Advising Course Plan - Music Composition 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 General Education course modifications.

First Year
Fall		Units
FSEM 100	First Year Seminar	1
MUSC 171	Music Theory I	1
MUSC 173	Aural Training I	0.5
MUSC 175	Functional Keyboard I	.25
MUSC 151	Music Culture	0.5
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
MUSC 279	Introduction to Composition	0.25
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
MUSA 112	Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors	0.5
	Term Units	4.25
Spring
MUSC 172	Music Theory II	1
MUSC 174	Aural Training II	0.5
MUSC 176	Functional Keyboard II	.25
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
MUSC 279	Introduction to Composition	0.25
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
General Education Requirement (any S course recommended) (WE)¹		1
MUSA 112	Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors	0.5
	Term Units	3.75
Second Year
Fall
MUSC 271	Music Theory III	1
MUSC 273	Aural Training III	0.5
MUSC 275	Functional Keyboard III	.25
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
MUSC 279	Introduction to Composition	0.25
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
MUSA 112	Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors	0.5
MUSC 277	Conducting I	0.5
General Education Requirement (Language 101 or 102L recommended)		1
	Term Units	4.25
Spring
MUSC 272	Music Theory IV	1
MUSC 274	Aural Training IV	0.5
MUSC 276	Functional Keyboard IV	.25
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
MUSC 279	Introduction to Composition	0.25
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
MUSA 112	Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors	0.5
MUSC 259 or DIGA 161A	Technology for Musicians Digital Audio Fundamentals	0.5 or 1
General Education Requirement (Language 102L recommended) or free elective		1
	Term Units	4.25 to 4.75
Third Year
Fall
MUSC 375	Composition I	1
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
MUSA 312	Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors	0.5
MUSC 311	Music History I	1
MUSC 379	Orchestration and Arranging	1
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
	Term Units	3.75
Spring
MUSC 376	Composition II	1
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
MUSA 312	Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors	0.5
MUSX 362	Junior Recital	0.0
MUSC 312¹	Music History II (WE)	1
MUSC 371 or 471	Counterpoint Advanced Analysis	1
MUSC 300	Career Skills for the Entrepreneurial Musician	0.5
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
	Term Units	4.25
Fourth Year
Fall
MUSC 475	Composition III	1
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
MUSA 111	Secondary Lessons for Music Majors	0.25
General Education Requirement (any V course) (WE)¹		1
General Education Requirement (any Q course)		1
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
DIGA 365	Electronic Music and Sound Design I	1
	Term Units	4.5
Spring
MUSC 499	Senior Research Project	1
MUSC 252	Composition Seminar	0.0
MUSA 111	Secondary Lessons for Music Majors	0.25
MUSX 462	Senior Recital	0.0
General Education Requirement (any H course recommended) (WE)¹		1
MUSC 371 or 471	Counterpoint Advanced Analysis	1
MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)^**		.25
MUSC Upper Division Music Literature Elective²		1
	Term Units	4.5
Total Unit: 33.5 to 34

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.

Many students receive music scholarship funds and may be required to perform in ensembles beyond the curricular requirements stated in the catalog.

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 are not required.

Select one from the following: MUSC 383, MUSC 387, MUSC 388, MUSC 389, MUSC 391, MUSC 392, MUSC 394.