Degree Requirements

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2013-2014 Course Catalog

Requirements for the five-year Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music Degrees

Completion of a minimum of 15 terms of study and 270 units. Of the 270 units required, a student must present:
1. a minimum of 144 units in music, exclusive of MURP 201, 202, 203, 301, 302 and MUTH 161, 162, 171, 172
2. a minimum of 114 units selected from courses other than music
3. no more than 42 units from courses in education
4. a minimum of 72 units from courses numbered 200 and above
5. no more than 90 units from a single department outside of music, except that in the art department a student may present no more than 126 units, no more than 90 of which may be in art and no more than 90 of which may be in art history
6. no more than 12 units from academic internships
In the freshman year, 12 units of Freshman Studies.
Completion of the General Education Requirements:
1. Distribution, in order to gain exposure to a range of disciplines, subjects, and perspectives within the liberal arts:
  1. 6 units selected from departments and courses listed within the Division of Humanities. All courses in the humanities taught in English will count toward this requirement. Humanities courses taught in a foreign language and numbered 300 and above also will count toward this requirement, except as noted in the course catalog.
  2. 6 units selected from departments and courses listed within the Division of Fine Arts;
  3. 6 units selected from departments and courses listed within the Division of Social Sciences;
  4. 6 units selected from laboratory courses in biology, chemistry, geology, or physics in the Division of Natural Sciences
2. Diversity, in order to prepare students for a more global world and a more diverse America:
  1. 6 units selected from courses designated as either emphasizing global and comparative perspectives on the world or focusing on areas outside Europe and the United States;
  2. 6 units selected from courses designated as focusing on dimensions of diversity, such as race, ethnicity, and gender, that are of particular importance in understanding contemporary society in the United States.
3. Competency, in order to improve and reinforce those fundamental abilities central to a liberal arts education:
  1. 6 units selected from courses designated as writing intensive or 6 units selected from courses designated as speaking intensive;
  2. 6 units selected from courses designated as emphasizing mathematical reasoning or quantitative analysis;
  3. 6 units in a foreign language taken from courses numbered 200 or above and taught primarily in a language other than English. This requirement may also be satisfied by attaining a score of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement examination in a foreign language or by passing a proficiency examination administered by a Lawrence University foreign language department.

Qualified courses may count toward the requirements in any two of the categories above (distribution, diversity, and competency). Some courses may meet two requirements within a category. No single course can be used to fulfill more than two requirements. Credits granted pursuant to university policy for examinations (Lawrence Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or A-levels) may be used as appropriate to fulfill diversity or competency requirements only.

Completion of a college major — departmental, interdisciplinary, or student-designed — exclusive of music, including all course and non-course requirements, such as departmental examinations, research projects and presentations, portfolios, etc. Students are required to declare a major by the beginning of the junior year.
Completion of music core requirements:
1. Music Theory
  1. MUTH 151, 161, 171 or MUTH 201, 211, 221
  2. MUTH 152, 162, 172 or MUTH 202, 212, 222
  3. MUTH 251, 261, and 271
  4. MUTH 252, 262, and 272
  5. MUTH 301, 311, and 321
2. Music History
  1. MUHI 201 and 202
  2. 12 units selected from courses in music history numbered 400 or above
3. Keyboard skills: MURP 201, 202, 203 or MURP 301, 302
4. Applied music individual instruction as specified under requirements for the major and areas of emphasis
5. Ensemble study: a minimum of 12 units. Students are required to participate in an ensemble every term in which they are attending classes on the Appleton campus. Requirements for specific types of ensemble study (MUEN) are specified under requirements for majors and areas of emphasis.
6. Completion of a major in music — performance, music education, theory/composition, or student-designed — including all course and non-course requirements, such as recitals, qualifying examinations, etc. A student is normally expected to pass a qualifying examination after no more than six terms of study.
7. Completion os a designated Senior Experience course or activity within the chosen majors for each degree.
8. An academic record that meets the following standards:
  1. A 2.000 grade-point average in all Lawrence courses.
  2. A 2.000 grade-point average in the music major (all music courses and non-music courses required for the major) unless otherwise specified under the major requirements.
9. Completion of required terms and units in residence as specified by the university residence requirements