2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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General Music Minor

General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

  1. Students may transfer up to six semester hours of non-CU Denver courses toward a College of Arts & Media minor. All other courses must be taken at CU Denver.
  2. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media 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 S is acceptable only for courses in which the grading basis is S/U. No more than 6 semester hours of P+/P/F is allowed in any given semester. No more than 12 semester hours may be elected as P+/P/F toward the degree.
  3. Students may use up to six semester hours to fulfill both major and minor requirements; the remaining semester hours for the minor must be taken in addition to the major requirements. Contact the Music Department at MEIS.Dept@ucdenver.edu for more information on the minor.
Required Courses
Take all of the following General Music Minor Required courses (17 semester hours/8 courses total):
PMUS 1105Music Theory I3
PMUS 1115Ear Training and Sight Singing I1
PMUS 1901 - 1923Applied Lessons1
PMUS 1500Music Industry Insights1
PMUS ___Ensemble1
MUSC 2750Introduction to Music Business3
MUSC 1540Introduction to Audio Production3
Take one of the following courses:1
Piano Class For Non-Majors
Class Guitar
Class Guitar I for Non-Majors
Take one of the following courses:3
Introduction to Songwriting
Music in Culture
Total Hours17