Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
*Limited Access: Submit a Bower School of Music Supplemental Application by June 1 for fall admission and November 1 for spring admission.
Audition in the student's primary instrument or voice, sight read, and take the music theory placement test.
Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better: MUT 1111, Music Theory I, MUT 1241, Sight Singing and Ear Training I; MVK 1011, Class Piano I or equivalent (piano placement in Class Piano II or piano proficiency); one semester of Freshman Applied Music (MVx) and one semester of the appropriate ensemble MUN xxxx.
Attend an orientation session.
Sign an Advising Contract.
Program Requirements
FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs) Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
Communication (6 hrs)
ENC 1101 (3)
ENC 1102 (3)
Mathematics (6 hrs)
STA 2023 (3)
Humanities (9 hrs)
HUM 2510 (3)
MUL 2110 (3) recommended
Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.
Common Prerequisites (variable)
MUN xxxx Ensemble (1 cr x 4 sem) (4)
MUT 1111 Music Theory I (3)
MUT 1112 Music Theory II (3)
MUT 2116 Music Theory III (3)
MUT 2117 Music Theory IV (3)
MUT 1241 Sight Singing and Ear Training I (1)
MUT 1242 Sight Singing and Ear Training II (1)
MUT 2246 Sight Singing and Ear Training III (1)
MUT 2247 Sight Singing and Ear Training IV (1)
MVx xx1x Applied Music (2-4)
MVx xx2x Applied Music (2-4)
Secondary Piano-Proficiency by Examination
Required Courses in the Major (42 hrs)
IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
MUE 3303 Piano Pedagogy I (3)
MUE 3304 Piano Pedagogy II (3)
MUG 3104 Conducting (2)
MUH 3211 History of Western Music I (3)
MUH 3212 History of Western Music II (3)
MUL 4481 Piano Literature I (3)
MUL 4485 Piano Literature II (3)
MUN 3xxx Ensemble (1 semester hour for three semesters) (3)
MUS 1010 Recital Attendance, Six Semesters (0)
MUS 1360 Introduction to Music Technology (1)
MUS 4920 Senior Seminar in Music (2)
MUT 3311 Orchestration and Arranging (3)
MUT 3611 Form and Analysis (2)
MVK 3231 Junior Applied Music (2 cr x 2 sem) (4)
MVK 3702 Piano Accomp. & Collab. (2)
MVK 4241 Senior Applied Music (2)
University Requirements (3 hrs)
IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
Additional Electives (variable)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 120 HRS
Additional Graduation Requirements
A minimum of 120 credit hours.
A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories: common prerequisites, interdisciplinary core, required courses in the major, and restricted electives in the major.
Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
