Four-Year Plan: Music

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Year One
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Applied Study (2 semester hours)	2		Applied Study (2 semester hours)	2
Ensemble (1 semester hour)	1		Ensemble (1 semester hour)	1
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing (4 semester hours)	4		GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research	3
GEN 130 - First Year Seminar I	3		MAT 120 - Quantitative Reasoning OR MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra	3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)	1		MUS 111 - Music Theory I	3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture (DS #1) OR MUS 121 - World Music Traditions OR MUS 221 - Jazz History	3		MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)	1
*Total Hours*	14		*Total Hours*	13
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Two
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Applied Study (2 semester hours)	2		Applied Study (2 semester hours)	2
Distributional Study #2	3		Distributional Study #3	3
Ensemble (1 semester hour)	1		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
GEN 3XX - Seminar II	3		Ensemble (1 semester hour)	1
MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)	2		MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)	2
MUS 206 - Music Theory II	3		MUS 207 - Music Theory III	3
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)	1		MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)	1
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Three
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Applied Study (2 semester hours)	2		Distributional Study #5	3
Distributional Study #4	3		Distributional Study #6	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Ensemble (1 semester hour)	1		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
GEN 4XX - Seminar III (WI)	3		Ensemble (1 semester hour)	1
MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)	1
*Total Hours*	16		*Total Hours*	16
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Four
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Distributional Study #7	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course (4 semester hours)	4		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Ensemble (0 semester hours)	0		Ensemble (0 semester hours)	0
*Total Hours*	16		*Total Hours*	16
Total Semester Hours for Graduation = 120
*Notes:* *+ Music Majors must complete one of the following emphasis choices:* *Business & Contemporary Music Emphasis:* MUS 303 - Music Entrepreneurship (2 semester hours) MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI) MUS 1XX - Applied Guitar or Applied Percussion (1 semester hour) Three (3) semester hours from: MUS 221 - Jazz History MUS 222 - Music for the Screen HIS /MUS 265 - History of Rock & Roll MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music Six (6) semester hours from: BUS 150 - Pathways to Success: An Introduction to Business BUS 330 - Management Principles COM 130 - Introduction to Mass Media MKT 350 - Marketing Principles NPO 140 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations *Composition & Songwriting Emphasis:* MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI) MUS 351 - Conducting (2 semester hours) MUS 382 - Orchestration and Arranging (1 semester hour) MUS 463 - Recital (0 semester hours) Students will organize & present a performance of original works. MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music Songwriting, chamber music, film scoring as topics. Six (6) semester hours from: CRW 220 - Poetry Writing ENG 260 - The Art of Film MUS 221 - Jazz History MUS 222 - Music for the Screen HIS /MUS 265 - History of Rock & Roll MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I		* Emphasis Continued: *Cooperative Education Emphasis:* MUS 303 - Music Entrepreneurship (2 semester hours) MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI) MUS 1XX - Applied Guitar or Applied Percussion (1 semester hour) Three (3) semester hours from: MUS 121 - World Music Traditions MUS 221 - Jazz History MUS 222 - Music for the Screen HIS /MUS 265 - History of Rock & Roll MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I MUS 351 - Conducting (2 semester hours) MUS 382 - Orchestration and Arranging (1 semester hour) MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music Fourteen (14) semester hours from: EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour) EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour) MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours) OR EXP 290 - Cooperative Education Experience I (1-12 semester hours) OR EXP 392 - Cooperative Education Experience II (1-12 semester hours) OR EXP 395 - Cooperative Education Experience III (1-12 semester hours) Students complete EXP 290 , EXP 392 & EXP 395 in that order, one time only For no more than a maximum of 12 semester hours across the three course. Six (6) semester hoursust be in MUS 390 *Musicology Emphasis:* MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI) MUS 1XX - Applied Guitar or Applied Percussion (1 semester hour) Six (6) semester hours from: ART 263 - Art History I ART 264 - Art History II GEN 134 - Humanities I GEN 135 - Humanities II MUS 221 - Jazz History MUS 222 - Music for the Screen HIS /MUS 265 - History of Rock & Roll MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music Three (3) semester hours from: HIS 211 - History of Asia HIS 221 - History of Europe HIS 232 - History of Africa HIS 246 - History of Latin America I HIS 247 - History of Latin America II MUS 121 - World Music Traditions MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music