Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Music
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS103 Basic Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 | | MUS110 Introduction to Music Studies | 1 | | MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS201 Basic Piano (if required after placement test) | 0-3 | | MUS203 Theory 1 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Total | 15-18 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS202 Piano 1 | 2 | | MUS204 Theory 2 | 3 | | MUS231 Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
|
Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS301 Piano 2 | 2 | | MUS2XX Applied Music | 2 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS232 Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 | | MUS331 Music to 1750 | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Music elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS2XX Applied Music | 2 | | MUS303 Theory 3 | 3 | | MUS335 | 1 | | MUS333 Music since 1750 (Humanities) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Music elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS302 Piano 3 OR MUS320 Keybd Harmony & Improv | 2 | | MUS364 Form and Analysis | 3 | | MUS4XX Applied Music | 2 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS1xx Ensemble | 1 | | MUS4XX Applied Music | 2 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Upper-division Music elective | 3 | | Elective (general/major) | 3 | | Elective (general/major) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS432 Writing About Music | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Upper-division elective (general/major) | 3 | | Upper-division elective (general/major) | 3 | | Upper-division elective (general/major) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS490 Senior Project Seminar | 2 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Upper-division elective (general/major) | 3 | | Upper-division elective (general/major) | 3 | | Upper-division elective (general/major) | 3 | | Total | 14 |
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Total Credits: 120-123
