Program Overview

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Requirements of a Bachelor's Degree"

The Bachelor of Music in Performance degree requires students to complete a series of courses and milestones to graduate. The requirements include general education, degree, major, university writing, and race and ethnic studies requirements, as well as credit requirements and limits."

Degree Maps and Advising"

Degree maps show one possible course plan for earning a degree in four years. To graduate in four years, students need to average 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper-division credits. Students may need to take electives to reach these totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. Students should talk with their advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan, especially if they have earned transferable academic credit."

Bulletin or Catalog Year"

The guide outlines the requirements in the Bulletin. The Bulletin or catalog year defines the specific set of requirements students need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit students to follow a different catalog. Typically, the catalog year is the year the student began at PSU, but transfer students may be able to use an earlier catalog. Students should review PSU's course catalog policy and talk with their advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for them."

DARS System"

Students are highly encouraged to run their own Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report in myPSU to track their