Exploratory: Music

Overview

This is a pathway for individuals with aptitude for creativity, innovation, and originality. Most students in this area may consider themselves to be musically talented, expressive, artistic, competitive, or visionary.

Exploratory: Music is one track in the Humanities and Arts Focus Area. For more information on Focus Areas go to: usu.edu/advising/exploratory/majors-courses

Students should reach out to CCA advising to be admitted to the Pre-Program their first semester so they can register for the foundation classes and prepare for their audition and program application. The following first semester courses are reserved for Pre-Program students only:

Degree Recommended Courses

CREDITS COURSE   COURSE OPTIONS
3 ENGL 1010 (CL1) - Writing as Inquiry

You may have already satisfied this requirement by completing any of the following:

  • ACT English test score of 29 or higher
  • RSAT Reading test score of 34 or higher
  • AP English Language test score of 3 or higher
  • CLEP College Composition test score of 50 or higher
  • IBO English A Language Higher-Level test score of 5 or higher
 or ENGL 2010* (CL2) - Research and Argument Across Perspectives or ENGL 2020* (CL2) - Professional Communication
3-5 Math Class 

If you don’t have a current prerequisite needed to get into a course, or if you aren’t sure where to start in math, take a proctored ALEKS placement exam.

Math prerequisites expire after one year, so your prerequisite will only be valid to get you into another math class if it was earned after:

August 1, 2023		  

The highest level of math required for this major is any Quantitative Literacy (QL) course which includes: 

MATH 1030 (QL), MATH 1050 (QL), MATH 1051 (QL), STAT 1040 (QL), STAT 1045 (QL), or STAT 1080 (QL)

Prerequisites for these courses may be seen by clicking on the course link. If you have completed the courses above or any of the following, you have met your math requirement:

  • ACT Math test score of 26 or higher
  • RSAT Math test score of 620 or higher
  • AP Statistics test score of 3 or higher
  • AP Calculus AB or BC test score of 3 or higher
  • CLEP College Math (55+), CLEP Calculus (64+), CLEP College Algebra (63+), CLEP Precalculus (61+), score or higher
  • IBO Mathematics test score of 5 or higher
If you have not completed one of the above, you can take MATH 950, MATH 995* or the ALEKS placement exam.
3 MUSC 1100 (BCA) - Fundamentals of Music for Non-Music Majors    

General Education & Other Recommended Courses

We recommend taking 15-16 credits your first semester, including USU 1010: Connections. Most students take one or more breadth courses their first semester to work toward general education. The breadth areas listed below are recommended for this major, but if you have satisfied a requirement with previous credits or test scores, don't take a course in that area.
CREDITS COURSE NOTES
2 USU 1010 - University Connections Most incoming students take USU 1010 - University Connections. It is a two-credit academic course designed to ease your transition to Utah State by helping you understand the purpose of higher education and how you can intentionally take advantage of the many opportunities and challenges available to you as a college student.
3 Breadth American Institutions (BAI)
View the list of Breadth American Institutions courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester.
3 Breadth Humanities (BHU)
View the list of Breadth Humanities courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester.
3 Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) 
View the list of Breadth Life Sciences courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester.
3 Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)
View the list of Breadth Physical Sciences courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester.
3 Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)
View the list of Breadth Social Sciences courses offered for the Fall 2024 semester.

Prerequisites and Course Descriptions

The classes marked with an asterisk (*) have prerequisites. For course descriptions and prerequisite information, click on the course in this guide or see the University Catalog and click on "Courses."

If you have met a class prerequisite via AP or IBO scores or college credits, but have not yet transferred them to USU, you can request a temporary prerequisite override. Not getting your test scores/credits to USU before August 1, 2024 will result in that class being dropped. Temporary override requests take up to 3-4 business days to process. Once processed, the Registrar’s office will reach out to you via email.

 

When You Can Register

Registration opened for all students on April 11, 2024 and is an ongoing process. Incoming students can begin registering for classes as soon as they complete the second orientation module. For specific dates on when registration will close, check the USU Catalog. 

Waitlist Information

If the class you want to register is full, and it uses the waitlisting feature, you will see an option to join the waitlist. If the course has an opening, an email is sent to the student first in the waitlist line. That student is given 24 hours to add the class online. Once the first week of classes starts, the time a waitlist student has to add a class is shortened to 12 hours. You can view your position in the waitlist through your student schedule in Banner.

Advising for First-Year Students in this Area

Degree Works is a useful software that helps students see the degree requirements. See a tutorial of DegreeWorks.

For general registration questions, please contact our office at  or (435)797-0283, or respond to the text message you recieved from (435)200-3628 regarding registration. Our normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We will also have extended hours on April 10 and April 11 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. where the Orientation Office will be answer questions via text message and email. 


The Focus Area advisor can answer questions for incoming first-year students via appointment or email. Contact and appointment scheduling information is below.

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