Bachelor of Music with Major in Music Theory: 85 hours (36 hours + 49-hour Music Core)

Core Requirements

Required Music Core: 26 hours

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 111	Music Theory I	3
MUS 103	Ear Training/Sight Singing I	1
MUS 112	Music Theory II	3
MUS 104	Ear Training/Sight Singing II	1
MUS 211	Music Theory III	2
MUS 203	Ear Training & Sight Singing III	1
MUS 220	Survey of Music Literature	3
MUS 311	Conducting I	2
MUS 315	History of Music I	3
MUS 316	History of Music II	3
MUS 317	Form and Analysis	2
MUS 340	Arranging and Composing Methods	2

Applied Studies: 12 hours

12 hours/6 semesters of MUS 150-MUS 350: V, I, IG, K.

Recital: 1 hour

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 399	Recital	1
	Or
MUS 499	Recital	1

Option of MUS 399 or MUS 499 determined by major.

Secondary Performance: 4 hours

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 121	Class Piano	1
MUS 122	Class Piano	1
MUS 221	Class Piano	1
MUS 222	Class Piano	1

Or

2 hours from:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 129V	Elec & 2ndary Applied-Voice	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 129I	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 129IG	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0

And

2 hours from:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 229V	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 229I	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 229IG	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0

Ensemble Experience: 6 hours/semesters

Recital Attendance: Take 8 semesters of MUS 000

 

MUS 220 fulfills the Fine Arts requirement in the General Core.

Major Requirements

Additional Applied Studies: 4 hours/2 semesters

Select from:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 450I	Applied Music	1.0 - 3.0
MUS 450IG	Applied Music	1.0 - 3.0
MUS 450K	Applied Music	1.0 - 3.0
MUS 450V	Applied Music	1.0 - 3.0

MUS 499 taken in place of MUS 399 in Music Core.

Additional Music Courses: 15 hours

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 212	Music Theory IV	2
MUS 204	Ear Training & Sight Singing IV	1
MUS 312	Conducting II (Choral)	2
MUS 331	Orchestration	2
MUS 490	Theory Senior Project	1-2
MUS 490	Theory Senior Project	1-2
MUS 213	Improvisation Techniques	2
CMU 315	Music Entrepreneurism	2

Additional Ensembles: 2 hours

Take 5 hours of electives from MUS, CMU, WL

Take 10 hours of upper-level Music Theory electives and/or 10 hours of MUS 350C/450C