| Major Area Courses | | | 18 hrs |
| | MUSC 986 Seminar in History/Literature | 3 hrs | |
| | MUSC 942 Pedagogy of Music History | 3 hrs | |
| | Music History (see list of courses in Handbook) | 6 hrs | |
| | MUSC 899 Thesis | 6 hrs | |
| Other Music Studies(Music Core) | | | 8 hrs |
| | MUSC 836-Intro to Grad Studies | 2 hrs | |
| | MUSC 941 (Theory Ped), MUSC 979 (Theory Sem), MUSC 861 (Comp Analysis), or MUSC 856 (Schenkerian) | 3 hrs | |
| | Music Theory (see list of courses in Handbook) | 3 hrs | |
| | MUSR 69-Recital Attendance (4 semesters) | 0 hrs | |
| Electives | (NOTE: 2 credits must be non-music history) | | 4 hrs |
| | | TOTAL: | 30 hrs |