Music – BA: Instrumental Jazz, Bachelor of Arts in Music
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120-131
Major Hours: 48
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 15
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B703 P332
- A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Music.
- Bachelor’s degrees require a minimum of 40 hours of upper-division (3000-4000) coursework.
- Audition is required for admission to the degree program. All coursework must be letter graded; P/NP may not count toward degree.
Major Requirements
Musicianship
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Music Theory | ||
MUTH 1511 | Musical Structures I | 1 |
MUTH 1611 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
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 |
Musicology and Music Literature | ||
MUSC 1312 | Music in Culture (Core IV) | 2 |
MUNM 3313 | African Repercussions (Core IV) | 3 |
MUNM 3713 | Jazz: Development of an African-American Art Form (Core IV) | 3 |
MUSC 3333 | Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | 3 |
MUS 4023 | Senior Capstone - BA Degree (Core V) | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 24 |
Performance and Music Electives
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
XXXX 2020, Applied Lesson 1 | 8 | |
Choose 4 hours from each of the following: | 8 | |
Jazz Ensemble | ||
Chamber Music | ||
Choose 2 hours for 2 semesters of the following: | 4 | |
Jazz Improvisation | ||
MUTE 4990 | Independent Study | 1 |
MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation (1 semester) | 0 |
MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance (3 semesters) | 0 |
Advised Music Electives (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 24 |
1 | Sophomore Barrier Performance Exam is required for admission to upper-division applied study should the student desire to continue beyond lower-division. |
Other Requirements
All 47 hours must be taken outside the School of Music.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 | 17-29 | |
Total Credit Hours | 47 |
1 | If the emphasis is an official minor or major offered by the university, it must be formally declared in the appropriate college advising office. |
2 | The proposed area of concentration must be approved by the Assistant Director for Curriculum and Advising in the School of Music. |
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 his or her requirements for graduation and check it regularly as he or she completes his or her degree program.
General Education Requirements
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or Capstone 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.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core 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 | |
Foreign Language | ||
This requirement is not mandatory if the student successfully completed 2 years of the same foreign language in high school —2 courses (Core I) | 0-10 | |
Mathematics | ||
Choose one course (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
Core II: Natural Science | ||
Choose two courses from different disciplines; one must include a laboratory | 7-8 | |
Core III: Social Science | ||
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
Choose one course | 3 | |
Core IV: Humanities | ||
Understanding Artistic Forms | ||
The following are satisfied in Musicology and Music Theory requirements (4 hours) | 0 | |
Music in Culture | ||
Musical Structures III | ||
Western Civilization & Culture | ||
HIST 1483 | United States, 1492 to 1865 (Core IV) | 3 |
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
The following are satisfied in Musicology requirements (6 hours): | 0 | |
Jazz: Development of an African-American Art Form | ||
Post-Romantic Period to the Present | ||
Non-Western Culture | ||
The following is satisfied in Musicology & Music Theory requirements: | 0 | |
African Repercussions | ||
Core V: Senior Capstone | ||
The following is satisfied in Major Area Requirements (3 hours): | 0 | |
Senior Capstone - BA Degree | ||
Total Credit Hours | 25-36 |
1 | MATH 1473 is recommended. |
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.
Note: The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 80 hours of liberal arts coursework.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
Sophomore Barrier Performance Exam is required for admission to upper-division applied study.
Freshman | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
XXXX 2020, Applied Lessons | 2 | |
MUTH 1511 | Musical Structures I | 1 |
MUTH 1611 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation | 0 |
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
MATH (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
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 |
MUNM 3313 | African Repercussions (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 | |
MUTE 3342 | Jazz Improvisation | 2 |
MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
MUNM 3713 | Jazz: Development of an African-American Art Form (Core IV) | 3 |
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
Natural Science (Core II) | 4 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
First Semester | ||
MUSC 3333 | Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | 3 |
MUTE 3342 | Jazz Improvisation | 2 |
MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 |
United States, 1492 to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present |
3 |
Foreign Language (Core I) | 0-5 | |
Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 5 | |
Credit Hours | 14-19 | |
Second Semester | ||
MUTE 4990 | Independent Study | 1 |
MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
Foreign Language (Core I) | 0-5 | |
Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 9 | |
Advised Music Electives | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 14-19 | |
Senior | ||
First Semester | ||
Social Science (Core III) | 3 | |
MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 12 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Second Semester | ||
MUS 4023 | Senior Capstone - BA Degree | 3 |
MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
Secondary Emphasis Electives, and/or Free Electives | 12 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120-131 |
1 | MATH 1473 is recommended. |
- At least 15 hours of upper-division Music credit must be earned in residence as a declared BA major; must include the Senior Capstone.
- A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Music.
- Bachelor’s degrees require a minimum of 40 hours of upper-division (3000-4000) coursework.
- Unless otherwise stated on the degree sheet, the College of Fine Arts does not permit coursework to fulfill more than one degree requirement.