Note Your Catalogue Year
Check your STARS report to determine the Catalogue year that you are following. Generally, this will be the academic year in which you started your current program at USC. If you do not see your program listed below, please discuss your program requirements with your academic advisor.
Arts Leadership
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Master of Science (MS)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Choral & Sacred Music
Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Bachelor of Music (BM) in Choral Music
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Choral Music
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Master of Music (MM) in Sacred Music
| Requirements List | 2015-19 | 2020/21 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Choral Music
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Sacred Music
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Classical Guitar
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Composition
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Early Music
Master of Arts (MA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) – Jazz Guitar
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) – Jazz Voice
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |||||
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Keyboard Collaborative Arts
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Music Industry
Bachelor of Science (BS)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Science (MS)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Music Production
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Music Teaching & Learning
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Master of Music (MM) – Contemporary Teaching Practice
| Requirements List | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | ||||||||||
| Credential Planning Checklist | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
Master of Music (MM) – Community Music
| Requirements List | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Master of Music (MM) – Popular Music Teaching and Learning
| Requirements List | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Organ
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Piano
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Popular Music
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan (Songwriting Emphasis) | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Screen Scoring
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Strings
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Cello
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Cello
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Cello
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Double Bass
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Double Bass
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Double Bass
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Harp
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Harp
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Harp
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Viola
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Viola
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Viola
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Violin
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Violin
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Violin
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT) in Strings Performance
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Studio Guitar
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2020/21 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Vocal Arts
Bachelor of Music (BM)
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2022/23 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT)
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Winds & Percussion
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Bassoon
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Bassoon
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Bassoon
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Clarinet
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Clarinet
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Clarinet
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in French Horn
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in French Horn
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in French Horn
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Flute
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Flute
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Flute
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Oboe
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Oboe
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Oboe
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Percussion
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Percussion
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Percussion
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Saxophone
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Saxophone
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Saxophone
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Trombone
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Trombone
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Trombone
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Trumpet
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Trumpet
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Trumpet
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Bachelor of Music (BM) in Tuba
| Requirements List | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Four-Year Plan | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Master of Music (MM) in Tuba
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Tuba
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Graduate Certificate (GCRT) in Winds & Percussion Performance
| Requirements List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Ensemble List | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Minors
Jazz Studies
| Requirements List | 2014-16 | 2017-21 |
Music Industry
| Requirements List | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017-21 |
Music Production
| Requirements List | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017-21 |
Music Recording
| Requirements List | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017-21 |
Musical Studies
| Requirements List | 2014-16 | 2017-21 |
Musical Theatre
| Requirements List | 2017-21 | |||
| Requirements List Before 2017/18 | 2014-2019 (Non-Music Majors) | |||
| 2014-2019 (Vocal Arts Majors) | ||||
| 2014-2019 (Music, Non-Vocal Arts Majors) | ||||
Popular Music Studies
| Requirements List | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017-21 |
Songwriting
| Requirements List | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017-21 |