Advising Course Plan - Bachelor of Arts in Music Major
NOTE: This document is a courtesy advising plan only. It places the official catalog course requirements (but not all co-curricular or other requirements) in a suggested sequence. Please continuously consult the official catalog for all requirements. Honors Program students consult their advisor for Gen Ed course modifications.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| FSEM 1001 | First Year Seminar (WE) | 1 |
| MUSC 171 | Music Theory I | 1 |
| MUSC 173 | Aural Training I | 0.5 |
| MUSC 175 | Functional Keyboard I | 0.25 |
| MUSC 151 | Music Culture | 0.5 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)* | .25 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| General Education Requirement (any H course) (WE)1 | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (any Q course) | 1 | |
| MUSC 172 | Music Theory II | 1 |
| MUSC 174 | Aural Training II | 0.5 |
| MUSC 176 | Functional Keyboard II | 0.25 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)* | .25 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSC 271 | Music Theory III | 1 |
| MUSC 273 | Aural Training III | 0.5 |
| MUSC 275 | Functional Keyboard III | 0.25 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)* | .25 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| General Education Requirement (any S course) (WE)1 | 1 | |
| Elective (any non-Music course) | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSC 272 | Music Theory IV | 1 |
| MUSC 274 | Aural Training IV | 0.5 |
| MUSC 276 | Functional Keyboard IV | 0.25 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)* | .25 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Elective (any non-Music course) | 1 | |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)* | .25 | |
| MUSA 312 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Junior Seminar (WE)1 | 1 | |
| Elective (any non-Music course) | 1 | |
| MUSC 300 | Career Skills for the Entrepreneurial Musician | 0.5 |
| MUSC 311 | Music History I (or Music Elective) | 1 |
| Term Units | 4.25 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)* | .25 | |
| MUSA 312 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSC 3121 | Music History II (or Music Elective (WE)) | 1 |
| General Education Requirement (any P course) | 1 | |
| Elective (any non-Music course) | 1 | |
| Term Units | 3.75 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSA 312 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| General Education Requirement (any 102L course) | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (any V course) (WE)1 | 1 | |
| Elective (any non-Music course) | 1 | |
| MUSC 498 | Senior Research Proposal | .5 or 1 |
| Term Units | 4 to 4.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSA 312 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSX 462 | Senior Recital | 0.0 |
| General Education Requirement (any B course) | 1 | |
| Elective (any non-Music course) | 1 | |
| MUSC 499 | Senior Research Project | 1 |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Total Unit: 32 to 32.5 | ||
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ENSEMBLES: Students must take two semesters of chamber ensemble as part of their “Ensembles as assigned” listed above. Students consult with their advisor and major ensemble conductors as to which semesters will contain chamber ensemble credit. Vocalists and Instrumentalists approach Chamber ensembles differently.
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WE indicates a Writing Enhanced course. Four courses with the WE designation are required for graduation. FSEM and JSEM are automatically WE designated. Students may select General Education courses with or without the WE designation as long as four are taken at some point before graduation. More than four WE courses are suggested in this document, but more than four is not required.