Second-Stage Writing

Students majoring in Music will satisfy the second-stage component of Occidental College's college-wide writing requirement by receiving a grade of B- or higher in MUSC 261, MUSC 263, or MUSC 285. All three courses must be completed by the end of the junior year to enroll in MUSC 490 unless you are a transfer student or a junior studying abroad, whereupon two of these three courses must be completed before one’s senior year. Please refer to the Music Overview. Music majors who do not complete the Second-Stage Writing Requirement through the standard course-based mechanism will need to submit a satisfactory writing portfolio (consisting of 4,000 to 5,000 words) from 200- and/or 300-level Music courses to the Department Chair prior to the end of their Senior Fall semester.