Music, B.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 120-131
Major Hours: 51
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 15
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B703 P462
Major Requirements
A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Music. Audition is required for admission to the degree program. All coursework must be letter graded; P/NP may not count toward degree.
Musicianship
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Theory | ||
| MUTH 1512 | Musical Structures I | 2 |
| MUTH 1612 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUTH 1522 | Musical Structures II | 2 |
| MUTH 1622 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUTH 2512 | Musical Structures III (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUTH 2612 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUTH 2522 | 20th- and 21st-Century Musical Structures | 2 |
| MUTH 2622 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| Musicology and Music Literature | ||
| MUSC 1312 | Music in Culture (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUSC 2313 | Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV) | 3 |
| MUSC 2323 | Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV) | 3 |
| MUSC 3333 | Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 27 | |
Performance and Music Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| XXXX 2020, Applied Lesson 1 | 8 | |
| MUTE XXXX, Major Performance Ensembles 2 | 4 | |
| MUTE 4512 | Professional Preparation and Capstone Project | 2 |
| MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation (1 semester) | 0 |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance (3 semesters) | 0 |
| Choose 10 hours of Advised Music Electives (3000-4000 level) | 10 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 24 | |
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A passing grade in MUTE 2000 Sophomore Barrier is required for admission to upper-division applied study should the student desire to continue beyond lower-division.
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Major performance ensembles on the primary instrument/voice are as follows: Campus Band, University Marching Band, Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, University Orchestra, University Chorale, Men's Glee Club, and Women’s Chorus.
Major Support Requirements
All 38 hours must be taken outside the School of Music.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary Emphasis | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 18-30 | |
Minor (approximately 18-24 hours) 1 | ||
Double major (approximately 30 hours); 1 | ||
Develop a specialized area of concentration (approximately 24-30 hours) 2 | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Hours not used for the secondary emphasis/concentration may be free electives taken in any college or department except the School of Music | 8-20 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 38 | |
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If the emphasis is an official minor or major offered by the university, it must be formally declared in the appropriate college advising office.
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The proposed area of concentration must be approved by the Assistant Director for Curriculum & Advising in the School of Music.
Note: A minimum of 40 upper-division hours is required for the degree. Students should utilize Major Support Requirements to reach this goal.
General Education and College Requirements
Courses used to fulfill General Education and/or major requirements may not fulfill electives. Some courses that fulfill General Education requirements are listed in other areas on this sheet and are indicated by the appropriate Core numbers.
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student's major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not apply.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
| English Composition | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
| Language | ||
| This requirement is not mandatory if the student successfully completed 2 years of the same language in high school —2 courses (Core I) | 0-10 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| Choose one course (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
| Core Area II: Natural Science | ||
| Choose two courses from different disciplines; one must include a laboratory | 7-8 | |
| Core Area III: Social Science | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | ||
| Artistic Forms | ||
| The following are satisfied in Musicology and Music Theory requirements (4 hours) | 0 | |
| Music in Culture | ||
| Musical Structures III | ||
| Western Culture | ||
| HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) | 3 |
| or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| The following are satisfied in Musicology requirements (9 hours): | 0 | |
| Ancient Times to 1700 | ||
| Late Baroque Through Romantic Period | ||
| Post-Romantic Period to the Present | ||
| World Culture | ||
| Choose one course (upper-division) | 3 | |
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | ||
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 31-42 | |
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MATH 1473 is recommended.
Note: The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 80 hours of liberal arts coursework.
According to the State Regents, liberal arts "are those traditional fields of study in the humanities; social and behavioral sciences; communication, natural and life sciences; mathematics; and the history, literature and theory of the fine arts (music, art, drama, dance)... courses in the arts which rely substantially on studio or performance work are not considered to be liberal arts and sciences for the purpose of this policy." (3.14.2, p.133, OSRHE Policy Manual, retrieved 4/21/15)
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
At least 15 hours of upper-division Music credit must be earned in residence as a declared BA major.
A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Music. Unless otherwise stated on the degree sheet, the College of Fine Arts does not permit coursework to fulfill more than one degree requirement.
Degree Completion Responsibility: Although the Dean’s Office checks each student’s records, the responsibility for meeting degree requirements lies with the student and not with the advisor or the Dean. Each student should obtain a copy of the requirements for graduation and check it regularly as they complete their degree program.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| XXXX 2020, Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| MUTH 1512 | Musical Structures I | 2 |
| MUTH 1612 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation | 0 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| MATH (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| XXXX 2020, Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| MUTH 1522 | Musical Structures II | 2 |
| MUTH 1622 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSC 1312 | Music in Culture (Core IV) | 2 |
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| XXXX 2020, Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| MUTH 2512 | Musical Structures III (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUTH 2612 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSC 2313 | Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV) | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) | 3-4 | |
| Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16-17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| XXXX 2020, Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| MUTH 2522 | 20th- and 21st-Century Musical Structures | 2 |
| MUTH 2622 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSC 2323 | Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV) | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MUSC 3333 | Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | 3 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Language (Core I) | 0-5 | |
| Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 6 | |
| Credit Hours | 12-17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Language (Core I) | 0-5 | |
| Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 8 | |
| Advised Music Electives | 6 | |
| Credit Hours | 14-19 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Social Science (Core III) | 3 | |
| Advised Music Electives | 1 | |
| MUTE 4512 | Professional Preparation and Capstone Project | 2 |
| Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 9 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| World Culture— (Core IV, upper-division) | 3 | |
| Advised Music Electives | 3 | |
| Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 9 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120-131 | |
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MATH 1473 is recommended.