Organ, B.Mus.

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Minimum Total Credit Hours: 124-135

Major Hours: 86

Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40

Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 24


Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50

Program Code: B724

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.

Major Area

Choose 8 hours in the following:8
ORGN 2020
Organ for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore
MUTE 2000Sophomore Barrier 10
Choose 14 hours in the following:14
ORGN 4020
Organ for Music Majors: Junior/Senior 1
Choose 4 hours in one of the following (class piano proficiency required):4
PIAN 2000
Freshman and/or Sophomore Secondary Piano 2
or PIAN 4000
 Junior and/or Senior Secondary Piano
MUTE XXXX, Major Performance Ensemble 34
MUTE XXXX, Major Performance Ensemble (3000-4000) 3,44
MUTE 1000Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation (1 semester)0
MUTE 1010Recital Attendance (3 semesters)0
MUTE 4423History and Fundamentals of Pipe Organ Construction and Design3
MULI 4453Organ Literature3
JRRE 3021Junior Recital1
SRRE 4021Senior Recital1
Total Credit Hours42
1

A passing grade in MUTE 2000 Sophomore Barrier is required for admission to upper-division applied study.

2

Organ majors are required to enroll in piano unless excused by organ faculty; these hours then become advised music electives.

3

Major performance organizations are as follows: Campus Band, University Marching Band, Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, University Orchestra, University Chorale, Men's Glee Club, and Women’s Chorus. Enrollment is required each semester for students enrolled in 12 or more hours; may be taken for 0 or 1 credit hour once degree requirements have been satisfied.

4

Choral ensemble accompanist may substitute for a maximum of two semesters of major performance ensemble. 

Music Support

Music Theory
MUTH 1512Musical Structures I2
MUTH 1612Aural Skills I2
MUTH 1522Musical Structures II2
MUTH 1622Aural Skills II2
MUTH 2512Musical Structures III (Core IV)2
MUTH 2612Aural Skills III2
MUTH 252220th- and 21st-Century Musical Structures2
MUTH 2622Aural Skills IV2
MUTH 3763Counterpoint3
MUTH 3783Forms and Analysis3
MUTH 4853Orchestration3
Musicology and Music Literature
MUSC 1312Music in Culture (Core IV)2
MUSC 2313Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV)3
MUSC 2323Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV)3
MUSC 3333Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV)3
Additional Requirements
MUTE 3262Choral Conducting I2
MUTE 4252Music in Worship2
MUTE 4262Church Music Practicum2
MUTE 4512Professional Preparation and Capstone Project2
Total Credit Hours44

General Education and College Requirements

Courses used to fulfill General Education and/or major requirements may not fulfill electives.  Some courses which fulfill the 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
Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication
English Composition
ENGL 1113Principles of English Composition3
ENGL 1213Principles of English Composition3
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) 13
Core Area II: Natural Science
Choose two courses from different disciplines; one must include a laboratory7-8
Core Area III: Social Science
P SC 1113American Federal Government3
Choose one course3
Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities
Artistic Forms
The following are satisfied in Musicology and Music Theory requirements (4 hours)0
MUSC 1312
Music in Culture
MUTH 2512
Musical Structures III
Western Culture
HIST 1483United States to 18653
or HIST 1493 United States, 1865 to the Present
The following are satisfied in Musicology requirements (9 hours):0
MUSC 2313
Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV)
MUSC 2323
Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV)
MUSC 3333
Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV)
World Culture
Choose one course (upper-division)3
Core Area V: First-Year Experience
Choose one course3
Free Electives
Choose 7 hours7
Total Credit Hours38-49
1

MATH 1473 is recommended.

Suggested Semester Plan of Study

At least 24 hours of upper-division Music credit must be earned in residence as a declared 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.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
First SemesterCredit Hours
ORGN 2020 Organ for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore 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
Language (Core I) 0-5
 Credit Hours16-21
Second Semester
ORGN 2020 Organ for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore 2
MUTH 1522 Musical Structures II (Core IV) 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
HIST 1483
or HIST 1493
 United States to 1865 (Core IV)
or United States, 1865 to the Present
 3
Language (Core I) 0-5
 Credit Hours15-20
Sophomore
First Semester
ORGN 2020 Organ for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore 2
PIAN 2000 Freshman and/or Sophomore Secondary Piano 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
 Credit Hours15-16
Second Semester
ORGN 2020 Organ for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore 2
PIAN 2000 Freshman and/or Sophomore Secondary Piano 2
MUTH 2522 20th- and 21st-Century Musical Structures 2
MUTH 2622 Aural Skills IV 2
MUTE Ensemble 1
MUTE 1010 Recital Attendance 0
MUTE 2000 Sophomore Barrier 0
MUSC 2323 Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV) 3
Natural Science (Core II) 4
 Credit Hours16
Junior
First Semester
ORGN 4020 Organ for Music Majors: Junior/Senior 3
MUTH 3763 Counterpoint 3
MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) 1
MUSC 3333 Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) 3
MUTE 3262 Choral Conducting I 2
MUTE 4423 History and Fundamentals of Pipe Organ Construction and Design 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
ORGN 4020 Organ for Music Majors: Junior/Senior 3
MUTH 3783 Forms and Analysis 3
MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) 1
JRRE 3021 Junior Recital 1
P SC 1113 American Federal Government (Core III) 3
World Culture—Upper-Division (Core IV) 3
 Credit Hours14
Senior
First Semester
ORGN 4020 Organ for Music Majors: Junior/Senior 4
MUTH 4853 Orchestration 3
MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) 1
MUTE 4252 Music in Worship 2
MULI 4453 Organ Literature 3
MUTE 4512 Professional Preparation and Capstone Project 2
Social Science (Core III) 3
 Credit Hours18
Second Semester
ORGN 4020 Organ for Music Majors: Junior/Senior 4
MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) 1
MUTE 4262 Church Music Practicum 2
SRRE 4021 Senior Recital 1
Free Electives 7
 Credit Hours15
 Total Credit Hours124-135
1

MATH 1473 is recommended.