Music (BA) (MULA)
Students must apply for admission to the Department of Music and successfully complete an audition in their applied area. Audition information and requirements are available from the music department office. Music majors must earn a grade of C (or higher) or S in music courses (MUSI, MUAP, MUSE) to satisfy course prerequisites and have them count toward the degree.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 |
| MUAP 1520 Performance I | 2 | MUAP 1620 Performance II | 2 |
| MUSE 1000-level Ensemble | 1 | MUSE 1000-level Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSI 1330 Music Theory and Skills I | 3 | MUSI 1430 Music Theory and Skills II | 3 |
| MUSI 1020 Piano Skills I - Rudiments | 1 | MUSI 1030 Piano Skills II | 1 |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| Core History1 | 3 | Core Fine Arts5 | 3 |
| Core Math | 3 | Core Social Science | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 |
| MUAP 2520 Performance III | 2 | MUAP 2620 Performance IV | 2 |
| MUSE 2000-level Ensemble | 1 | MUSE 2000-level Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSI 2330 Music Theory and Skills III | 3 | Core Humanities (except COMM 1000) or Core Literature to complete sequence1 | 3 |
| Core Literature1 | 3 | MUSI 3810 Portfolio and Professional Dev or LBAR 2010 Liberal Arts Careers Prep3 | 2 |
| Musicianship Elective6 | 2 | Musicianship Elective6 | 3 |
| Core Social Science or Core History to complete sequence1 | 3 | Minor2 | 3 |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| 3000/4000 Level Music History Course | 3 | Music Elective4 | 2 |
| MUSE 3000-level Ensemble | 1 | 3000/4000 Level Music History Course | 3 |
| Core Science I | 4 | MUSE 3000-level Ensemble | 1 |
| Minor2 | 3 | Core Science II | 4 |
| Musicianship Elective6 | 3 | Core Humanities | 3 |
| Minor2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUSE 4000-level Ensemble | 1 | MUSE 4000-level Ensemble | 1 |
| Music Elective4 | 3 | Music Elective4 | 2 |
| Core Social Science | 3 | MUSI 4700 BA Capstone Project | 3 |
| Foreign Language I (College Core) | 4 | Foreign Language II (College Core) | 4 |
| Electives3 | 3 | Minor2 | 6 |
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
Students are required to complete a two-course history sequence or a two-course literature sequence. They are also required to complete one Core History or Core Literature course in the area not selected as the sequence.
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Requirements for minors vary. Students should check with their advisers for appropriate courses.
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Music students are encouraged to take MUSI 3810 to fulfill this requirement. If LBAR 2010 is used, MUSI 3810 cannot be used as an elective.
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Students should meet with their advisers to determine appropriate music electives and other elective courses.
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Music Majors may not count MUSI 2730 or 2737 toward the Fine Arts Core requirement.
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Students should meet with their advisor for a list of musicianship electives to determine the most appropriate courses.