of the following courses:
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| Music 1000-level Core | 5 Credit Hours |
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| Music 2000-level Core | 10 Credit Hours |
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| Music Upper-division Core | 7 Credit Hours |
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| Music History Elective | 3 Credit Hours |
Complete (1) of the following courses:
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| Ensemble Courses | 6 Credit Hours |
Complete (1) of the following courses:
Complete (1) of the following courses:
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| Applied Lessons | 6 Credit Hours |
Complete 6 hours of private instruction, 1 hour each from 1600 and 2600, and 2 hours each from 3600 and 4600, on a primary instrument or voice:
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| Music Electives | 15 Credit Hours |
Complete (2) of the following courses:
Complete (3) of the following courses:
Additional hours of Applied Lessons will count for electives. |
| Capstone | 3 Credit Hours |
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Admission Details
To learn more about admission requirements and the application process, please visit the UCCS Admissions page.
Additional resources for Admissions:
Please note that acceptance to this degree program is by audition only.
