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2022-2023 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Music, Bachelor of Science

Requirements

  • Core Curriculum Requirements (see Core Curriculum Requirements for Degree--Bachelor of Science)
  • Minor degree requirements and electives

Applied Music requirements

(see below)

Major requirements:

MUS 126Elementary Theory I

3
MUS 126LElementary Theory I Lab

1
MUS 127Elementary Theory II

3
MUS 127LElementary Theory II Lab

1
MUS 226Intermediate Theory I

3
MUS 226LIntermediate Theory I Lab

1
MUS 227Intermediate Theory II

3
MUS 227LIntermediate Theory II Lab

1
MUS 349cBeginning Conducting-Choral

2
MUS 351c
Advanced Conducting Choral
MUS 360History of Western Music I

3
MUS 361History of Western Music II

3
MUS 274Music Literature

3
MUS 418Technology in Music I

2

Applied Music Requirements for B.A. or B.S. with a Major in Music

If Piano is main applied subject (20 hours)*--Applied Piano & Lab

If Voice is main applied subject (24 hours)*--Applied Voice & Lab

Piano proficiency
MUS 390Junior Recital

0
MUS 490Senior Recital

0
MUS 104Chorale

1

*Music Education and Worship Leadership majors are required to take either 10 hours of Applied Music in Piano or 10 hours of Applied Music in Voice.

MU 390: not required in Music Ed or Worship Leadership

MU 390 and MU 490: All candidates for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music and the Bachelor of Science with a major in Music must present a full recital during their senior year and a half-recital during their junior year. Music majors pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Education must present a half-recital during their senior year in their main applied subject.

MU 104: Music and worship leadership majors who are enrolled as full-time students during any given semester must participate in MU 104 (Chorale), and those enrolled as part-time students must take a minimum of six semesters of MU 104 as scheduled by their advisor.

Piano proficiency:

to be taken by the end of the second year of study

All music and worship leadership majors must take a piano proficiency exam by the end of the second year of study to indicate expertise in piano to continue in the music program or continue to take lessons until able to complete the proficiency examination before graduation.

Total Credit Hours: 126-137

Additional Requirements for Degrees in Music

  1. Student, faculty, and guest recitals should be scheduled in consultation with the department chair.
    1. Schedule changes may be necessary if there is a College calendar conflict or if student recital candidates did not pass their pre-recital jury.
    2. All half-recitals should be scheduled jointly whenever possible.
    3. A senior recital has the prerequisites of MUS 126, MUS 126L, MUS 127, MUS127L, MUS 226, MUS 226L, MUS 227, MUS 227L and students should have senior level standing in their music courses.
  2. A student who is not working toward a major or minor in music may earn as many as 8 semester hours of elective credit in applied music courses toward the degree.
  3. All students taking applied music are required to attend Performance class which meets several times per semester at pre-scheduled times.
    1. Performance class is an integral part of the applied music study and directly affects the students’ grades.
    2. Music majors, worship leadership majors, and music minors are required to attend all student, faculty, and guest artist recitals.
  4. All music majors and minors and worship leadership majors are required to take a performance examination before the music faculty at the end of each semester.
    1. This performance examination is to be presented during music juries.
    2. A student who is not majoring or minoring in music but is enrolled in applied music lessons may take a performance examination as an elective.