118 | Academic Programs
Music Performance: Vocal Recommended Course Sequence
The Bachelor of Music degree in Performance is designed for students who wish to focus their career on performance and private teaching. This degree requires intensive study in individual and ensemble performance and supporting music courses. It provides excellent preparation for graduate study in music. No grade below “C� in a course required for the major or minor (including cognates and specified electives) will count toward satisfying that course requirement. This policy does not refer to general education requirements or elective courses. Course Requirements: Major Applied Area (16 hrs.), Minor Applied Area (2 hrs.), Primary Ensemble (8 hrs.), Secondary Ensemble (2hrs.), MUS 090 (7 semesters), 118, 136 (2 hrs.), 205, 315, 317, 318; MUT 101, 103, 201, 203, 301, 303;MUH one of 210213, 325, 370, 371; non-applied music electives (9 hrs.); Recitals: MUR 300, 400. Other courses include the general education requirements of the University and 17-19 hours of non-music electives. All music majors are required to comply with the policies and procedures itemized in the Music Handbook, including the keyboard proficiency exam. First Semester Sem. Hr. Primary Applied (2), Sec. Applied (1) . 3 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 090, MUT 101 . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ENG 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MAT 101 or Higher . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FYE 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Natural Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Second Semester Primary Applied (2), Sec. Applied (1) . 3 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 090, MUT 103. . . . . . . . . . . 3 ENG 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HIS 111, 112, 201, 202 . . . . . . . . . . 3 Natural Science (Lab). . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Third Semester Primary Applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Secondary Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 090, 118, 205, MUT 201, MUH one of 210-213. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Fourth Semester Primary Applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Secondary Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 090, 318, MUT 203 . . . . . . . 4 MUS 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Non-Music Electives. . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fifth Semester Sem. Hr. Primary Applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 090, MUT 301, MUH 370. . . 6 Foreign Language 101. . . . . . . . . . . 3 Non-Music Elective. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MUS 315. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sixth Semester Primary Applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 090, MUH 371, MUR 300, MUT 303. . . 6 Foreign Language 102. . . . . . . . . . . 3 CHR 105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Non-Music Elective. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Seventh Semester Primary Applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUS 090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 CHR 305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Social Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 KIN 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Non-Music Elective. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Eighth Semester Primary Applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Primary Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MUH 325. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MUS 317, MUR 400 . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FA 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Non-Music Electives. . . . . . . . . . .4-6 Sub-total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Total Number of Semester Hours Required for the Degree: 128