Music Technology majors can choose one of two pathways to use VIP participation to fulfill degree requirements.
1. The VIP Project Studio Pathway:
Students participate in an advisor-approved VIP team to fulfill their MUSI 3770 or MUSI 3771 Project Studio requirement as well as an upper-division music technology elective and free electives. This pathway requires five or six semesters of participation in the VIP program, typically beginning in the sophomore year, as follows:
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Year 1 (typically sophomore): At least one credit on any VIP team. (The team can change each semester to help find a good match.) These credits will count as free electives.
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Year 2 (typically junior): Two credits per semester on an advisor-approved VIP team, counted as either four MUSI 3770 or four MUSI 3771 credits. The team must be the same both semesters and is preferably the same VIP team as in Year 1. An academic advisor in the School of Music must approve the team as meeting learning objectives for MUSI 3770 or 3771. The advisor will determine whether 3770 or 3771 is the most appropriate match.
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Year 3 (typically senior): Two credits each semester on the same VIP team as in Year 2. Three of these credits count as a Music Technology upper-division elective. One credit counts as a free elective.
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Any additional VIP credits beyond these count as additional free electives.
2. The VIP Elective Pathway:
Students participate in any VIP team to fulfill an upper-division music technology elective and free electives.
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Participating in the same VIP team for five or fewer credits results in that many free elective credits.
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Participating in the same VIP team for six or more credits results in three credits that are counted as upper division Music Technology electives and three credits that are counted as free electives.
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Any additional credits count as free electives.
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Any VIP team is eligible for this pathway. No approval is required by an academic advisor in music technology.