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Music Composition Degree(127 Hours)
This major offers professional preparation in music with specialization in composition. The curriculum is designed to prepare students in contemporary classical composition and allied fields.
Requirements include: senior qualifying exam; piano proficiency exam; 2.5 average in all music courses; C or better in all music courses; senior recital.
Requirements include: senior qualifying exam; piano proficiency exam; 2.5 average in all music courses; C or better in all music courses; senior recital.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Engl 101 [W] (GER) | 3 |
| GenEd 110 [A] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 1811 | 0 or 1 |
| Mus 2512 | 3 |
| Mus 2522 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Arts & Humanities [H,G] (GER) | 3 |
| Communication Proficiency [C,W] (GER) | 3 |
| GenEd 111 [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 |
| Math Proficiency [N] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 182 or 2811 | 0 or 1 |
| Mus 3512 | 3 |
| Mus 3522 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Science Elective (GER) | 4 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Arts & Humanities [H,G] (GER) | 3 |
| Biological Sciences [B] (GER) | 4 |
| Mus 256 | 2 |
| Mus 3534 | 3 |
| Mus 3544 | 1 |
| Mus 3594 | 3 |
| Mus Ensemble (Choral)3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Mus 360 [M]2,5 | 3 |
| Mus 4516 | 2 |
| Mus 456 | 2 |
| Mus Ensemble (music elective)1,3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons (202 or 302) | 2 |
| Music Electives | 4 |
| Physical Sciences [P] (GER) | 4 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Arts & Humanities [H,G] or Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 361 [M]4,5 | 3 |
| Mus 4537 | 2 |
| Mus 456 | 2 |
| Mus 4814 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble (music elective)1,3 | 1 |
| Music Electives | 4 |
| Private Lessons (Mus 202 or 302) | 2 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Hours |
| Arts & Humanities [H,G], Intercultural Studies [I,G,K], or Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Intercultural Studies [I,G,K] (GER) | 3 |
| Mus 4556 | 2 |
| Mus 456 | 3 |
| Mus 4822 | 1 |
| Mus Ensemble (music elective)1,3 | 1 |
| Mus Private Lessons | 2 |
| Music Electives | 1 |
| Second Term | Hours |
| Mus 4527 | 2 |
| Mus 456 | 3 |
| Mus Ensemble (music elective)1,3 | 1 |
| Music Electives | 1 |
| Tier III Course [T] (GER) | 3 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Required if enrolled for applied music, but not required in degree; Class piano credits not required. |
| 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. |
| 6 | Fall, alternate year only. |
| 7 | Spring, alternate years only. |
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Courses
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Degree Programs
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Music - Business Option
- Bachelor of Music - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Option
- Bachelor of Music - Theatre Option
- Music Composition Degree
- Music Performance - Brass, Percussion, Strings, Winds Option
- Music Performance - Keyboard Option
- Music Performance - Voice Option
- Music Education - Broad Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Choral/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Instrumental/General Endorsement Option
- Music Education - Without Teaching Certificate Option
- Music Performance - Flute, Percussion, Saxophone, String Bass, Trumpet, and Voice (Jazz Studies)
- Music Performance - Keyboard with Elective Studies in Pedagogy Option
Minors
- Music Minor and Supporting Teaching Endorsements
- Jazz Studies