Academic Advisement

All music majors are required to participate in mandatory academic advisement every semester.

Freshmen

New music majors will participate in their first academic advisement session during Freshman Orientation. During this advisement session, students will be instructed on which courses to take, they be given information on their degree plan, and they will be allowed to register for their courses.

Freshman that do not attend Freshman Orientation will be advised on the first day of classes for the Fall semester. These students will NOT be allowed to register for courses until after advisement.

Transfer Students

Advisement for a music major transferring from another college or university is slightly more complicated. In addition to any requirements of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and the School of Music entrance audition, the student should send a copy of his/her undergraduate transcript to the School of Music Office. The Music Office will have a faculty member in the appropriate degree area perform an evaulation of the transcript and advise the student on which courses to take.

Transfer students should do this as early as possible. This will allow the evaluation to be completed before the student attends Transfer Student Orientation.

Continuous Advisement

After the initial advisement session, all music majors will continue to be advised each semester. Music majors will be advised in the SAM Center by Dr. Wayne Barrett each semester, with the following two exceptions: