Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Composition (BMusic)
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | ||
| PIA 210 | Lower-Division Music Performance: Principal (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 605A | Musicianship (Major) | 3 |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 010 | 3 |
| UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course (Core) 090 | 3 |
| or UGS 303 | First-Year Signature Course | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| PIA 210 | Lower-Division Music Performance: Principal (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 605B | Musicianship (Major) | 3 |
| MUS 312C | Music and Culture (Core, Major) 050 | 3 |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| Mathematics (Core) 020 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| MUS 224G | Intermediate Composition (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 411A | Ear Training and Sight-Singing (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 612A | Structure of Tonal Music (Major) | 3 |
| MUS 213M | History of Music I (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 319D | Foundations of Digital Sound and Music (Major) | 3 |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| E 316L | British Literature (Core) 040 | 3 |
| or E 316M | American Literature | |
| or E 316N | World Literature | |
| or E 316P | Masterworks of Literature | |
| 4th Semester | ||
| MUS 224G | Intermediate Composition (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 411B | Ear Training and Sight-Singing (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 612B | Structure of Tonal Music (Major) | 3 |
| MUS 213N | History of Music II (Major) | 2 |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 093 | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 080 | 3 | |
| 5th Semester | ||
| MUS 224G | Intermediate Composition (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 321J | Twentieth-Century Musical Analysis (Major) | 3 |
| MUS 325L | Counterpoint (Major) | 3 |
| MUS 226J | Orchestration and Instrumentation (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 230L | History of Music III (Major) | 2 |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| 6th Semester | ||
| MUS 224J | Advanced Composition (Major) | 2 |
| MUS 164L | Advanced Ear Training (Major) | 1 |
| MUS 325M | Counterpoint (Major) | 3 |
| MUS 226K | Orchestration and Instrumentation (Major) | 2 |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| 7th Semester | ||
| MUS 222J | Instrumental Conducting (Major) | 2 |
| or MUS 223J | Choral Conducting | |
| MUS 224J | Advanced Composition (Major) | 2 |
| Upper-division MUS Media course (Major) | 3 | |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| Communication (Core) | 3 | |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| 8th Semester | ||
| MUS 224J | Advanced Composition (Major) | 2 |
| Upper-division MUS Literature course (Major) | 3 | |
| MUS 160C | Senior Composition Recital (Major) | 1 |
| Approved Ensemble (Major) | 1 | |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only).
Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.
Course categories: Core, General Education†, Major, Elective, Opportunity
Core Component Areas: 010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
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