• All music majors are required to attend the weekly music department forum every semester in which they are enrolled except for semesters they are registered for MUSC 425 or 429.
• All music majors are required to register for MUSC 137/337 (Concert Choir) every semester in which they are enrolled except for semesters they are registered for MUSC 425 or 429.
• All music majors must register for a piano class, aural skills class, and music theory class each semester until all sequences are successfully completed. Music majors who have not completed all levels of Piano Proficiency, Aural Skills, and Music Theory by the end of their sixth semester of full-time study in music must petition the music department to continue as a music major.
• 100-level ensembles and applied lessons courses are for freshmen and sophomore standing and 300-level ensembles and applied lessons courses are for junior and senior standing
• Music Majors taking MUVO 171/371 must concurrently be registered for MUVO 172/372
• An applied lesson fee is charged for each credit of applied lessons – see Tuition and Fees

• All students pursuing the BBA degree must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) in the major requirement courses, and students must receive a letter grade of C (2.0) or higher in each of these courses. If a grade of CD or below is earned in any of these courses, the course must be repeated until a grade of C or higher is achieved. Students pursuing the business education major must maintain a 2.75 grade point average in all business and education coursework.
• All transfer students seeking an undergraduate degree offered by the Dahl School of Business must earn a minimum of 15 credits of business coursework at Viterbo University.
• Students completing a bachelor completion degree may not concurrently double major or double degree in a major offered as a traditional student major. 

Students declaring majors offered through or in conjunction with the Dahl School of Business are not allowed to declare the business administration minor.

The dance minor is restricted to students pursuing their major within the Conservatory of the Performing Arts. The dance minor is not officially approved and declared until the end of a student’s first year. Those interested must submit answers to the below questions by the Wednesday after Spring Break. Conservatory faculty will consider the request based on information gathered from the questions and a possible follow-up interview. Decisions on acceptance will be communicated before the end of Spring semester.  Only then are students allowed to declare the minor and fill out the necessary form to be approved by faculty.

Not all students interested in pursuing the dance minor are guaranteed their acceptance into the minor. However, most dance classes are available to all eligible students regardless of the minor, with the exception of DANC 360 – Dance Composition and DANC 490 – Dance Repertory, which are restricted. Non-dance minors are encouraged to audition for and join the Dance Repertory show as dancers and designers.

Please answer each of the following questions in 100 words or less.

1. What is your dance background prior to Viterbo University?
2. How has your experience in dance classes at Viterbo in your first year helped shape your desire to declare a dance minor? 
3. What are your goals in obtaining the dance minor?
4. Have you choreographed in the past?
5. Do you have a desire to choreograph in the future?
6. Do you envision yourself as a director, choreographer, stage manager, and/or dance captain in your future career endeavors?

Application answers and any other questions about the dance minor can be emailed to Shane Rhoades (sarhoades@viterbo.edu) for follow-up.

• Students wishing to major in theatre or musical theatre must audition and interview with a faculty committee.
• All students taking MUTH 171/371, private voice lessons are required to perform juries at the end of every semester and attend voice studio class when offered.
• There will be a qualifying audition for those students who wish to test out of DANC 110 and/or other lower division dance courses. Students who test out of DANC 110 and/or other lower division dance courses must still complete six credits of dance courses.
• Students in all degree programs are considered part of the department’s theatre “company.” All majors are required to be actively involved in each production through design, performance, and technical support in one of the shops or in service as a member of a production crew. Through practical experiences in all aspects of theatre, students enhance their knowledge and gain a respect and appreciation for theatre as a collaborative art form.
• Students must earn a grade of C or higher in any theatre course required for the major or emphasis. Earning lower than a C will require the student to retake the course.
   

Biology minors must maintain a biology grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 in biology courses.

Students majoring in sport management and leadership may not declare a sport science minor.

• Students majoring in neuroscience must maintain a biology grade point average (GPA) of 2.25 to continue in and graduate from this program. The neuroscience GPA is based on all grades earned in the required and elective courses taken in neuroscience and required support courses. Any student whose neuroscience GPA falls below 2.25 will be placed on probation for one semester. If the neuroscience GPA is not raised during that semester, the student may not enroll in further neuroscience courses. An earned grade of a D or lower in any neuroscience or support course will not be credited toward the neuroscience major.
• Directed research must be faculty-approved, but may be conducted at an institution other than Viterbo University with prior approval. Special topics are offered periodically. Credit for these courses may substitute for one or more of the listed courses with faculty approval.