In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate music performance majors who concentrate in piano must complete the following conservatory requirements (91 credits). Of the 91 credits, up to 8 credits of music history may be counted toward the liberal arts requirement (30 credits minimum) for the degree.
Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year
| Freshman Year: 21 credits | |
| Fall: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1850/Sight Reading Workshop | 1 credit |
| MTH 1010/Music Theory I | 2 credits |
| MTH 1410/Solfège I | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 2510/Survey of Music History I | 3 credits |
| Spring: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1850/Sight Reading Workshop | 1 credit |
| MTH 1020/Music Theory II | 2 credits |
| MTH 1420/Solfège II | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 2520/Survey of Music History II | 3 credits |
| MPE 0200/Freshman Jury | 0 credit |
| Sophomore Year: 21 credits | |
| Fall: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class | 2 credits |
| MPE 2550/Keyboard Literature I | 2 credits |
| MTH 2050/Music Theory III | 2 credits |
| MTH 2410/Solfège III | 1.5 credits |
| Spring: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class | 2 credits |
| MPE 2560/Keyboard Literature II | 2 credits |
| MTH 2420/Solfège IV | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 3050/Music Theory IV | 2 credits |
| MPE 0300/Sophomore Jury | 0 credit |
| MPE 0310 Midpoint Assessment | 0 credit |
| Junior Year: 30 credits | |
| Fall: | 14.5 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class | 2 credits |
| MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 2570/Keyboard Literature III | 2 credits |
| MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano | 1 credit |
| MTH 3410/Solfège V | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4050/Music Theory V | 2 credits |
| MTH —/Music history elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 15.5 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class | 2 credits |
| MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 2580/Keyboard Literature IV | 2 credits |
| MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano | 1 credit |
| MTH 3420/Solfège VI | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis | 2 credits |
| MUS 1160/Piano Pedagogy | 2 credits |
| MPE 3991/Junior Recital | 1 credit |
| Senior Year: 19 credits | |
| Fall: | 9 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class | 2 credits |
| MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano | 1 credit |
| MTH —/Music history or theory elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 10 credits |
| MPE 4250/Private Study: Piano | 3 credits |
| MPE 1110/Chamber Music Class | 2 credits |
| MPE 1480/Piano Performance Class | 1 credit |
| MPE 2610/Collaborative Piano | 1 credit |
| MTH —/Music history elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 4991/Senior Recital | 1 credit |
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