Music Minor Program Details

The Music Minor is organized to allow for student flexibility and to balance academic and applied course work in music. Through this integrated approach a student completing the minor will emerge with an informed perspective on the field. 

The minor in Music consists of 15 credits of course work in music. Some of the courses listed below may have prerequisites: 

Prerequisites to the Minor Program: 

Prior to enrolling in a (required) Music Theory course, students must do the following:

1. Take the Music Theory Placement Exam
   1. If a student earns a passing mark on the exam, no further pre-requisites are required.
2. If a student does NOT earn a passing mark on the exam, they should enroll in Music 1111. Students who place into Music 1111 must earn a passing grade in this course prior to enrolling in any of the Music Theory courses listed below. 

Requirements of the Minor program: 

Students will have the flexibility to select coursework from musicology, music theory, ensembles, and applied classes with maximum credit hour limits for each as follows:

• Musicology: no maximum
• Music Theory: no maximum (see above for pre-requisite information)
• Music Ensembles: maximum of 5 credits applicable to the minor
• Applied Courses: maximum of 5 credits applicable to the minor

The minor must contain one course from Musicology and one course from Music Theory that together total a minimum of 5 credits. [SUGGEST LIST THIS ABOVE THE BULLETS, AS IT IS A PRIMARY REQUIREMENT AND BELONGS WITH THE TEXT ABOVE, NOT BELOW]

Courses accepted for the minor program - listed with credit hours:  [SUGGEST DROP "THE FOLLOWING/ARE'" AS THIS IS A HEADING EQUIVALENT TO "REQUIREMENTS OF THE MINOR PROGRAM." ADDED TEXT ABOUT CREDIT HOURS AS AUTO READERS WILL NEED CONTEXT.]

Musicology: [WILL NEED TO DETERMINE BEST WAY TO PRESENT LONG LISTS OF NUMBERS

Music 2250 (3); 2251 (3); 2251E (3); 2251H (3); 2252 (3); 2253 (3); 2254 (3); 2288 (3); 3342 (3); 3343 (3); 3344 (3); 3347 (3); 3348 (3); 3349 (3); 3352 (4); 3364 (3); 3364E (3) 

Music Theory:

Music 2021 (3)*; 2022 (3); 2224* (1); 2225 (1) 

*Requires a passing grade on the Theory Placement Exam (TPE) or completion of Music 1111 (1) — if taken, this course will NOT count toward the minimum 15 credit hours for the minor. [DROP THIS TEXT "Please see School of Music website for TPE registration.']

• Music Theory Placement Exam details and registration

Music Ensembles (maximum 5 credits): [ALTERED TEXT AND URL FROM ORIGINAL TO MEET ADA REQUIREMENTS AND TO LEAD DIRECTLY TO ENSEMBLES] [MOVED MAX CREDIT INFO TO INITIAL HEADING]

Refer to ensembles entrance requirements:

• Choral Ensembles: 2203.xx (0.5-2)
• Instrumental Ensembles: 2204.xx (0.5-2); 2205.xx (0.5-2); 2206.xx (0.5-2); 2215.xx (0.5-2); 5215.03 (0.5-1)
• Small Ensembles: 2207.02 (0.5-2); 2208.xx (0.5-1); 2208.16 (1) 

Applied Courses (maximum 5 credits):

• Individual or group lessons: 1101.01 (2); 1101.02 (2); 1101.35 (2); 1101.41 (2); 1102.01 (2); 1102.02 (2); 2216.xx (2)
• Some applied courses may require permission of the instructor or area head

Music Minor Program Guidelines 

Credits required

• A minimum of 15 

Transfer and EM credit hours allowed 

• A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination. 

Overlap with the GE 

• A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor. 

Overlap with the major and additional minor(s)

• The minor must be in a different subject than the major.
• The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).

Grades required

• Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor.
• Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all minor course work.
• Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
• No more than 3 credit hours of course work graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor. 

X193 credits 

• No more than 3 credit hours. 

Approval required 

• The minor course work must be approved by the School of Music.

Filing the minor program form 

A student who completes the minor following these guidelines must file the Minor Program Form with the School of Music and then receive final approval from the Undergraduate Advisor. The form must be filed at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college or school advisor. 

Changing the minor 

Any changes to the requirements must be approved by the Associate Director of the School of Music. 

*Requires a passing grade on the Theory Placement Exam (TPE) or completion of Music 1111 (1)—if taken, this course will NOT count toward the minimum 15 credit hours for the minor. Please see School of Music website for TPE registration.

Questions? 

Email School of Music Academic Advisor Emily Klepinger at klepinger.13@osu.edu

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