Bachelor of Music – Viola

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BM Degree Total 120 credits

Music Course Total 79 credits General Education Course Total 30 credits Unrestricted Elective Credits6 11 credits

Year One
Fall	Spring		Credits per Semester |  Total Credits
MUS 3010	MUS 3010	Lessons1	2 2 4
MUS 3011	MUS 3011	Master Class	1 1 2
MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 1611	MUS 1612	Foundations of Music: Theory I & II	2 2 4
MUS 1621	MUS 1622	Foundations of Music: Aural Skills I & II	2 2 4
MUS 1631	MUS 1632	Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills I & II	2 2 4
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
FYS 1100		First Year Seminar4	3 - 3
	ENG 1200	Writing About...5	- 3 3
		General Education Requirement	- 3 3
Year One Total			13 16 29
Year Two
Fall	Spring
MUS 3010	MUS 3010	Lessons1	2 2 4
MUS 3011	MUS 3011	Master Class	1 1 2
MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 2611	MUS 2612	Foundations of Music: Theory III & IV	2 2 4
MUS 2621	MUS 2622	Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV	1 1 2
MUS 2631	MUS 2632	Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills III & IV	2 2 4
MUS 2711	MUS 2712	History of Musical Styles I & II	3 3 6
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
HUM 2101		Self, Society and Cosmos	3 - 3
	HUM 21XX	Paths to the Present (choose one course)	- 3 3
Year Two Total			15 15 30
Year Three
Fall	Spring
MUS 3010	MUS 3010	Lessons1	2 2 4
MUS 3011	MUS 3011	Master Class	1 1 2
MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 361X		Theory Analysis Elective	2 - 2
MUS 371X	MUS 371X	Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)	2 2 4
MUS 3301	MUS 3302	Career Development Seminar I & II	1 1 2
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
		General Education Requirement (2 courses)	3 3 6
		General Education Requirement	- 3 3
Year Three Total			12 13 25
Year Four
Fall	Spring
MUS 3010	MUS 3010	Lessons1	2 2 4
MUS 3011	MUS 3011	Master Class	1 1 2
	MUS 4080	Graduation Recital	- 1 1
MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	MUS 5110 or MUS 5180	Orchestra or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 3350	MUS 3350	Symphonic Rep: Viola	1 1 2
		Music Electives (total of 8 credits)3	4 4 8
		General Education Requirement (2 courses)	3 3 6
Year Four Total			12 13 25
Unrestricted Elective Credits6			11

¹ Lessons earn either 2 or 3 credits, determined by the concentration teacher with approval of the Dean of the School of Music (or designee).

² All music students must perform in ensembles as assigned, even beyond the minimum. Minimum requirement: 6 semesters of Orchestra (MUS 5110); 2 semesters of Chamber Ensemble (MUS 5180). Orchestra assignments are made by the orchestra director in consultation with the major teacher; Chamber Ensemble assignments are approved by the major teacher.

³ Music Elective Credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the School of Music except for ensemble courses.

⁴ FYS 1100: First Year Seminar may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁵ ENG 1200: Writing About… may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁶ Unrestricted Elective Credits may be fulfilled at any time during the four years of the program using any course offered on the UNCSA campus. Courses offered by an Arts School other than Music must receive approval of both the Dean of the School of Music (or designee) and the Dean (or designee) of the Arts School offering the course.