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Bachelor of Music – Composition

BM Degree Total

125 credits

Music Course Total	85 credits
Liberal Arts Course Total	36 credits
Unrestricted Music or Liberal Arts Credits¹	4 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Composition Lessons²

2

2

4

Composition Seminar

1

1

2

MUS 51X0 or MUS 52X0

Ensembles³

1

1

2

Orchestration I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Theory I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills I & II

2

2

4

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Composition I & II

3

3

6

Math or Science Elective

-

3

3

Year One Total

16

18

34

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Composition Lessons²

2

2

4

Composition Seminar

1

1

2

Counterpoint I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Theory III & IV

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills III & IV

2

2

4

History of Musical Styles I & II

3

3

6

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Year Two Total

17

16

33

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Composition Lessons²

2

2

4

Composition Seminar

1

1

2

Music Technology: Synthesis and Multimedia

2

-

2

Music Technology: Digital Audio and Recording

-

2

2

MUS 361X or MUS 362X

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

MUS 371X or MUS 372X

Music History/Literature Elective

-

2

2

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Humanities or History Elective

3

-

3

Writing or Literature Elective

-

3

3

Psychology or Philosophy Elective

-

3

3

Year Three Total

12

14

26

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Composition Lessons²

2

2

4

Composition Seminar

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

Film Composition

2

-

2

Instrumental Conducting I & II

2

2

4

MUS 371X or MUS 372X

Music History/Literature Elective

2

-

2

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Liberal Arts Electives (choose 2 courses)⁴

3

3

6

Liberal Arts Electives (choose 2 additional courses)⁴

3

3

6

Year Four Total

16

12

28

Unrestricted Music/Liberal Arts Credits¹

4

¹ Unrestricted Music or Liberal Arts Credits may be fulfilled at any time during the four years of the program using any course offered through the School of Music or the Division of Liberal Arts.

² Lessons earn either 2 or 3 credits, determined by the composition teacher with approval of the Dean of the School of Music (or designee).

³ Any combination of MUS 51X0 and MUS 52X0 may be used to fulfill the minimum requirement.

⁴ Liberal Arts elective credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the Division of Liberal Arts.