BFA Specialization in Jazz Studies

Program Requirements

6	credits: • JAZZ 200 The Language of Jazz (3.00) or, if exempt, Department of Music electives
9	credits: • JAZZ 209 Jazz Aural Perception I (3.00) • JAZZ 210 Jazz Aural Perception II (3.00) • JAZZ 311 Jazz Aural Perception III (3.00)
9	credits: • JAZZ 252 Jazz Harmony I (3.00) • JAZZ 351 Jazz Harmony II (3.00) • JAZZ 352 Jazz Analysis (3.00)
6	credits chosen from: • JPER 223 Big Band I (3.00) • JPER 224 Eclectic Ensemble I (3.00) • JPER 225 Jazz Choir I (3.00) • JPER 323 Big Band II (3.00) • JPER 324 Eclectic Ensemble II (3.00) • JPER 325 Jazz Choir II (3.00)
3	credits chosen from one of the following courses: • JPER 225 Jazz Choir I (3.00) • MPER 233 University Choir I (3.00) • MPER 234 Chamber Choir I (3.00)
6	credits: • JPER 251 Jazz Private Study I (3.00) • JPER 252 Jazz Private Study II (3.00)
3	credits: • JAZZ 400 Jazz Studies Capstone Seminar and Project (3.00)
6	credits: • JHIS 314 Jazz History (3.00)
3	credits of JHIS electives
12	credits chosen from JAZZ, JHIS, and JPER courses
6	credits of electives chosen from courses offered by the Department of Music, in consultation with a Music advisor

Students are responsible for fulfilling their particular degree requirements; hence, the sequences above must be read in conjunction with Section 81.20 Degree Requirements.