A minor in music is available to students not majoring in music. Provisions are as follows:
Permission to Minor
Students who have previously taken major or elective performance studies with a Converse faculty member may declare the minor with the approval of that instructor. Students who have not had such study must perform a qualifying audition. This audition can be arranged through the Music Office and will generally be scheduled during the performance examination periods. Ten minutes of material is sufficient.
Declaration of Minor
The student must complete the usual declaration form, which can be found online, in the Music office, or the Registrar’s office. Once the declaration has been made, an initial evaluation of music credits already earned will be supplied by the Music office as a confirmation of the fact that the student is in the program. Advisement and confirmation of completion of the program will be carried out by the Music Minor Program Coordinator.
Residence
To be eligible for the minor, the student must complete at Converse no less than the final eight (8) semester hours of course work applying to the minor.
Content of the Minor
The minor in music consists of 21 hours of coursework. 3 credit hours must involve instrumental or vocal performance (select from MUA or MEN studies or MTY 151/125). 6 credit hours must involve classroom study (select from MUH, MUT, MUB, or MMD). The other 12 credit hours are to be selected from other music courses (MEN, MMD, MTY, MUA, MUB, MUE, MUH, MUT) in consultation with the music minor advisor. In addition, all music minors must complete one semester of MUH 100: Recital Attendance (0 credit). Please note that many music courses must be taken in sequence (or with permission of the instructor) and that entrance into ensembles and private studios often require a placement audition. All music minor information is also found in the Converse University Undergraduate Catalog.