Bachelor of Arts
The BA degree is a general degree which is designed to give students a broad liberal arts education while fulfilling their desire for musical studies. The program is designed to enable student and adviser to define emphases in areas such as Musical Theater, Hawaiian Music, Ethnomusicology, Theory, and Musicology.
The Basic BA Degree
Music Requirements
| Course | Credits |
| Theory and Aural Training | 12 |
| 281-2, 283-4, 285-6, 287-8 | |
| Music History | 6 |
| 265, 266 | |
| Applied Music/Ensembles* | 7 |
| as advised from 114, 12_, 125-26, 225-26, 23_, 31_, 33_, 41_ [All applied music for one credit per semester, unless for recital preparation] | |
| Advanced Music Courses | 14 |
| minimum of 7 credits from 370, 38_, 400, 407, 46_, 47_, and 485 The remaining credits from the preceding and/or from the following: 325-6, 358-59, 420B, 421, 423, 424, 458-59 | |
| [At least one ethnomusicology course should be included above, 1-3 credits] | |
| Recital attendance | 0 |
| 199 [4 times] | |
| Electives | 2 |
| Total in Music | 41 |
*The requirement of 7 credits of performance may be met in one of the following ways:
- MUS 125-26, 225-6 plus 3 ensemble courses. (Students exempted from 125 must substitute either one credit of applied music or one additional ensemble credit. Students exempted for 126 are NOT eligible for this option.)
- 4 credits of 232 and 3 credits of 332 (in lieu of the Junior Recital, the student may select Directed Research, MUS 399 for 2 credits).
- 2 credits of 232 in one area of applied music, plus 5 ensemble courses.
- 4 credits in two different applied music areas plus three ensemble courses.
- Any combination of applied music and/or ensembles approved by the music faculty advisor.
See the following samples of how particular emphases in music may be accommodated in the BA program. Each student's program is carefully defined with the help of a music faculty advisor.