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

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

• MUSC 1331 - Music Theory I (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1332 - Music Theory II (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 1511 - Group Piano I (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1512 - Group Piano II (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1513 - Aural Skills I (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1514 - Aural Skills II (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2333 - Music Theory III (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 2334 - Music Theory IV (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 2511 - Group Piano III (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2513 - Aural Skills III (1 Credit Hour)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 52

• MUSA 2129 - Applied Music - Composition (2 Credit Hours) (two semesters @ 2 credits)
• MUSA 3100 - Applied Music (six semesters @ 1 credit)
• MUSA 3129 - Intermediate Composition (2 Credit Hours) (two semesters @ 2 credits)
• MUSA 4111 - Senior Recital (0 Credit Hours)
• MUSA 4129 - Advanced Composition (2 Credit Hours) (two semesters @ 2 credits)
• MUSC 1311 - Introduction to Composition (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 1515 - Technology in Music (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2512 - Group Piano IV (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 2514 - Aural Skills IV (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 3120 - Form and Analysis (2 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 3131 - History of Music I (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 3132 - History of Music II (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 3610 - Orchestration (2 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 4120 - Counterpoint (2 Credit Hours)
• MUSC 4411 - Basic Conducting (1 Credit Hour)
• MUSC 4534 - Recording Studio Techniques (3 Credit Hours)
• MUSC XXXX Upper Division Elective in Music/History/Literature
• MUSC XXXX Upper-division Elective in Music Technology
• MUSE 1100 - Recital Attendance (0 Credit Hours)
• MUSE 3XXX Large Ensemble (eight semesters) ¹

Electives Credit Hours: 8

• Select 8 credit hours of Free Electives

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ Piano primaries will substitute four semesters of Piano Ensemble (MUSE 3514 ) for Large Ensemble.

Program Admission Criteria

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

Advisement

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