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constitutes an important criterion in evaluating the service to the University of members of theteaching faculty.Student Opinion of Courses and Teaching (SOCT)The following policy operates as a complement to the Student Instructional Rating System(SIRS) policy to provide selected public information for students as an aid to choosing courses.To this end, the University Committee on Academic Policy (UCAP) has framed a set ofquestions that should provide the type of information that students seek. In order to facilitate thetransmission of this information to the students, the following procedures are established:1. In addition to using standard university or unit-based SIRS forms in every class each semesterin compliance with the Student Instructional Rating System policy, faculty members at the rankof instructor or above are rated by Student Opinion of Courses and Teaching in all of theirregular undergraduate classes.2. The SOCT forms are online and can be completed within the last two weeks of classes.3. Results will be disseminated in summary form, displayed by instructor and department, onceper year through a Web site accessible to students and other members of the Universitycommunity with the appropriate identification.ENSEMBLE PARTICIPATIONAll undergraduate students in the College of Music are required to audition for and participate ina major ensemble as designated by the College of Music. Each degree program carries specificmajor ensemble requirements. Be sure to follow requirements for your degree program. See youradviser if you have any questions. Do not make the mistake of seeking advice from otherstudents or friends. Many have received incorrect information from the “grapevine.”All undergraduate students are required to meet ensemble credit requirements as set forth in theircurricula. Students must participate in a major ensemble each fall and spring semester of theirenrollment.Groups that satisfy the ensemble requirement, by area:Classical Wind/PercussionSymphony OrchestraWind SymphonySymphony BandConcert BandCampus Band (if placed by audition)Marching Band (maximum of 1 credit)Jazz Band (according to student’s degree program)VoiceUniversity ChoraleState SingersMen’s Glee Club (music majors must audition)Women’s Glee Club (music majors must audition)47
StringsSymphony OrchestraPhilharmonic OrchestraJazz majorsJazz BandVocal Jazz EnsemblePiano majorsAccompanying (Applied Piano Majors)Any of the above recognized ensemblesEnsemble Requirement by Degree ProgramAll students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Music Education are requiredto participate in a major ensemble as designated by the College of Music during each Fall andSpring semester of enrollment in the program. Music Education majors are required to auditionfor and be placed into an ensemble within their specific area of expertise for 7 semesters, i.e.instrumentalists must audition for instrumental ensembles and voice majors must audition forchoral ensembles. The remaining ensemble credit can be fulfilled by performing in any majorensemble listed above. Piano majors are allowed to choose from any major ensemble in theCollege of Music. A minimum of 8 credits in courses approved by the College of Music isrequired. Students may not perform in a College of Music ensemble during their studentteaching semester.All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Composition are required toparticipate in a major ensemble as designated by the College of Music during each Fall andSpring semester of enrollment in the program. Music majors must perform an audition forplacement into an ensemble in order to receive ensemble credit toward their degree. A minimumof 8 credits in courses approved by the College of Music is required. However, no more than 8credits that are related to the major ensemble requirement may be counted toward therequirements for the degree.All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Music Performance whoseperformance area is not piano are required to participate in a major ensemble as designated bythe College of Music during each Fall and Spring semester of enrollment in the program. Aminimum of 8 credits in courses approved by the College of Music is required. Performancemajors are required to audition for and be placed into an ensemble within their specific area ofexpertise, i.e. instrumentalists must audition for instrumental ensembles and voice majors mustaudition for choral ensembles. Piano majors, for their two semesters of ensemble participation,are allowed to choose from any major ensemble in the College of Music. However, no morethan 8 credits that are related to the major ensemble requirement may be counted toward therequirements for the degree.All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree program in Music Therapy are required toparticipate in a major ensemble as designated by the College of Music during the first 5semesters of enrollment in the program, excluding summers. Music majors must perform anaudition for placement into an ensemble in order to receive ensemble credit toward their degree.A minimum of 5 credits in courses approved by the College of Music is required. Students whoare enrolled in the Music Therapy major for more than 5 semesters may elect to complete morethan 5 credits in approved courses that are related to the major ensemble requirement.48
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