- Required Courses for All Tracks
- All tracks require piano proficiency.
- Music 126, 127, 226, 227, 297, 298, 299, and 326
- A minimum grade of C is required in Music 227.
- Three credits of ensembles, chosen from Music 211, 212, 231, 232, 241, 242, 245, 246, 253, 254, 261, or 262
- Required Courses for Each Track (Choose One)
- Composition
- One academic elective in Music, excluding Applied Music
- Six credits of Music 480
- Three credits of Applied Music, with no more than two credits at the 100-level
- Music 497 or 498
- History
- Two academic electives in Music, excluding Applied Music
- Four credits of Applied Music, with no more than two credits at the 100-level
- Music 497 or 498
- Jazz
- Music 260 and 360
- One academic elective in Music, excluding Applied Music
- Two credits of Applied Music at the 300- or 400-level in the primary instrument
- Two credits from Music 473, 474, 475, or 476
- Performance
- Two academic electives in Music, excluding Applied Music
- Five credits of Applied Music, including two credits at the 400-level in the primary instrument
- Two credits from Music 473, 474, 475, or 476
- Standard
- Two academic electives in Music, excluding Applied Music
- Four credits of Applied Music, including two credits at the 300-level in the primary instrument
- Two credits from Music 373, 374, 375, or 376
- Music 497 or 498
- Technology and Production
- Music 271 and 371 or 372
- One academic elective in Music, excluding Applied Music
- Three credits of Applied Music, with no more than two credits at the 100-level
- Music 497 or 498
- Theory
- Two academic electives in Music, excluding Applied Music
- Four credits of Applied Music, with no more than two credits at the 100-level
- Music 497 or 498
- Composition
- Senior Requirements
- A thesis, project, and/or recital
- Interrogative oral examination based on the thesis, project, and/or recital
- Honors
- Students submit an “Honors in Major Study Application” to their department.
- Students must submit a proposal for their thesis or project within the first six weeks of the two-semester period in which they are eligible.
- Accumulated at least 87 credits
- Completed two semesters of residency at Whitman
- Major GPA of at least 3.500
- Complete a written thesis or research project prepared exclusively for the satisfaction of this program.
- Earn a grade of at least A- on the honors thesis or project and the honors thesis course.
- Pass the senior assessment with distinction.
- The department will submit the honors applications to the Registrar’s Office of students pursuing honors by the specified deadline.
- The department will submit the “Senior Assessment/Major Study Certificate” to the Registrar’s Office no later than Reading Day.
- An acceptable digital copy of the Honors Thesis must be submitted to Penrose Library no later than Reading Day.
- Notes
- No courses may be taken P-D-F.
Total Credits
36