DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
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ADVISEMENT

FACULTY ADVISORS :

All students are responsible for preparing their class schedule each semester with their faculty advisor.  The identity of your faculty advisor will depend upon your chosen degree program.

Bachelor of Music, Concentration in Performance:  Your advisor is normally your principal applied music instructor.  If you do not know your advisor, contact the Undergraduate Music Advisor, Professor Keith Lemmons (Room 2107, 277-4905, klemmons@unm.edu).

Bachelor of Music, Concentration in String Pedagogy:  Your advisor is the Director of the String Pedagogy program, Susan Kempter (Room B127, 277-1878, kempter@abq.com).

Bachelor of Music, Concentration in Jazz Studies:  Your advisor is the Director of Jazz Studies, Professor Glenn Kostur Room 2122, 277-505, gkostur@unm.edu). 

Bachelor of Music, Concentration in Theory and Composition:  Your advisor is one of the theory and composition faculty.  If you do not know your advisor, contact the Theory and Composition Coordinator, Professor Richard Hermann (Room 2104, 277-2419, harhar@unm.edu).

Bachelor of Arts in Music:  Contact the Undergraduate Music Advisor, Professor Keith Lemmons (Room 2107, 277-4905, klemmons@unm.edu).

Bachelor of Music Education:  All B.M.E. students are assigned to a specific faculty member for advisement.  If you do not know your advisor, please see Dr. Bruce Dalby (Room 2106, 277-2707, dalby@unm.edu).  Failure to seek advisement may result in your being dropped from the Music Education program.

PREPARING YOUR SCHEDULE:

Be sure to read all information relevant to your chosen degree program in the College of Fine Arts section of the University Catalog and this handbook.

Enroll for courses in normal sequence.  Courses carrying 100 level numbers are normally freshman courses.  Those carrying 200 level numbers are normally sophomore courses, etc.  Many courses have prerequisites that must be taken first.  In addition, many courses are not offered every semester, and may only be available every two years.  Moving out of sequence may delay your graduation!  Substituting independent study courses (“Problems” courses) requires approval of the department chair, and is not always possible; getting “out of sync” because of failure to consult a faculty advisor is not a convincing reason for being allowed to take a Problems course to fulfill course requirements.  Your faculty advisor can supply you with a copy of the recommended sequence of courses and special requirements for your particular degree plan.

Except in cases of extreme hardship, students will not be permitted to transfer from one section of a course to another section of the same course following the second week of a semester.  Approval by the instructor and the Dean is required.

 

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