General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

• MUSC 1100 - Music Appreciation (3 Credit Hours) (if not used for Area C)
• MUSC 1331 - Music Theory I (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1332 - Music Theory II (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1513 - Aural Skills I (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1514 - Aural Skills II (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1515 - Technology in Music (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2333 - Music Theory III (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 2334 - Music Theory IV (3 Credit Hours)

Additional Music courses (if needed) Credit Hours: 0-3

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 34

• MUSA 3XXX Applied Music (four semesters)
• MUSC 1511 - Group Piano I (1 Credit Hour) ¹
• MUSC 1512 - Group Piano II (1 Credit Hour) ¹
• MUSC 3132 - History of Music II (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 4411 - Basic Conducting (1 Credit Hour)

Minor or Concentration Credit Hours: 15

• Minor Option: Select 15 credit hours (At least 9 credit hours must be at the 3000-level or above)
• Concentration Option: Music - Concentration in Music Industry, B.A.  

Foreign Language Credit Hours: 6

• Select 6 credit hours of Foreign Language (2001, 2002)

Electives Credit Hours: 5

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ Piano primaries will replace MUSC 1511  and MUSC 1512  with two elective hours in Music.

² Piano primaries will substitute two semesters of MUSE 3514  (Piano Ensemble) for Large Ensemble.

Program Admission Criteria

• All prospective music majors must pass an entrance audition in the primary area.

Advisement

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