School of Music

Music BA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing	MUSC 154 - Private Study for Music Bachelor of Arts and Minors II
MUSC 153 - Private Study for Bachelor of Arts and Minors I	MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II
MUSC 175 - Class Piano: Elementary I	MUSC 195 - Music Theory I
MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency	Ensemble Elective (2/4)*
MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I	Mathematics Requirement*
Ensemble Elective (1/4)*	Breadth Requirement (2/12)
First Year Seminar	Breadth Requirement (3/12)
Breadth Requirement (1/12)
Credits: 14	Credits: 17
Second Year
MUSC 196 - Music Theory II	MUSC 254 - Private Study for Music Bachelor of Arts and Minors IV
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas	MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV
MUSC 253 - Private Study for Bachelor of Arts and Minors III	MUSC 295 - Music Theory III
MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III	MUSC 212 - Narratives of Western Classical Music or Free Elective
Ensemble Elective (3/4)*	Ensemble Elective (4/4)*
Breadth Requirement (4/12)	Breadth Requirement (6/12)
Breadth Requirement (5/12)	Breadth Requirement (7/12)
Credits: 17	Credits: 17
Third Year**
MUSC 296 - Music Theory IV	MUSC 411 or Music History Period Course*
MUSC 213 or Music History Period Course*	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)	Breadth Requirement (10/12)
Breadth Requirement with Laboratory (8/12)	Breadth Requirement (11/12)
Breadth Requirement (9/12)	Second Writing Requirement
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Fourth Year**
MUSC 411 or Free Elective	MUSC 499 - Music Portfolio Capstone Project (satisfies Capstone and DLE requirements)
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3)	Multicultural Requirement
Breadth Requirement (12/12)	Free Elective
Free Elective	Free Elective
	Free Elective
Credits: 13	Credits: 14
Total Credits: 124

No more than 45 credits of Music courses may count toward the degree. 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.