School of Music

Applied Music-Piano BM Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing	MUSC 152 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music II
MUSC 151 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music I	MUSC 155 - Private Study for Secondary and Merit I
MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency	MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II
MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I	MUSC 195 - Music Theory I
Ensemble (1/6)*	Ensemble (2/6)*
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I	Mathematics Requirement*
Breadth Requirement (1/8)	Breadth Requirement (3/8)
Breadth Requirement (2/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Second Year
MUSC 196 - Music Theory II	MUSC 252 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music IV
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas	MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV
MUSC 251 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music III	MUSC 295 - Music Theory III
MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III	MUSC 212 - Narratives of Western Classical Music or MUSC Elective*
Ensemble (3/6)*	Ensemble (4/6)*
Breadth Requirement (4/8)	Foreign Language Requirement (1/2)*
Breadth Requirement (5/8)
Credits: 17	Credits: 15
Third Year
MUSC 296 - Music Theory IV	Breadth Requirement (6/8) (Multicultural Requirement)
MUSC 213 or Music History Period Course (1/2)*	MUSC 301 - Junior Recital
MUSC 335 - Basic Conducting	MUSC 411 or Music History Period Course (2/2)*
MUSC 357 - Private Study for Applied Music V	MUSC 358 - Private Study for Applied Music VI
MUSC 392 - Contrapuntal Writing or MUSC 393 - Keyboard Harmony	MUSC 402 - Keyboard Literature
Ensemble (5/6)* *	Ensemble (6/6)*
Foreign Language Requirement (2/2)*	MUSC Elective* or MUSC 403 - Chamber Music Literature
Credits: 17	Credits: 16
Fourth Year**

MUSC 457 - Private Study for Applied Music VII (satisfies DLE Requirement)	MUSC 401 - Senior Recital
MUSC 411 or MUSC Elective (1/3)*	MUSC 458 - Private Study for Applied Music VIII
MUSC 392 - Contrapuntal Writing or MUSC 393 - Keyboard Harmony	MUSC 481 - Pedagogy and Literature (satisfies Capstone Requirement)
Ensemble Restricted Elective (2 cr.) (1/2)*	MUSC 403 or MUSC Elective (3/3)*
Breadth Requirement (7/8)	Ensemble Restricted Elective (2 cr.) (2/2)*
Breadth Requirement (8/8)	MUSC Theory Elective*
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 127

Grade of C- or better required in all courses in major.

*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.