Program Requirements

Major Area
PY.100.100Major Lesson 1 HR (Required Each Semester)16
PY.470.721Guitar Recital (GR 1)2
PY.470.722Guitar Recital (GR 2)2
PY.470.726Guitar Recital (DMA Chamber)2
PY.470.727Guitar Recital (DMA Lecture)2
PY.610.792Lecture-Recital Paper2
Supportive Courses
PY.610.847Musicology Colloquium3
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminar3
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminars6
PY.123.710Pathways in Higher Education2
PY.610.751Topics in Doctoral Research2
PY.610.813Doctoral Consultation and Research (DIP)18
Electives
Electives12
Humanities Elective3
Total Credits75
Dissertation Track
-Guitar Recital (DMA Chamber) PY.470.726-2
-Guitar Recital (DMA Lecture) PY.470.727-2
-Lecture-Recital Paper PY.610.792-2
PY.610.813Doctoral Consultation and Research (Twenty-seven (27) total credits required for Dissertation Track)9
PY.610.791Dissertation (DMA)6
Total Credits84

Sample Program 

Plan of Study Grid
First YearCredits
First Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.610.847 Musicology Colloquium (Will be assigned fall or spring section) 3
Electives 6
 Credits13
Second Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.470.721 Guitar Recital (GR 1) 2
PY.123.710 Pathways in Higher Education (Will be assigned fall or spring section) 2
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminar 3
Electives 3
 Credits14
Second Year
First Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminar 3
Electives 3
Humanities Elective 3
 Credits13
Second Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.470.722 Guitar Recital (GR 2) 2
PY.610.751 Topics in Doctoral Research 2
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminar 3
 Credits11
DIP
PY.610.813 Doctoral Consultation and Research (Required Each Semester) 18
PY.470.726 Guitar Recital (DMA Chamber) 2
PY.610.792 Lecture-Recital Paper 2
PY.470.727 Guitar Recital (DMA Lecture) 2
 Credits24
 Total Credits75