General Requirements & Courses

Students will complete a total of 42 credit hours to fulfill requirements in each track as a music major.

• All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
• A total of 16 hours of MUS 300 (music ensemble) and 320 (music lessons) may be applied toward the 128 academic hours requirements for graduation, although all applied music and ensembles must be taken for credit. 
  • Performance track students enrolled in MUS 320 must also be co-enrolled in a MUS 300 ensemble and should choose from one of the following ensembles:
    • Wind Ensemble, EUSO, Jazz Big Band, Concert Choir, University Chorus, Collaborative Piano, Gamelan Ensemble, Emory Sound Collective, or StageWorks/Emory Opera
• Music majors on all three tracks are required to take the core Theory courses MUS 121, MUS 122, and MUS 221, and the introductory History and Culture course MUS 200.
  • See further details for requirements on the Composition Track,Performance Track, and History, Culture, and Theory Track, respectively.
  • Options in History and Culture are listed below.
  • Unless otherwise indicated, no additional 100-level courses may be counted towards the major.
• AP Music Theory Exam — A score of 4 will transfer to Emory as MUS 114. A score of 5 on both the written and aural components will transfer to Emory as MUS 121 and the student may move on to MUS 122 in the spring semester. 
  • Students who test out of MUS 121 must replace those credits toward the major with an additional elective. 
• Any transfer credits from another institution, before or after enrolling at Emory, must be approved in writing by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in order to count toward the music major or minor, even if the College has accepted credit for the courses.
• No more than three credit hours of Supervised Reading or Study Abroad courses may count toward fulfillment of the music major.
• Applicable Oxford Music courses may count towards elective credits for the Music major.