Senior Capstone or Honors Projects

Project Overview

As part of their degree requirements, Music concentration students complete either a Senior Capstone or a Major Honors project.

Each project offers Music concentration students an opportunity to demonstrate their creative skills and abilities through a recital, scholarly paper, original music composition, or other music-focused project.

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Eligibility and Requirements

Students must have completed at least 90 semester credit hours before beginning the Senior Capstone Project.

To ensure the project’s success, each Senior Capstone student selects a faculty supervisor. Students completing a Major Honors project will work with two faculty supervisors. Students are encouraged to begin planning early, ideally meeting with potential supervisors one or two semesters in advance.

Those eligible for Major Honors will complete those requirements in place of the Senior Capstone project, fulfilling both the project and additional honors requirements.

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Registering for the Project

To register for the Senior Capstone or Major Honors project, students must complete the Application and Registration for Music Senior Project form with their academic advisor. Once the form is signed by the faculty supervisor (and second supervisor, if applicable), it should be submitted to the Academic Advising Suite. Students will then be allowed to register for three hours of credit under VPAS 4390 (Senior Capstone) or VPAS 4V99 (Major Honors).