FALL 2021 - Proficiency Exams:

PLEASE NOTE:

• Proficiency exams are required of all students wishing to Test Out of the Music 1 series, Music 2 series and Music 2K series.
• Students who test out of a course or sequence will NOT earn course credit/units. Testing out merely fulfills prerequisite requirements.
• Mus 2 Series is REQUIRED for all Music Majors.

Music 1: The proficiency exam for Music 1 (Fundamentals of Music) is given individually for each course in the sequence. There is a MUS 1A exam, a 1B exam and a 1C exam.

MUS 1A, MUS 1B and 1C exams are administered with each instructor. Please see below:

Prof. Alex Stephenson will be conducting the Mus 1 Series Proficiency Exam during Office Hours on Tuesday Sept. 27th from 1p - 2p in CPMC 245 and Thursday, Sept. 29th from 1p - 2p in CPMC 166. Please reach out to him directly to schedule your exam: a7stephe@ucsd.edu

Prof. Shaoai Zhang will be conducting the Mus 1 Series Proficiency Exam virtually via CANVAS. Please reach out to her directly for scheduled time: shz333@ucsd.edu

Each exam must be completed within 40 minutes. This course sequence is intended for non-music majors.

Music 2: The proficiency exam for Music 2 (Basic Musicanship) is given individually for each course in the sequence. There is a MUS 2A exam, a 2B exam and a 2C exam. This course is intended for music majors but the department will allow non-majors to enroll after taking the proficiency exam and if there are seats available during Week 1 after all music majors have enrolled. 

Exams will be held during the first class meeting on Sept. 23rd at 9:30a to 10:50a virtually on CANVAS/Zoom with Prof. Stephanie Richards. Please see below:

Topic: MUS2 Proficiency Test
Time: Sep 23, 2021 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/8987098709

Please attend the first day of class, whether you are registered or not. However, new transfer students should enroll in MUS 101A, and also take the proficiency exam for the 2 series, to determine if tutoring would be needed in 101A.

You can find more information regarding the Mus 2 Series Proficiency Exam by clicking HERE. 

PLEASE NOTE:

All students who have enrolled in the course is REQUIRED to complete the Mus 2 Series Proficiency Exam no matter their experience level. 

Music 2K: All students planning to test out of Music 2K (Basic Keyboard) must take a proficiency exam for each course. Each exam tests students on all three courses of that series. Exams will be given virtually. To schedule the exam, please reach out to Prof. Takae Ohnishi directly.

*If you do not see information regarding your desired audition/course, please reach out to the instructor directly.

**All information is subject to change. Please check our website regularly for up to date information.

Petitions

Students who would like to petition a course to the Music Department must submit the following:

1. An Undergraduate Student Petition form
2. Course syllabus

Petitions can be submitted to the Undergrad Music Email: mus-ug@cloud.ucsd.edu with the Subject of "Student Petition: [Insert Your Name]". The department will review the petition starting 5 business days after it was received and will determine whether the course meets the department's requirements and will approve or deny the petition on that basis. Please allow a business week for your decision to be processed. Please know that our office begins reviewing Double Major Petitions starting Week 4 of every quarter.

PETITIONING ENSEMBLES

The Music Department does not allow students to petition ensembles. Music majors who are required to fulfill the 3 quarter ensemble requirement will be required to do so by participating in UC San Diego ensembles.

New Students 2021-2022

2022 Important Dates

Upcoming Holiday Schedule

**Please Note: The Music Dept. will be CLOSED on these dates. 

Application for Graduation

Declaring a Minor

Declaring a Major

Double Major Petition Process

EASy Request

Enrollment & Registration Calendar

Intranet 

Provides Music Department policies and downloadable department forms (i.e. Key Request, Lockers, Practice Rooms, Equipment Checkout)

Major/Minor Tool

Music Courses

Office for Students with Disabilities

OSD Department Liaison: Katara Conroy, Undergraduate Advisor, CPMC 195 (AFA letters must be on file with the department in order to receive accommodations).

Online Key Request for Music Majors and students in the following courses: MUS 2ABC, 2AK, 2BK, 2CK, 32, 32V, 95B, 95D, 95E, 95JC, 95K, 95L, 101ABC, 102, 106, 130, 131, 132, 132V, 134, 137, 43 and 143.

Schedule an Appointment

Study Abroad

Triton Link

UCSD General Catalog

Undergraduate Student Petition

Virtual Advising Center (VAC)

WebReg

What Can You Do with a Music Degree?

Zoom Capabilities

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Please make sure to check your UC San Diego email regularly for ALL updates as much is subject to change. To ensure the safety of all involved, all advising will be conducted virtually. We will be conducting Virtual Advising Appointments and Virtual Walk-Ins.

Please see Expected Response Times for specific requests below:

Undergraduate Advisor

Office Hours, Spring 2022

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (In Office): 7:30a-4:00p

Tuesday and Friday (Remote): 7:30a-4:00p