Composition B.Mus. Degree Plan

Semester 1

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I
• FYE 1001 - First Year Experience
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 1113 - Music Theory I
• MUS 1131 - Aural Skills I
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music
• MUS 1612 - Composition Seminar I
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours

Semester 2

• BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 1021 - Introduction to Music Listening
• MUS 1123 - Music Theory II
• MUS 1141 - Aural Skills II
• MUS 1622 - Composition Seminar II
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music (science elective)

Semester 3

• HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D.
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours (*)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 2113 - Music Theory III
• MUS 2131 - Aural Skills III
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 1002 - Composition Major
• HHP 1061 - Lifetime Fitness
• Social Science Elective 3 Credit Hours

Semester 4

• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours (*)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam
• MUS 2133 - Form & Analysis
• MUS 2141 - Aural Skills IV
• MUS 3013 - Computers in Music (Advanced) (1)
• MUS 3253 - Music History I
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 1002 - Composition Major

Semester 5 - Sophomore Review Passed

• HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700
• MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics (*)
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 3263 - Music History II
• MUS 3383 - Orchestration (2)
• MUS 3552 - Fundamentals of Conducting
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major

Semester 6

• COM 1113 - Public Speaking (*)
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 2480 - Studio Recital (solo performing area)
• MUS 3143 - Twentieth Century Music Techniques (1)
• MUS 3273 - Music History III
• MUS 3480 - Junior Recital
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major
• Music Electives 2 Credit Hours

Semester 7

• HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 4113 - Counterpoint (2)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major
• General Electives 3 Credit Hours
• Music Electives 3 Credit Hours

Semester 8

• BIB 4153 - Christian Values and Biblical Faith
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar
• MUS 3003 - World Music (Global Elective)
• MUS 4480 - Senior Recital/Project
• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major
• PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society
• Music Electives 1 Credit Hours
• General Electives 3 Credit Hours

Note:

(1) These courses are offered in alternate years; sequence will be determined by yearly rotation.
(2) These courses are offered in alternate years; sequence will be determined by yearly rotation.
(*) Possible summer school options