Bachelor of Music – Tuba

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BM Degree Total 120 credits

Music Course Total 77 credits General Education Course Total 30 credits Unrestricted Elective Credits1 13 credits

Year One
Fall	Spring	Course Title	Credits per Semester |  Total Credits
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	3 3 6
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 1301		Introduction to Recording & Music Technology Skills	2 - 2
MUS 1613	MUS 1614	Foundations of Music: Theory I & II	2 2 4
MUS 1623	MUS 1624	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 1000		Making & Reflecting	3 - 3
	ENG 1200	Writing About...	- 3 3
Year One Total			16 14 30
Year Two
Fall	Spring
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	3 3 6
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 2301		Professional Pathways for Musicians	1 - 1
	MUS 2311	Introduction to Music Pedagogy	- 1 1
MUS 2613	MUS 2614	Foundations of Music: Theory III & IV	2 2 4
MUS 2623	MUS 2624	Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV	1 1 2
MUS 2711	MUS 2712	History of Musical Styles I & II	3 3 6
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
HUM 2100		Critical Dialogues	3 - 3
	HUM 2200	Paths to the Present	- 3 3
Year Two Total			15 15 30
Year Three
Fall	Spring
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	4 4 8
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 2615		Foundations of Music: Theory V	2 - 2
MUS 2625		Foundations of Music: Aural Skills V	1 - 1
MUS 1090	MUS 1090	Performance Hour	0 0 0
		General Education Requirement (2 courses)3	3 3 6
		General Education Requirement3	- 3 3
		Unrestricted Elective Credits1	3 3 6
Year Three Total			15 15 30
Year Four
Fall	Spring
MUS 3020	MUS 3020	Major Applied Study: Lessons & Studio Classes	4 4 8
	MUS 4080	Graduation Recital	- 0 0
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 51X0	MUS 51X0	Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble2	1 1 2
MUS 3880		Introduction to Conducting	2 - 2
		General Education Requirement (2 courses)3	3 3 6
		General Education Requirement3	- 3 3
		Unrestricted Elective Credits1	4 3 7
Year Four Total			15 15 30

¹ 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 Art 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 Art School offering the course.

² All music students must perform in ensembles as assigned, even beyond the minimum. Minimum requirement: 4 semesters of Large Ensemble (MUS 5110, MUS 5120, MUS 5130, MUS 5140, MUS 5160); 4 semesters of Chamber Ensemble (MUS 5180); 8 semesters of either Large or Chamber Ensemble (MUS 51X0). Large Ensemble assignments are made by the ensemble directors in consultation with the major teacher; Chamber Ensemble assignments are approved by the major teacher.

³ General Education

UNCSA Liberal Arts Core:

3 credits FYS 1000: Making & Reflecting
3 credits ENG 1200: Writing About …
3 credits HUM 2100: Critical Dialogues
3 credits HUM 2200: Paths to the Present

3 credits Social or Behavioral Sciences
(Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology)

3 credits Language, Literature, and Culture
(Writing, Literature, English, Foreign Language, Communication)

3 credits Humanities
(History, Humanities, Art History, Philosophy, Theater History)

3 credits Math or Science (Math, Science)

6 credits General Education Electives/Interdisciplinary courses(ARH, ARM, ATY, COM, ENG, FRE, GER, HIS, HUM, ITA, LIT, MAT, MST, PHI, PSY, SCI, SOC, TAI, THH, WRI) This includes courses offered by the Division of Liberal Arts, and with specific permission by the Dean of Liberal Arts, can include courses offered by one of the Art Schools, provided that the course is outside the student's major area of concentration (Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Film, or Music).