BA Music Degree - 4 Year Plan

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music

SEMESTER-BY-SEMESTER PLAN

 

Year 1 Fall (Semester 1)
MUAP/CP
1 __ __
Applied Major 2
MUAP
1 __ __
Applied Minor (composition majors only) 1
MUDC
__ __ __
Ensemble for Degree Credit (vocal if singer) 1
MUSC
160
Music as Art, Discipline, & Profession 3
MUSR
68
UG Convocation 0
MUSC
165
Music Theory I 3
MUSC
165A
Aural Skills I 1
MUAP
131
Keyboard Skills I 1
ACE 3
Semester Total 15
Year 1 Spring (Semester 2)
MUAP/CP
1 __ __
Applied Major 2
MUAP
1 __ __
Applied Minor (composition majors only) 1
MUDC
__ __ __
Vocal Ensemble for Degree Credit 1
MUEN
__ __ __
MUEN Ensemble (instr. majors) 0
MUSR
68
UG Convocation 0
MUSC
166
Music Theory II 3
MUSC
166A
Aural Skills II 1
MUSC
132
Keyboard Skills II 1
*MUSC
125
*Dict & Lit: English and Italian 2
ACE 3-6
Semester Total 12-16
*Voice Majors Only


Year 2 Fall (Semester 3)
MUAP/CP
2 __ __
Applied Major 2
MUAP
2 __ __
Applied Minor (composition majors only) 1
MUDC
__ __ __
Ensemble for Degree Credit 1
MUSR
68
UG Convocation
MUSC
265
Music Theory III 3
MUSC
265A
Aural Skills III 1
MUSC
274
Beginning Conducting 1
For. Lang. or ACE 3-6
ACE 3
Semester Total 15-18
Year 2 Spring (Semester 4)
MUAP/CP
2 __ __
Applied Major 2
MUAP
2 __ __
Applied Minor (composition majors only) 1
MUDC
__ __ __
Ensemble for Degree Credit 1
MUSR
68
UG Convocation 0
MUSC
266
Music Theory IV 3
MUSC
266A
Aural Skills IV 1
For. Lang or ACE 5-6
ACE 3
Semester Total 16-17

 




Year 3 Fall (Semester 5)
MUAP/CP
3 __ __
Applied Major 2**
MUDC
__ __ __
Ensemble for Degree Credit 1
MUSR
68
UG Convocation 0
MUSC
365
Music History 365 3
*MUSC
026/027
*Dict & Lit : German/French 0-2
For. Lang. or ACE 3
ACE or Minor Area 6-9
Semester Total 15-18
**1 credit if on Research Emphasis
Comp majors still take 2
Year 3 Spring (Semester 6)
MUAP
3 __ __
Applied Major 2**
MUDC
__ __ __
Ensemble for Degree Credit 1
MUSR
68
UG Convocation 0
MUSC
365
Music History 366 3
MUSC
64
Major Field Test 0
MUSR
90
Junior Year Recital (if on Perf. Emphasis) 0
For. Lang. or ACE 3
ACE or Minor Area 6-9

Semester Total

15-18

*1 credit if on Research Emphasis
Not required of Comp majors



Year 4 Fall (Semester 7)
MUSC
384A
Document Proposal (Research Emphasis) 1
ACE/Minor area/Electives 11-14
Semester Total 12-15
Year 4 Spring (Semester 8)
MUSC
499
Research Document (Research Emphasis) [2 crs for ACE 10] 1-2


ACE/Minor area/Electives  12-15
Semester Total  13-17