Course Registration
Information for Spring 2026
Music Department courses, lessons, and ensembles requiring department consent must
                        be listed on the Request for Authorization Form.
 
Students will not be authorized for music courses until they meet with their advisor.
                            Advisors will forward the advising verification form, the Request for Authorization
                           Form, and if applicable, Recital Authorization Form to musicadvising AT_TOWSON  
 
It is the advisor’s responsibility to lift a student’s advising hold and/or Degree
                           Completion Plan hold after students meet with him/her.  Students must contact their
                           advisor if he or she failed to do so.
 
It is the student’s responsibility to enroll in the courses – this system only allows
                           the Music Office to authorize students to register for Department of Music courses,
                           ensembles, lessons, and degree recitals.   PLEASE ADHERE TO ALL ENROLLMENT DEADLINES
                           FOR DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC OFFERINGS.
 
FOR LESSONS – If a student wishes to enroll in a 50-minute lesson, he or she must
                           manually enter “2” under the units tab.  If the student fails to do so, the system
                           defaults at one unit.  Remember, students are authorized for lessons, NOT the number
                           of units – it is the student’s responsibility to sign up for the correct number of
                           units.  
 
If students are giving their student degree recital, they must enroll in the proper
                        course in order to earn the credit needed to graduate. Music Education majors are
                        not required to perform a senior recital but may request to do so by contacting Dr.
                        Melissa McCabe (mmccabe AT_TOWSON) and Dr. Alicia Mueller (aamueller AT_TOWSON). The student must have permission from his or her applied instructor before submitting
                        their formal request to Drs. McCabe and Mueller.
 
Seats for department consent courses are given out on a “first come, first serve”
                        basis (with the exceptions noted below).  Although seats may appear to be available
                        online, the course may not be open.  The Music Office assigns “seats” based on the
                        enrollment capacity for the course and students may not always register the same day
                        they have been authorized.  There may be instances where upper classmen will be given
                        priority for seats in a class (based on graduation needs, being shut out of a course
                        previously, etc.). 
 
Students are expected to show regular progress completing required courses in the
                        areas of theory, musicianship, music history, methods, lessons and ensembles.  NO
                        MORE than 3 MUSC, MUED, or MUSA courses may be repeated.  NO MORE than one of these
                        courses may be repeated a second time after an approved petition to the department
                        chair and/or chair of the advising committee.
 
Prerequisites for courses will be checked.   Additionally, the department considers
                        any prior registration in a MUSC or MUED course when issuing “seats.”  Priority to
                        register for a required course will be given to those who have NOT yet attempted the
                        course.  If a student remains registered for a MUSC or MUED course after the end of
                        the university’s official change of schedule period and is attempting a third registration,
                        authorization will be issued on a space-available basis ONLY after all other students
                        have requested a seat.
 
Ensembles require department consent (exception – Choral Society, Pep Band, Marching
                        Percussion).  You are limited to a maximum of 3 ensembles per semester.  If you are interested in one of the chamber ensembles, improvisation ensembles,
                        combos, Popular Music Ensemble or Vocal Jazz Ensemble, be sure to include the correct
                        level and section on the Request for Authorization form as well as confirmation from
                        the applicable faculty that you have been assigned to that ensemble before you submit
                        it to your advisor.
 
After Mary Ann authorizes a student, she will notify the student and/or the advisor
                        by email.  STUDENTS PLEASE DO NOT send emails to Mary Ann asking why you cannot enroll
                        in a course.  The reason(s) will be included in the email Mary Ann will send to you
                        and/or your advisor. 
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- Things to Remember for Spring 2026 Undergraduate Registration (contains the information listed above) (PDF)
- Advising Responsibilities (PDF)
- Spring 2026 Deadlines (PDF)
- Music Course Request Form (PDF)
- Recital Authorization Form (PDF)
- Student Degree Recital Reservation Form (PDF)
- Request for Off-Campus Student Recital (PDF)
- Undergraduate Music Major/Minor Advising Document Checklist (PDF)
- Spring 2026 Procedures and Deadlines for Music Enrollment (PDF)
- Reminders for Spring 2026 Undergraduate Registration (PDF)
- Where Are Forms for Spring 2026 Registration Located? (PDF)
- New Core Curriculum (PDF)
- Music History and Culture Division 400-Level Course Offerings for Spring 2026 (PDF)