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2023-2024 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

Major requirements:

MUS 126Elementary Theory I

3
MUS 126LEle.Theory I Lab.

1
MUS 127Elementary Theory II

3
MUS 127LEle.Theory II Lab.

1
MUS 226Intermediate Theory I

3
MUS 226LInter.Theory I Lab.

1
MUS 227Intermediate Theory II

3
MUS 227LInter.Theory II Lab.

1
MUS 274Music Literature

3
MUS 349Begin.Conducting

2
Or
MUS 351-iAdvanced Conducting-Instrumental

2
MUS 360Hist.of West.Music I

3
MUS 361Hist.of West.Music II

3
MUS 390Junior Recital

0
MUS 418Technology in Music I

2
MUS 490Senior Recital

0

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

MUS 132Applied Piano & Lab.

1
Through
MUS 433Applied Piano & Lab.

1
Or
MUS 134Applied Voice & Lab.

1
Through
MUS 435Applied Voice & Lab.

1
And
MUS 132Applied Piano & Lab.

1
Through
MUS 233Applied Piano & Lab.

1

Music 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.

All music 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.

*Music Education and Worship Leadership majors: Please see degree plans for the Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Music for Applied Music requirements for those degrees.

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.