The following courses are typically offered every fall semester:

• MUT 1111 – Theory I
• MUT 1241 – Aural Theory I
• MUT 2116 – Theory III
• MUT 2246 – Aural Theory III
• MUT 3611 – Form and Analysis
• odd-numbered MUT jazz courses (e.g., MUT 1361)

The following courses are typically offered every spring semester:

• MUT 1112 – Theory II
• MUT 1242 – Aural Theory II
• MUT 2117 – Theory IV
• MUT 2247 – Aural Theory IV
• MUT 4626 – 20th-Century Music Theory
• even-numbered MUT jazz courses (e.g., MUT 1362)

The following course is typically offered every fall semester, and is sometimes offered during the spring:

• MUT 4650 – Composition and Improvisation

The following courses are typically offered every other year:

• MUT 4421 – 18th-Century Counterpoint (offered in the fall semester of odd-numbered years – e.g., Fall 2025)
• MUT 4311 – Orchestration (offered in the spring semester of even-numbered years – e.g., Spring 2026)
• MUT 4564 – 19th-Century Chromatic Harmony (offered in the fall semester of even-numbered years – e.g., Fall 2024)
• MUT 6761 – Perspectives in Music Theory (offered in the spring semester of odd-numbered years – e.g., Spring 2025)