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Dec 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [Current Academic Year]
Musical Theatre Minor (for Music Majors)
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This minor is shared between two Schools—Communication, Media and Theatre Arts, and Music and Dance–and is designed for students majoring in Music . There are three areas of study: Dance courses, Theatre courses, and Advanced Core courses.
It is highly recommended that students meet with a faculty advisor before pursuing the coursework required for this minor.
For more information on specific music program policies, please refer to the School of Music & Dance Student Handbook.
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Placement Protocol for Musical Theatre
The process and policies for Musical Theatre students’ admittance into required Music and Dance courses: Applied Voice Lessons, Music Theory/Aural Skills, Piano Studies, and Dance Studies.
- Musical Theatre students with NO prior experience in a given category may need to take preparatory classes that do not count towards the major.
- Musical Theatre students with NO prior experience should register for the basic course in a required category (Voice, Piano, Music Theory, and Dance). From there, they can be assigned a more appropriate level of study in that category if necessary.
- Musical Theatre students with more experience can “test out” of the required Music and Dance classes, but only in the sense that they would move to a more advanced class in that particular category.
- The core idea behind the curriculum is that Musical Theatre students take FOUR (4) courses in Applied Voice and TWO (2) courses in each of Piano, Theory, Aural Skills, and Dance that challenge them appropriately.
- Specific procedures for placement in each category are given below.
Minor Requirements: 27-28 hours
A “C” or higher is required in all courses in this minor.
Required Courses: 25 hours
Restricted Electives: 2-3 hours
Select a minimum of two hours from the following. If repeated, CTAR 380 and CTAR 421 can be used to satisfy this requirement. CTAR 115 may be repeated for Music Majors with a concentration other than Vocal Music.
Critical Graduation Information
Each undergraduate student will be responsible for fulfilling the requirements (or their equivalents) of the Eastern Michigan University catalog in force at the time of their initial registration at a college or university or a subsequent catalog, including the one in effect at the time of their graduation.
In the event an undergraduate student does not complete the degree requirements within seven years of the date of their original registration at a college or university, the student may be required to have their credits re-evaluated by the academic department(s) of their major/minor in keeping with catalog requirements in force during the year of their graduation.
Minimum requirements for all bachelor’s degrees awarded by Eastern Michigan University
Some majors and minors require more than the minimum in one or more of the areas below; students are urged to consult this catalog for the requirements of their particular programs.
- Earn a minimum total of 120 credit hours at the 100-level and above.
- Courses numbered below 100 are not counted toward this degree requirement.
- At most, eight credit hours of physical education (PEGN) activity courses are counted toward this requirement.
- Meet the requirements of the General Education program (see information below), including completing a Writing Intensive (GEWI) course in the student’s major.
- Earn a minimum of 60 credits from a four-year college or university; courses taken at community colleges cannot be used to meet this requirement (Some formal program-to-program articulation agreements modify this requirement. See specific agreements for details).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credits from courses taken at EMU.
- Complete 10 of the last 30 hours for the degree from courses taken at EMU.
- Have a minimum of 30 unique credit hours in their major and 20 unique credit hours in their minor for a total of at least 50 unique credit hours between them. Some majors that require 50 or more hours themselves do not require a minor. A double major automatically satisfies the need for a minor unless one of the two majors requires a specific minor. Students should check the requirements of the selected major in the undergraduate catalog to see if a minor is required.
- Earn no more than 60 credit hours in one subject area (prefix). Credits over the 60 maximum will not be counted toward the minimum of 120 credits required for a bachelor’s degree.
- Earn the minimum number of credits in 300-level and above courses in each major and minor as specified below - these credits must be earned in distinct courses; that is, no course can be used to fulfill this requirement in more than one major or minor.
- Earn a minimum of 6 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each minor
- Earn a minimum of 9 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that requires a minor.
- Earn a minimum of 15 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that does not require a minor
- Transfer credit will be awarded for courses taken at colleges and universities that are accredited by one of the recognized regional accrediting bodies only if the courses are college-level (equated to 100-level or above at EMU) and the student earned a “C” (or 2.0 on a 4 point scale) or better. Transfer credit may be awarded on a case-by-case basis for college-level courses in which a “C” (2.0) or better was earned at institutions outside the U.S. or at non-accredited U.S. institutions; individual departments/schools conduct the internal review of such courses within EMU, and additional documentation may be required. Please note: EMU awards only credit for transferred courses; grades are not used to calculate an EMU GPA.
- Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in courses taken at EMU to graduate. In addition, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be reached in each major and minor. Only courses a student takes at EMU and those applied to their major or minor are used to calculate their major and minor cumulative GPAs. (Note: some programs may require a higher GPA - check with your program advisor.)
General Education Requirements - EMU’s General Education Program requires students to choose from a menu of approved courses in several different areas; do not assume that other courses in the same department or similar names will fulfill these requirements. A detailed description of General Education requirements is available in the General Education section of the catalog.
Students who transferred to EMU may have modified general education requirements based on Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) or articulation agreements; consult your academic advisor for additional information.
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