BA Music Degree - 4 Year Plan

Year 1

Semester 1 (Fall)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 14
MUAP xxx Applied Major 2 cr
MUDC 24X Ensemble for Degree Credit 1 cr
MUSR 068 Recital Attendance 0 cr
MUSC 160 Intro to Music Studies 3 cr
MUSC 165 Music Theory I 2 cr
MUSC 165A Aural Skills I 1 cr
MUAP 131 Keyboard Skills I 1 cr
Elective ACE 3 cr
LIBR 110 Introduction to Library Research 1 cr
Semester 2 (Spring)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 14-19
MUAP xxx Applied Major 2 cr
MUDC XXX Vocal Ensemble for Degree Credit 1 cr
MUCO XXX MUCO Ensemble (instr. majors) 0 cr
MUSR 068 Recital Attendance 0 cr
MUSC 166 Music Theory II 3 cr
MUSC 166A Aural Skills II 1 cr
MUSC 132 Keyboard Skills II 1 cr
MUSC 125 English & Italian Diction 0-2 cr
Elective ACE 3 cr

Year 2

Semester 3 (Fall)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 14-17
MUAP xxx Applied Major 2 cr
MUDC 24X Ensemble for Degree Credit 1 cr
MUSR 068 Recital Attendance 0 cr
MUSC 265 Music Theory III 1 cr
MUSC 265A Aural Skills III 3 cr
MUSC 274 Beginning Conducting 1 cr
Foreign Language or ACE 3-6 cr
Elective ACE 3 cr
Semester 4 (Spring)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 15-16
MUAP xxx Applied Major 2 cr
MUDC 24X Ensemble for Degree Credit 1 cr
MUSR 068 Recital Attendance 0 cr
MUSC 266 Music Theory IV 3 cr
MUSC 266A Aural Skills IV 1 cr
Foreign Language or ACE 5-6 cr
Elective ACE 3 cr

Year 3

Semester 5 (Fall)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 15-18
MUAP xxx Applied Major 2 cr
MUDC 24X Ensemble for Degree Credit 1 cr
MUSR 068 Recital Attendance 0 cr
MUSC 365 Music History I 3 cr
MUSC 126 German/French Diction & Literature 0-2 cr
Foreign Language (if needed) or ACE 3 cr
ACE or Minor Area 6-9 cr
Semester 6 (Spring)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 15-18
MUAP xxx Applied Major 2 cr
MUDC 24X Ensemble for Degree Credit 1 cr
MUSR 068 Recital Attendance 0 cr
MUSC 365 Music History II 3 cr
MUSC 064 Major Field Test 0 cr
MUSR 090 Junior Recital (on Perf. Track) 0 cr
Foreign Language (if needed) or ACE 3 cr
ACE or Minor Area 6-9 cr

Year 4

Semester 7 (Fall)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 12-15
MUSC 384A Document Proposal (Research Track) 1 cr
ACE/Minor Area/Electives (11-14) cr
Semester 8 (Spring)
Course Credit Hours
Total Credits 13-17
MUSC 499 Research Document (Research Track) 1-2 cr
ACE/Minor Area/Electives (12-15) cr