MUS

College of Music · Michigan State University
57,028 grades183 courses453 professors44 terms

Department and course prefixes as Michigan State University lists them in its own catalog.

3.71
average GPA across 57,028 grades
+12% vs. Michigan State University overall (3.30)
94%
A or B
of 57,028 grades
2.5%
D, F or withdrew
of 57,068 enrolled
A82.1%
B12.3%
Every term against the 3.71 department average 44 terms
Fall 2011Spring 2026
Most taken
Courses with a grade record · 183
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level49 courses
MUS 101 · Freshman Seminar
3.14 −15% vs. dept 377
MUS 112 · Chamber Music
3.90 +5% vs. dept 663
MUS 116 · Campus Band
3.94 +6% vs. dept 3,338
MUS 117 · Concert Band
3.98 +7% vs. dept 1,286
MUS 118 · Wind Symphony
4.00 +8% vs. dept 542
MUS 119 · Symphony Band
3.97 +7% vs. dept 1,423
MUS 120 · Symphony Orchestra
3.98 +7% vs. dept 758
MUS 122 · Concert Orchestra
3.99 +7% vs. dept 1,170
MUS 123 · Collegiate Choir
3.91 +5% vs. dept 1,117
MUS 125 · Glee Club, Men and Women
3.91 +5% vs. dept 1,938
MUS 126 · State Singers
3.86 +4% vs. dept 1,218
MUS 127 · University Chorale
3.96 +7% vs. dept 699
MUS 129 · Percussion Ensemble
3.79 +2% vs. dept 24
MUS 130 · Jazz Band
3.96 +7% vs. dept 954
MUS 131 · Jazz Combo
4.00 +8% vs. dept 429
MUS 141 · Class Instruction in Piano I
3.69 −0% vs. dept 626
MUS 150M · Piano for Piano Minors
3.86 +4% vs. dept 1,059
MUS 151 · Voice
3.96 +7% vs. dept 57
MUS 151N · Voice for Non-Music Majors
3.96 +7% vs. dept 1,339
MUS 153A · Flute
3.42 −8% vs. dept 24
MUS 153C · Clarinet
3.38 −9% vs. dept 12
MUS 153D · Saxophone
4.00 +8% vs. dept 11
MUS 154A · Trumpet
3.96 +7% vs. dept 67
MUS 155 · Percussion Instruments
3.77 +1% vs. dept 62
MUS 162 · Class Instruc Flute & Sax
3.73 +0% vs. dept 116
MUS 165 · Class Instruc Hgh Brass Inst
3.70 −0% vs. dept 169
MUS 171 · Class Strings I
3.85 +4% vs. dept 263
MUS 172 · Class Strings II
3.67 −1% vs. dept 45
MUS 173 · Class Percussion I
3.90 +5% vs. dept 149
MUS 174 · Class Percussion II
3.77 +2% vs. dept 22
MUS 175 · Understanding Music
3.35 −10% vs. dept 1,523
MUS 177 · Introduction to Music Educ
3.68 −1% vs. dept 556
MUS 178 · Non Major Music Theory I
3.42 −8% vs. dept 259
MUS 180 · Fundamentals of Music
3.09 −17% vs. dept 526
MUS 181 · Musicianship I
3.04 −18% vs. dept 937
MUS 182 · Ear Train & Sight Singing I
3.19 −14% vs. dept 1,052
MUS 183 · Ear Train & Sight Singing II
3.25 −13% vs. dept 1,008
MUS 185 · Jazz Styles and Analysis I
3.67 −1% vs. dept 244
MUS 187 · Skills in Music Theory
2.95 −20% vs. dept 175
200 level18 courses
MUS 200 · Introduction to Music Theory
3.48 −6% vs. dept 308
MUS 201 · Aural Skills Review
3.78 +2% vs. dept 25
MUS 210 · Song Writing
3.72 +0% vs. dept 135
MUS 211 · History Wstrn Music to 1750
3.53 −5% vs. dept 896
MUS 280 · Musicianship II
3.06 −18% vs. dept 721
MUS 281 · Musicianship III
3.28 −12% vs. dept 459
MUS 282 · Adv Ear Train & Sight Sing I
3.20 −14% vs. dept 948
MUS 283 · Adv Ear Train & Sight Sing II
3.31 −11% vs. dept 834
MUS 285 · Intro to Music Theory II
3.50 −6% vs. dept 69
300 level15 courses
MUS 335 · Ensemble Conducting I
3.79 +2% vs. dept 287
MUS 337 · Conducting Music Perf Majors
3.66 −1% vs. dept 239
MUS 349 · Piano Performance
3.98 +7% vs. dept 23
MUS 351 · Voice
3.96 +7% vs. dept 48
MUS 354A · Trumpet
4.00 +8% vs. dept 11
MUS 355 · Percussion
3.75 +1% vs. dept 10
MUS 380 · Musical Styles and Forms
3.34 −10% vs. dept 197
MUS 381 · 20th Century Music Theory (W)
3.08 −17% vs. dept 851
400 level48 courses
MUS 409 · American Music
3.29 −11% vs. dept 205
MUS 410 · Jazz History
3.18 −14% vs. dept 389
MUS 416 · Art Song Lit: FRN SPN ITL
3.94 +6% vs. dept 135
MUS 419 · Baroque Music
3.40 −8% vs. dept 141
MUS 420 · Music of the 18th Century
3.58 −3% vs. dept 170
MUS 421 · Music of the 19th Century
3.55 −4% vs. dept 228
MUS 423 · History of Opera
3.70 −0% vs. dept 265
MUS 424 · Music, Sexuality, and Gender
3.59 −3% vs. dept 344
MUS 426 · Music of Africa
3.57 −4% vs. dept 121
MUS 427 · Early Music
3.24 −13% vs. dept 27
MUS 428 · Topics in Musicology
3.76 +1% vs. dept 52
MUS 429 · Music of East Asia
3.32 −10% vs. dept 148
MUS 430 · Music of the Caribbean
3.32 −11% vs. dept 361
MUS 434 · Orchestral Musicianship
4.00 +8% vs. dept 13
MUS 435 · Opera Theatre
4.00 +8% vs. dept 15
MUS 438 · Jazz Pedagogy I
3.75 +1% vs. dept 315
MUS 439 · Jazz Pedagogy II
3.80 +2% vs. dept 216
MUS 443 · Anthropology of Music
3.90 +5% vs. dept 15
MUS 461 · Marching Band Methods
3.92 +6% vs. dept 93
MUS 463 · Methds & Matls of Elem Music
3.67 −1% vs. dept 458
MUS 465 · Music in Early Childhood
3.60 −3% vs. dept 172
MUS 468 · Teach Choral Music
3.86 +4% vs. dept 76
MUS 469 · Teaching Sec Classroom Music
3.61 −3% vs. dept 266
MUS 480 · Counterpoint
3.43 −8% vs. dept 245
MUS 481 · Acting for Singers
4.00 +8% vs. dept 75
MUS 482 · Opera Scene Study
3.97 +7% vs. dept 66
MUS 483 · Composition
3.95 +7% vs. dept 11
MUS 484 · Instrument & Basic Orchest
3.61 −3% vs. dept 183
MUS 485 · Topics in Music Theory
3.34 −10% vs. dept 58
MUS 490 · Independent Study
4.00 +8% vs. dept 31
MUS 491 · Special Topics in Music
3.71 −0% vs. dept 541
MUS 494 · Mus Health and Wellness
3.71 −0% vs. dept 29
MUS 496 · Your Music Business
3.87 +4% vs. dept 126
800 level39 courses
MUS 800 · Adv Jazz Arr and Comp
3.83 +3% vs. dept 82
MUS 810 · Graduate Jazz History
3.56 −4% vs. dept 152
MUS 849 · Piano Performance
3.99 +7% vs. dept 287
MUS 856 · Chamber Music
3.98 +7% vs. dept 667
MUS 860 · Phil Consid in Music Ed
3.89 +5% vs. dept 61
MUS 867 · Prac Kybd Mus
3.89 +5% vs. dept 41
MUS 868 · Topics in Music Analysis
3.81 +3% vs. dept 317
MUS 869 · Tonal Counterpoint
3.67 −1% vs. dept 166
MUS 872 · Tonal Forms
3.69 −1% vs. dept 660
MUS 874 · Schenkerian Analysis
3.86 +4% vs. dept 117
MUS 881 · Seminar in Composition
3.95 +6% vs. dept 70
MUS 891 · Special Topics
3.93 +6% vs. dept 578
MUS 892A · Seminar in Music History
3.80 +3% vs. dept 1,286
MUS 896 · Master's Performance
3.98 +7% vs. dept 493
900 level14 courses
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