Degree Plan

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Total Hours: 120

B.M. in Composition 4-Year Degree Plan (PDF)

B.M. in Composition - Checklist (PDF)

Fall of Freshman Year
Course Hours
ENGL 1311 (or ENGL 1311L) Composition I 3
MATH Core 3
FYES 1211 First Year Experience Seminar - Sec. 18 2
MUSI 1191 Aural Skills I 1
MUSI 1321 Music Theory I 3
MUSI 1111 Keyboard Skills I 1
MUAP 1154 [Instrument] or MUAP 1176 [Voice] 1
Ensemble 1
Total Hours 15
Spring of Freshman Year
Course Hours
ENGL 1312 Composition II 3
PHIL 1381 Introduction to Philosophy (CORE) 3
MUSI 1201 Intro to Music Technology 2
MUSI 1192 Aural Skills II 1
MUSI 1322 Music Theory II 3
MUSI 1121 Keyboard Skills II 1
MUAP 1155 [Instrument] or MUAP 1177 [Voice] 1
Ensemble 1
Total Hours 15
Fall of Sophomore Year
Course Hours
Modern Language I 3
MUSI 3341 Music History I 3
MUSI 2193 Advanced Aural Skills III 1
MUSI 2323 Music Theory III 3
MUSI 2110 Keyboard Skills III 1
MUAP 2256 Composition Private Instruction 2
MUAP 2254 [Instrument] or MUAP 2276 [Voice] 2
Ensemble 1
Total Hours 16
Spring of Sophomore Year
Course Hours
Modern Language II 3
MUSI 3342 Music History II 3
MUSI 2194 Advanced Aural Skills IV 1
MUSI 3324 Music Theory IV 3
MUSI 2120 Keyboard Skills IV (with piano proficiency) 1
MUAP 2257 Composition Private Instruction 2
MUAP 2255 [Instrument] or MUAP 2277 [Voice] 2
Ensemble 1
Total Hours 16
Fall of Junior Year
Course Hours
ENGL 2310 World Literature Studies 3
MUSI 3348 Studies in World Music 3*
MUSI 3323 Orchestration or MUSI 3327 Counterpoint 3
MUST 2325 Studio Arranging 3
MUAP 3256 Composition Private Instruction 2
MUAP 3254 [Instrument] or MUAP 3276 [Voice] 2
Ensemble 1
Total Hours 14 or 17
Spring of Junior Year
Course Hours
HIST 13XX: History (CORE) 3
MUSI 3351 Music in Asian Theater (if MUSI 3348 not taken in the fall) 3*
MUSI 4323 Form and Analysis 3
MUSI 4344 Conducting 3
MUAP 3257 Composition Private Instruction 2
MUAP 3255 [Instrument] or MUAP 3277 [Voice] 2
Ensemble 1
Total Hours 14 or 17

*MUSI 3351: Music in Asian Theater may be taken in the spring instead of MUSI 3348

Fall of Senior Year
Course Hours
Social Science Core 3
RELS 13XX: Religious Studies (CORE) 3
Natural Science with Lab 4
MUSI 3323 Orchestration or MUSI 3327 Counterpoint 3
MUAP 4256 Composition Private Instruction 2
Total Hours 15
Spring of Senior Year
Course Hours
Upper-Level RELS or PHIL Course (CORE) 3
Elective 3
PEHP course 1
MUAP 4257 Composition Private Instruction 2
MUSI 4341 Research and Writing in Music 3
MUAP 4090 Recital 0
Total Hours 12