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Bachelor of Arts in Music(120 Hours)
This four-year program is designed to meet the needs of students wishing a broad liberal arts background with a major in music. Of the total 120 credits required for a degree in this program, 70 credits are devoted to courses outside music, including the General Education Requirements. Non-music courses other than those used for the GERs must be at the 200-level or above. 40 credits of the 120 required for the degree must be in 300-400-level. Music credits beyond the required 50 credits in music add to the number of credits required in the degree. Other requirements include: C or better in all music courses; 2.5 music average; senior qualifying exam; piano proficiency exam or grade of C or better in Mus 182.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Engl 101 [W] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 1811 | 0 or 1 |
| Mus 2512 | 3 |
| Mus 2522 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Science Elective (GER) | 4 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Biological Sciences [B] (GER) | 4 |
| GenEd 110 [A] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 1821 | 0 or 1 |
| Mus 2534 | 3 |
| Mus 2544 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Communication Proficiency [C,W] (GER) | 3 |
| GenEd 111 [A] (GER) | 3 |
| Math Proficiency [N] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 3512 | 3 |
| Mus 3522 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Mus 3532 | 3 |
| Mus 3542 | 1 |
| Mus 3594 | 3 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Physical [P] Sciences (GER) | 4 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| 200-400-level Non-Music Electives | 6 |
| Arts & Humanities [H,G], Intercultural Studies [I,G,K], or Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Intercultural Studies [I,G,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 360 [M]5 | 3 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| 200-400-level Non-Music Electives | 6 |
| Mus 361 [M]5 | 3 |
| Mus 453 | 2 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Phil 101 [H] (GER) | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| 200-400-level Non-Music Elective | 8 |
| 300-400-level Music Elective | 4 |
| Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| 200-400-level Non-Music Electives | 8 |
| 300-400-level Music Elective | 5 |
| Tier III Course [T] (GER) | 3 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Class piano credits not required in degree. |
| 2 | Fall only. |
| 3 | Chosen from Mus 428-444. |
| 4 | Spring only. |
| 5 | Mus 360 and 361 fulfill the College of Liberal Arts [H,G,S,K,I] requirement. |
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Degree Programs
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Music - Theatre Option
- Music Performance - Brass, Percussion, Strings, Winds Option
- Music Performance - Keyboard Option
- Music Performance - Voice Option
- Music Education - Choral/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Instrumental/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Without Teaching Certificate Option
- Music Performance - Keyboard with Elective Studies in Pedagogy Option