Music, BA

53 credit hours

Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in music requires a minimum grade of C in the following major courses:

Private Lessons

Four credit hours of private lessons selected from the following options:

MUS 104XXPrivate Lessons

1-2

MUS 204XXPrivate Lessons

1-2

Four credit hours of private lessons selected from the following options:

MUS 304XXPrivate Lessons

1-2

MUS 404XXPrivate Lessons

1-2

Ensemble

Four credit hours of large instrumental or choral ensemble selected from the following options:

MUS 209XXLarge Ensemble - Instrumental

0-1

MUS 210XXLarge Ensemble - Choral

0-1

Seminar

MUS 10101First Year Seminar in Music

1

Piano

MUS 21400Piano Proficiency I

1

MUS 21500Piano Proficiency II

1

MUS 21600Piano Proficiency III

1

One of the following courses:

MUS 32500Keyboard Techniques

1

MUS 32900Jazz Keyboard Techniques

1

Theory and History

MUS 14100Music Theory I

4

MUS 24200Music Theory II

4

MUS 25000Introduction to Music Technology

3

MUS 35500History of Western Music I

3

MUS 35600History of Western Music II

3

MUS 35700World Music

3

Music Electives

Fifteen credit hours of MUS courses numbered 30000-level or above, including nine credit hours of musicianship courses and six credit hours of performance or other music electives.

Capstone

MUS 48800Senior Recital

1

Also required are the following items:

  • Enrollment in MUS 10200 each semester of full-time enrollment.

  • Passing scores on periodic assessments of program-level student learning outcomes, including the Piano Proficiency Exam.