Advising

Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Music Advising

All UCA students receive assistance from an assigned primary academic advisor. All declared undergraduate and post-baccalaureate music majors will be advised by Ms. Carrie Martens, Music Advisor.

All music minors should refer to Ms. Martens for assistance navigating music minor requirements. Music minors are encouraged to schedule an appointment with Ms. Martens once per semester to ensure efficient and appropriate fulfillment of minor requirements.

Ms. Carrie Martens
cmartens@uca.edu
SFA Room 208
501-852-1212

Graduate Music Advising

Students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Music are advised by Dr. Louis Young.

Students pursuing the Master of Music are advised by Dr. Ross Ahlhorn.

Schedule an Appointment with Ms. Martens

Students can schedule an advising appointment with Ms. Martens through Navigate by clicking the “Schedule Appointment” icon below. If you need assistance using Navigate to schedule your appointment, please watch this helpful tutorial video. Your advising appointment will be an in-person appointment in Ms. Martens’ office, Snow Fine Arts Room 208. If you need to request a virtual Zoom appointment due to illness or distance from campus, please email Ms. Martens (cmartens@uca.edu) immediately after you schedule your appointment time.

Creating Your Personal Degree Plan

Before your advising appointment during your fourth semester of music study, you must complete a personal degree plan that outlines a semester-by-semester plan for successfully completing all remaining degree requirements. You will review your plan with Ms. Martens during your academic advising appointment. Carefully read and follow the instructions on the first page of the document to edit, save, and share your personal degree plan. Please note that your individual advising check sheet (emailed to you as a PDF following your advising appointment) as well as the Academic Map for your degree concentration are helpful resources for completing your Personal Degree Plan.

Admission to the Bachelor of Music Performance Concentration

Current music majors interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Music Performance Concentration must apply for admission and successfully audition to declare this concentration. The audition should be completed not later than the spring semester of the sophomore year, or earlier if recommended by the applied professor. Immediately following a fall or spring applied jury performance, the student must submit a Bachelor of Music Performance Concentration Application. The applied jury performance will serve as an audition for admission to the Bachelor of Music Performance Concentration. Admission requires a signature of approval from the student’s primary applied lesson professor and the applied area coordinator.

Admission to the Bachelor of Music Jazz and Studio Music Concentration

Current music majors interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Studio Music Concentration must apply for admission and successfully audition to declare this concentration. Immediately following the first-semester jury, the student must submit a Bachelor of Music Jazz and Studio Music Concentration Application. The applied jury performance will serve as an audition for admission to the concentration. Admission requires a signature of approval from at least two applied music faculty in the Jazz and Studio Music area of study, including the student’s primary applied teacher, on the Bachelor of Music Jazz and Studio Music Concentration Application.

Admission to the Bachelor of Music Composition Concentration

Students interested in pursuing the concentration in Composition should notify the Composition faculty during the first semester of the freshman year, take MUS 2233 Composition Class in the spring of the freshman year, and submit the BM Composition Concentration Application that includes submission of two or three pieces for different media at the end of the freshman year. Successful completion of MUS 2233, 1232, and 1233 with a grade of A or B and a satisfactory audition are required for admission to the program.

Music Advising Resources

Download and/or print a UCA Blank Class Schedule for your own use.
Refer to the UCA Academic Calendar for important dates and deadlines.
Click here to access forms for add/drop, late add, overload request, grade forgiveness, etc.
Find and review the Academic Map for your degree/concentration.
Review the 2023-2024 UCA Lower-Division Core Check Sheet with helpful music advising notes from Ms. Martens.

Music Degree Check Sheets

Below you will find a 2023-2024 advising check sheet for each music degree/concentration currently offered at the University of Central Arkansas. Please note that an advising check sheet is an advising tool. Students should refer to and be familiar with their specific degree requirements and university academic policies stated in the Undergraduate Bulletin, particularly the UCA Core including Lower-Division Core Requirements as well as Upper-Division Core Requirements.