School of Music

Music Theory BM Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing	MATH 113 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 221 or MATH 241
MUSC 151 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music I	MUSC 152 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music II
MUSC 175 - Class Piano: Elementary I	MUSC 176 - Class Piano: Elementary II
MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency	MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II
MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I	MUSC 195 - Music Theory I
MUSC 231 - Orchestration	Additional Foreign Language Elective at 105 level or above
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I	Ensemble
Ensemble
Breadth Requirement (1/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Second Year
GRMN 105 - German I - Elementary	GRMN 106 - German II - Elementary/Intermediate
MUSC 196 - Music Theory II	MUSC 252 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music IV
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas	MUSC 276 - Class Piano: Intermediate II
MUSC 251 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music III	MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV
MUSC 275 - Class Piano: Intermediate I	MUSC 295 - Music Theory III
MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III	MUSC 212 - Narratives of Western Classical Music or Elective
Ensemble	Ensemble
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year**
MUSC 296 - Music Theory IV	MUSC 411 - Topics in Music History or MUSC 314 or MUSC 315 or MUSC 316 or MUSC 317
MUSC 213 - Narratives of American Popular Music or MUSC 314 or MUSC 315 or MUSC 316 or MUSC 317	MUSC 352 - Private Study for Music Education VI
MUSC 335 - Basic Conducting	Elective
MUSC 351 - Private Study for Music Education V	Ensemble
MUSC 392 - Contrapuntal Writing or MUSC 393 - Keyboard Harmony	Breadth Requirement (3/8)
Ensemble	Breadth Requirement (4/8)
Ensemble
Breadth Requirement (2/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Fourth Year**
MUSC 411 - Topics in Music History or Elective	MUSC 318 - Global Music Studies
MUSC 392 - Contrapuntal Writing or MUSC 393 - Keyboard Harmony	UNIV 402 - Senior Thesis (Capstone)
MUSC 695 - Advanced Analysis and Interpretation	Ensemble
UNIV 401 - Senior Thesis (DLE)	Breadth Requirement (7/8)
Breadth Requirement (5/8)	Breadth Requirement (8/8)
Breadth Requirement (6/8)	Elective
Ensemble	Elective
Credits: 18	Credits: 17
Total Credits: 130

Minimum grade of C- required in all Major requirements.

* See program page for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.