BM in Composition

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College of Fine Arts

BM in Composition (2024 - 2025)

1st year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: ENGL 101 College English I ¹ 010	3	GEN ED: MATH 1__ College Algebra or Contemporary Math ¹ 030	3
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 070	3	MUSA 114P Piano Class Level II	1
MUSA 113P Piano Class Level I	1	MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson	2
MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson	2	MUSC 113 Intro to Music Studies and Professional Skills	3
MUSC 127 Musicianship 1	2	MUSC 128 Musicianship 2	2
MUSC 129 Aural Skills 1	2	MUSC 130 Aural Skills 2	2
MUSP 105 Recital Attendance	0	MUSP 105 Recital Attendance	0
MUSP 2__ Ensemble	1	MUSP 2__ Ensemble	1
Fall Total Hours	14	Spring Total Hours	14

Total hours for 1st year: 28

2nd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: ENGL 102 College English II ¹ 010	3	GEN ED: COMM 111 Public Speaking ¹ 020	3
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060	3	GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050	3
MUSA 115P Piano Class Level III	1	MUSA 116P Piano Class Level IV	1
MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson	2	MUSA 232_ Applied Lesson	2
MUSC 229 Aural Skills 3	2	MUSC 260 Beginning Music Composition	2
MUSC 259 Intro to Music Composition	2	MUSP 105 Recital Attendance	0
MUSP 105 Recital Attendance	0	MUSP 2__ Ensemble	1
MUSP 2__ Ensemble	1	Theory/Composition Elective	2
Theory/Composition Elective	2	Theory/Composition Elective	2
Fall Total Hours	16	Spring Total Hours	16

Total hours for 2nd year: 32

3rd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
MUSA 432_ Applied Lesson	2	MUSA 432_ Applied Lesson	2
MUSC 560 Applied Composition	2	MUSC 560 Applied Composition	2
MUSP 4__ Ensemble	1	MUSC 641 Orchestration	2
Theory/Composition Elective	2	MUSP 4__ Ensemble	1
Musicology Elective	3	Musicology Elective	3
Open Elective	3	Open Elective	3
Choose one of the following: MUSP 307 Instrumental Conducting MUSP 308 Choral Conducting	2	Choose one of the following: MUSP 651 Advanced Conducting and Score Reading MUSP 691 Advanced Choral Conducting	2
Fall Total Hours	15	Spring Total Hours	15

Total hours for 3rd year: 30

4th year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060	3	GEN ED: Diversity Designation 070	3
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040	4	GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050	3
MUSA 432_ Applied Lesson	2	MUSA 432_ Applied Lesson	2
MUSC 660 Applied Composition	2	MUSC 660 Applied Composition	2
MUSP 4__ Ensemble	1	MUSP 4__ Ensemble	1
Theory/Composition Elective	2	MUSP 400 Senior Recital	0
Theory/Composition Elective	2	Theory/Composition Elective	2
		Open Elective	1
Fall Total Hours	16	Spring Total Hours	14

Total hours for 4th year: 30

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

C- or higher required.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

010 English
020 Communications
030 Math/Statistics
040 Natural and Physical Science
050 Social and Behavioral Science
060 Arts and Humanities
070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity