Composition B.Mus. Degree Plan

Semester 1

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• FYE 1001 - First Year Experience 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1113 - Tonal Harmony I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1131 - Musicianship Skills I 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1612 - Composition Seminar I 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours

Semester 2

• BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1021 - Introduction to Music Listening 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1123 - Tonal Harmony II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1141 - Musicianship Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1622 - Composition Seminar II 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music 3 Credit Hour(s) (science elective)

Semester 3

• HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D. 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours (*)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2113 - Advanced Harmony & Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2131 - Advanced Musicianship Skills 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 1002 - Composition Major 2 (each semester) Credit Hour(s)
• PHE 1061 - Lifetime Fitness 1 Credit Hour(s)
• 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 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2133 - Form & Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2141 - Musicianship IV 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3013 - Computers in Music (Advanced) 3 Credit Hour(s) (1)
• MUS 3253 - Music History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 1002 - Composition Major 2 (each semester) Credit Hour(s)

Semester 5 - Sophomore Review Passed

• HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s) (*)
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3263 - Music History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3383 - Orchestration 3 Credit Hour(s) (2)
• MUS 3552 - Fundamentals of Conducting 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major 2 (each semester) Credit Hour(s)

Semester 6

• COM 1113 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s) (*)
• MUS - Applied Principal (solo performing area) 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2480 - Studio Recital 0 Credit Hour(s) (solo performing area)
• MUS 3143 - Twentieth Century Music Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s) (1)
• MUS 3273 - Music History III 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3480 - Junior Recital 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major 2 (each semester) Credit Hour(s)
• Music Electives 2 Credit Hours

Semester 7

• HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4113 - Counterpoint 3 Credit Hour(s) (2)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major 2 (each semester) Credit Hour(s)
• General Electives 3 Credit Hours
• Music Electives 3 Credit Hours

Semester 8

• BIB 4153 - Christian Values and Biblical Faith 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3003 - World Music 3 Credit Hour(s) (Global Elective)
• MUS 4480 - Senior Recital/Project 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Second Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 3002 - Composition Major 2 (each semester) Credit Hour(s)
• PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
• 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