2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| MUS 2025 | European-American Music Theory | 3 |
| MUS 2026 | European-American Music Theory | 3 |
| MUS 2045 | Sightsinging Laboratory | 1 |
| MUS 2046 | Sightsinging Laboratory | 1 |
| MUS 3025 | European-American Music Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 3026 | European-American Music Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 3035 | Advanced Class Piano | 1 |
| MUS 3036 | Advanced Class Piano | 1 |
| MUS 3045 | Advanced Ear Training | 1 |
| MUS 3046 | Advanced Ear Training | 1 |
| MUS 3174 | Music as Global Culture | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| MUS 2054 | Introduction to Music Technology | 2 |
| Subtotal | 2 | |
| Option Required Courses | ||
| Advanced Music Theory | ||
| MUS 3054 | Introduction to Vocal/choral Arranging | 3 |
| Advanced Music History | ||
| MUS 3184 | Histories of Music I: Music in the European and American Traditions | 3 |
| MUS 3194 | Histories of Music II: Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries | 3 |
| Performance (Lower Division) | ||
| Select four credits (repeatable course taken four times for one credit each time) of the following: 1 | 4 | |
| Individual Applied Voice | ||
| Individual Applied Keyboard | ||
| Individual Applied Violin | ||
| Individual Applied Viola | ||
| Individual Applied Cello | ||
| Individual Applied Bass | ||
| Individual Applied Flute | ||
| Individual Applied Oboe | ||
| Individual Applied Clarinet | ||
| Individual Applied Saxophone | ||
| Individual Applied Bassoon | ||
| Individual Applied Horn | ||
| Individual Applied Trumpet | ||
| Individual Applied Trombone | ||
| Individual Applied Baritone | ||
| Individual Applied Tuba | ||
| Individual Applied Percussion | ||
| Performance (Upper Division) | ||
| Select eight credits (repeatable courses taken four times for two credits each time) of the following: 1 | 8 | |
| Advanced Individual Applied Voice | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Keyboard | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Violin | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Viola | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Cello | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Bass | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Flute | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Oboe | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Clarinet | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Saxophone | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Bassoon | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Horn | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Trumpet | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Trombone | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Baritone | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Tuba | ||
| Advanced Individual Applied Percussion | ||
| Performance (Ensemble) | ||
| Repeatable course taken eight times for one credit each time | 8 | |
| Choral Ensemble Music | ||
| Take all twenty seven hours of the following: | ||
| MUS 2214 | Class Applied Piano | 1 |
| MUS 2214 | Class Applied Piano | 1 |
| MUS 2234 | Class Applied Strings | 1 |
| MUS 2264 | Class Applied Percussion | 1 |
| MUS 2314 | Woodwind Techniques I - Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone | 1 |
| or MUS 2324 | Woodwind Techniques II - Oboe and Bassoon | |
| MUS 2334 | High Brass Techniques | 1 |
| or MUS 2344 | Low Brass Techniques | |
| MUS 2364 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MUS 2515 | Vocal Diction | 1 |
| MUS 2516 | Vocal Diction | 1 |
| MUS 3214 | Teaching Music in the Elementary School | 3 |
| MUS 3225 | Conducting | 3 |
| MUS 3226 | Conducting | 3 |
| MUS 3244 | Vocal Pedagogy | 3 |
| MUS 4204 | Secondary General and Choral Music Education Methods | 3 |
| MUS 4214 | Instrumental Methods: Elementary | 2 |
| or MUS 4224 | Instrumental Methods: Secondary | |
| Education | ||
| MUS 4964 | Field Study (P/F Only) | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Topics in Music Education | ||
| Subtotal | 61 | |
| Free Elective Credits | ||
| Select the minimum number of elective credits to satisfy the 120 total credit hours: | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Other Requirements | ||
| Department will process transaction when requirements have been met | ||
Keyboard Proficiency | ||
Continuation Exam | ||
Convocation and Concert Attendance | ||
Junior Recital | ||
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 1f | 6 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Pathway 2 fulfilled by completing MUS 3184 and MUS 3194 | ||
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 5f | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5f or Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Three credits of Pathway 6a fulfilled by completing MUS 3414 | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Pathway 7 fulfilled by completing MUS 3194 | ||
| Subtotal | 33 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
All courses are VAR Credit
To comply with the "Satisfactory progress toward degree" requirement, students must complete the following by the end of the semester in which they attempt 54 hours.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Continuation Exam requirement | ||
| MUS 2025 | European-American Music Theory | 3 |
| MUS 2026 | European-American Music Theory | 3 |
| MUS 2045 | Sightsinging Laboratory | 1 |
| MUS 2046 | Sightsinging Laboratory | 1 |
| MUS 3025 | European-American Music Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 3026 | European-American Music Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 3174 | Music as Global Culture | 3 |
| MUS 3414 | Choral Ensemble Music | 1 |
To fulfill graduation requirements in the major, all courses used to fulfill requirements in the major must be completed with a grade of C or better. None of these courses may be repeated more than once for the purposes of raising the grade to C or better.
An overall and in-major GPA of 2.0 or higher is required. All Music courses are used in calculating the major GPA except MUS 1005 Theory Fundamentals , MUS 1006 Theory Fundamentals , MUS 1104 Music Appreciation , MUS 2115 Survey of Western Music , and MUS 2116 Survey of Western Music .
Some courses listed on this checksheet may have pre-/co-requisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
Students who do not successfully complete at least 2 units of a single language, classical language, or American Sign Language during high school must successfully complete 6 semester hours of a single college level language or classical language at the college level. Such semester hours are in addition to those normally required for graduation. Please see the undergraduate catalog for details.
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