This Eight Semester Plan is provided as a general guideline. It DOES NOT reduce the importance of careful discussions between a student and his or her academic advisor.
Some degree requirements, such as those for upper division and liberal arts credits, may not be completely delineated in this plan. Students are responsible for reviewing their own Degree
Audit Report each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Please see additional
disclaimers and information about these Eight Semester Plans, which are currently under development.
Music - Theory/Composition
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS103 Basic Sight Singing and Ear Training**** | 1 | | MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS201 Piano I | 2 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | ENG160 Freshman Composition I | 3 | | Foreign Language Requirement | 3 | | Math Requirement | 3 | | MUS203 Theory I | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | Gen Ed - HUM* | 3 | | Foreign Language Requirement | 3 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS202 Piano II | 2 | | MUS204 Theory II | 3 | | ENG180 Freshman Composition II | 3 | | MUS231 Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 | | Total | 16 |
|
Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS220-227 Applied Music OR MUS270-277 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS232 Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 | | MUS301 Piano III OR MUS302 Piano III Jazz | 2 | | MUS331 Music to 1750 | 3 | | Gen Ed - DIVR** | 3 | | Gen Ed - USST | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS220-227 Applied Music OR MUS270-277 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS303 Theory 3-Counterpoint | 3 | | MUS333 Music since 1750 | 3 | | Gen Ed - NSCI or SSCI | 3 | | Gen Ed - WEST | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS310 Jazz Theory I | 3 | | MUS320 Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation | 2 | | MUS364 Form and Analysis | 3 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | Gen Ed - NSCI (SSCI) | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS350 Computer and Electronic Music | 3 | | MUS365 Instrumentation | 3 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | Gen Ed - WORLD*** | 3 | | General Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS419 Applied Composition | 2 | | MUS3xx Music Elective | 4 | | Gen Ed - NSCI or SSCI | 3 | | General Electives | 6 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS490 Senior Project | 2 | | MUS3xx Music Elective | 3 | | General Electives | 10 | | Total | 15 |
|
Notes
*Recommended: MUS160, History of Jazz
**Recommended: MUS260, History of Rock
***Recommended: MUS330, Music Cultures of the World
****If required by placement test.
MUS419, Applied Composition, is repeatable for credit. It is recommended that students planning a Senior Project in Composition take at least one semester of this course as an elective prior to the Senior year.
This program includes 38 upper-division credits. To meet the College requirement of 45, the student must choose courses representing at least 7 more upper- division credits under the General Education or General Elective categories.
Total Credits: 121
