Popular Music Industry Track Degree Plan

Semester 1

• BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• FYE 1001 - First Year Experience 1 Credit Hour(s)
• HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D. 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal 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)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours

Semester 2

• ENG 1123 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Applied Secondary 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 1123 - Tonal Harmony II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1021 - Introduction to Music Listening 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1141 - Musicianship Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA - Secondary Ensemble 1 Credit Hours

Semester 3

• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2023 - Music Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2131 - Advanced Musicianship Skills 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2611 - Jazz Pop Improvisation I 1 (WITH AN ADDITIONAL 0 CREDIT LAB) Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2631 - Songwriting I 1 (WITH AN ADDITIONAL 0 CREDIT LAB) Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3383 - Orchestration 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA 1711 - Pop-Rock Lab Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)
• Piano 1 Credit Hours (if needed) (*)
• Music Electives - 3 Credits

Semester 4

• MUS - Applied Principal 1 Credit Hours
• MUS - Piano 1 Credit Hours (if needed) (*)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2621 - Jazz/Pop Improvisation II 1 (WITH AN ADDITIONAL 0 CREDIT LAB) Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2641 - Songwriting II 1 (WITH AN ADDITIONAL 0 CREDIT LAB) Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3623 - Audio Engineering and Production 3 Credit Hour(s) (1)
• MUS 4613 - Studio Arranging 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• MUSA 1711 - Pop-Rock Lab Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)
• PHE 1061 - Lifetime Fitness 1 Credit Hour(s)
• PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music 3 Credit Hour(s)

Semester 5 - Sophomore Review Passed

• HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS - Piano 1 Credit Hours (if needed) (*)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA 1711 - Pop-Rock Lab Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)
• Elective or Minor 8 Credit Hours
• Social Science Elective 3 Credit Hours (2)
• MUSA - Major Ensemble

Semester 6

• COM 1113 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s) or higher
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3133 - American Popular Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA 1711 - Pop-Rock Lab Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)
• Elective or Minor 6 Credit Hours
• MUSA Major Ensemble

Semester 7

• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3003 - World Music 3 Credit Hour(s) (Global Elective)
• MUS 4633 - Scoring for Film and Commercial Application 3 Credit Hour(s) (2)
• MUSA 3711 - Pop-Rock Lab Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)
• PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
• Elective or Minor 3 Credit Hours
• Music Electives 6 Credit Hours

Semester 8

• BIB 4153 - Christian Values and Biblical Faith 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4480 - Senior Recital/Project 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUSA 3711 - Pop-Rock Lab Ensemble 1 Credit Hour(s)
• Elective or Minor 4 Credit Hours
• Elective or Minor 9 Credit Hours
• Popular Music Electives 2 Credit Hours

Note:

(*) Not needed if piano proficiency is already passed.
(1) These courses may be reversed in sequence.
(2) These courses may be reversed in sequence.