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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Singer/Songwriter Emphasis, Music BS


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Introduction

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Program Delivery

  • This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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  • The bachelor of science (BS) in music has a competitive application process. Please refer to the Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Department (MEIS) website for additional guidelines and information at http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CAM/programs/meis/Pages/index.aspx.
  • Students who wish to pursue the singer/songwriter emphasis are required to pass an audition on their accompanying instrument AND voice as part of the application process, and pass varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curriculum. Each student must also successfully pass a Sophomore Proficiency in order to maintain singer/songwriter emphasis status. Each student is also required to successfully complete a Junior Recital in addition to the two-credit  . Please contact an advisor in the College of Arts & Media at CAMadvising@ucdenver.edu for further information.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements


  1. To earn a BS in music, students must complete musicianship courses, MEIS core courses and requirements from one of the four emphasis areas: performance, singer/songwriter, music business or recording arts. 
  2. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a CAM major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of P is acceptable for courses in which the only grade available is Pass or Fail.

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