MUS 499 - Sr. Honors Project BA

Credits: Variable

The Senior Honors Project (MUS 499) is used for projects which do not culminate in a musical performance, such as research papers, composition portfolios, and public lectures. For performance-based projects, see MUSP 498 (Senior Honors Recital). To apply for a senior honors project, a student must have declared a music major or music minor, have a 3.5 grade-point average in music courses, and be recommended by the person who agrees to serve as the faculty advisor (studio teacher, history/theory teacher or composition teacher). The recommendation must include evidence of appropriate accomplishment in the field of the proposed project: in research, an example of written work from a previous or current course; in composition, examples of previous work. With the supporting documentation, a petition to register for honors, including the specific proposal, must be submitted to the director of undergraduate studies within the first two weeks of classes, and must then be approved by the Undergraduate Committee. When the project is completed, a committee consisting of the advisor and two other full-time faculty members decides if the project meets expected standards. If so, a grade of A is assigned with honors, high honors or highest honors designated; if not, the course registration reverts to independent study and the course grade is given by the advisor. Faculty committee members are selected by the student. Every semester.