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Academic Policies  

Advising. Each student is assigned a faculty advisor who assists in planning class schedules and monitoring appropriate progress toward the desired degree.  Degree coordinators of Music Education, Music Therapy, Outside Field, and Performance are usually responsible for advising students in these programs, although the chair of the Department of Music may assign other advisors.
It is the policy of the Department of Music that students must see their assigned advisor during the early registration periods in the middle of each semester to obtain a signed registration form.  Assigned advisors should also sign all drop/add cards prior to processing.
Although students are able to register for classes with OASIS, students must meet with their academic advisor prior to registration.
Deviation from the established sequence of courses, which involves taking a full-time load of only non-music or a majority of non-music courses, will be limited to two consecutive semesters.  Advisors will inform students of the projected consequences concerning a delay in degree progress and may ask students to sign a statement acknowledging the understanding of the adaptation and any anticipated consequences.

Attendance Policies. Because class attendance is crucial to the learning process, it is expected that students will attend every class meeting.  The Department of Music attendance policies for classroom courses follow these general guidelines:

  • absences totaling one week of class meetings will be allowed with no penalty.  For every absence thereafter, the student’s semester’s grade may be lowered.
  • arriving late to class may result in a lowered grade.

See individual instructor’s course syllabus for other requirements and specific details.

Grades. Music majors must complete each required music course with a grade of C or better and with an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher for all required music courses.

Exceptions to policies require a written request to the music faculty in consultation with the student’s advisor.  The music faculty generally meets once per week during the academic year.

Academic Standing . A regularly admitted student, with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above, and whose academic average for the last semester’s work has not fallen below 2.0, is considered to be in good standing.

Use of Facilities

Hours. Classroom-Medical hours are from 7:00 am until 11:00 pm.  Students may remain in the building for study and/or practice after hours only with written permission of the chair.  Those who receive such permission must keep a copy of the permission slip with them when in the building after hours to present to university security officers, if asked to do so.

Smoking. Smoking is not permitted inside any Department of Music facility.

Food and Drink.   Food and drink are prohibited in classrooms, the piano lab, the music technology lab and practice rooms.  On special occasions food and drink are allowed in certain areas of the building, but water bottles, soft drink containers and coffee cups should be kept away from pianos and other instruments.

Lockers. Music majors may request use of music department lockers, with full-time students having first priority.  Lockers are assigned through the secretary in the music office (CM 23).  Lockers may be reserved at the beginning of each school year and kept through the academic year, so long as full-time status is maintained.  There is no charge for the use of a locker.

The Department of Music assumes no responsibility or liability for personal possessions stored in lockers.  Students are cautioned to secure their locker, preferably with a combination lock.  Those who do so must provide the music office the combination. Those who use keyed locks must provide the music office with a key.

Those wishing to keep a locker through the summer must make a request to the department secretary.  Lockers which are not reserved through the summer and which are not emptied within two weeks after commencement will have the locks cut off and will be emptied.  The Department of Music will not reimburse the owner of any lock which must be destroyed in order for the department to reclaim use of the locker.