Admissions Requirements
We strongly encourage you to transfer after completing your freshman year, since you’ll be in sequenced courses for three more years to complete your degree. Our music sequences begin in the fall semester, so we also highly recommend that you apply for fall enrollment.
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 2.25 (A = 4.0).
Music Supplement Form
As part of the admissions process, you’ll be asked to complete our music supplement form, which may include an audition or interview.
Coursework
You must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- RHET 105, Writing & Research (requires a two-course English composition sequence at most schools)
- Quantitative Reasoning I
Language Other than English
For admission to this program, you must have completed either two years of one language other than English in high school or two levels of one language other than English in college prior to your desired term of entry.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| Level 2 | Level 3 |
Admissions Recommendations
Coursework
Although it isn’t required that you do so in order to be admitted, we also highly recommend that you complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application. Our School of Music accepts transfer credit for ensembles and applied lessons completed at other institutions. Credit for all other music courses is based upon the completion of proficiency exams or syllabus/class work evaluations.
- Ensembles
- Major Instrument or Voice
- MUS 101, Music Theory & Practice I
- MUS 102, Music Theory & Practice II
- MUS 107, Musicianship I
- MUS 108, Musicianship II
- MUS 110, Introduction to the Art pf Music: International Perspectives
- MUS 172, Group Instruction in Piano for Music Major I
- MUS 173, Group Instruction in Piano for Mus Major II
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, all students are required to complete at least 45 semester hours of credit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At least 21 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
General Education Courses
Included in our graduation requirements are general education (gen ed) courses. These classes allow you to gain and use broad knowledge beyond the specialized learning you’ll do through your major. Learn more about our general education requirements. You may be able to use Transferology to find gen ed courses that will transfer over from your institution to UIUC.
Language Other than English
To graduate from Illinois, you must complete three years of one language other than English in high school or through the third level (three semesters) of one language other than English in college. We strongly encourage you to complete our language requirement for graduation before transferring.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| Level 2 | Level 3 |
Learn More About This Major
To learn more about this program, including degree requirements and similar majors, we encourage you to check out the below resources.