Music

First-Year Applicants

All freshman applicants to Florida Southern Colleges full-time degree programs must submit the following information:

• A completed application form
• An official high school transcript
• SAT and/or ACT scores (unless applying Test-Optional)
• Academic recommendation

Transfer Applicants

Applying to Florida Southern as a transfer student is easy. Submit:

• A completed application form
• Personal statement
• All official college transcripts
• Social standing form

If transferring fewer than 24 credits, also include your official high school transcript and SAT/ACT scores.

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International Applicants

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The BA in Music provides a comprehensive, performance-based education grounded in the liberal arts. Core coursework includes music theory, music history, private instrumental or voice lessons, and ensemble participation. Students must also satisfy the BA requirements of the General Education curriculum, including proficiency in a foreign language.

The flexibility of this degree allows students to pursue multiple minors, a second major, or coursework in music education and music management alongside their core music studies. For students with an eye on graduate school, the BA's open elective structure also accommodates pre-professional coursework in fields like medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, and law.

Progress Requirements

• All music majors must earn a grade of C or better in all required MUS courses.
• All music majors with scholarships must be enrolled in a major ensemble in their applied area throughout their program of study.
• Four semesters before a student's scheduled graduation, the department requires a control examination, jury, or other procedure to determine the advisability of continuing in the major. This examination typically occurs near the end of the freshman or sophomore year.
• All non-piano majors, including transfers, must complete a piano proficiency exam before their internship semester or graduation. Students who do not fulfill this requirement will delay their internship or graduation.

Music majors are subject to supplementary departmental policies outlined in the Department of Music Student Policies Guide, available on the FSC website and from the department office.

Core areas of study include:

• Music theory
• Music history
• Private applied lessons (instrumental or voice)
• Large and chamber ensemble performance
• Performance labs (faculty and peer critique, pedagogy)
• Foreign language proficiency
• Humanities electives (art, philosophy, and more)
• Electives across any discipline

With performance as the common thread linking all music studies, FSC offers numerous opportunities to apply classroom and studio learning in solo and ensemble settings. Along with the Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Band, Concert Choir, and Jazz Ensemble, students participate in a wide range of additional ensembles:

Chamber Singers, Opera Theatre, WW Quintet, Brass Quintet, String Quartet, and Jazz Chamber Ensembles.

Performance labs allow students to perform for faculty and peer critique, receive instruction in pedagogy, and implement principles of performance learned in the studio.

Music students at FSC are part of a vibrant, close-knit artistic community. Get involved with:

• Music Educators National Conference student chapter — open to all interested music students
• Phi Mu Alpha — a music fraternity open to anyone with a professional interest in music, regardless of major
• SoCo Productions — a global student organization for exploring the music business

Secondary education certification is available for this major, allowing graduates to teach students in grades 6 through 12.