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Music BA (Commercial)

Requirements

General Education — 49-54 hours

Foundations Tier — 18-20 hours

ENG 1020English Composition I

3
ENG 1080English Composition II: Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking

3
COM 1010Speech Communication

3
HPE 1500Introduction to Health and Wellness

2
BUS 2010Financial Stewardship

2
Intercultural Literacy (Choose one) — 2-3 hours
MUS 2440World Music and Culture

2
COM 2025Principles of Intercultural Communication

3
FRE 1000French Language and Culture

3
SPA 1000Spanish Language and Culture

3
HEB 2200Biblical Hebrew I

3
GRK 2200New Testament Greek I

3
ECO 3300International Economic Development

3
GGY 2050Fundamentals of World Geography

3
COM 2060American Sign Language I

3
ESL 3150English Acquisition (FE-10)

3
Mathematics (Choose one) — 3-4 hours
MAT 1040Concepts of Mathematics

3
MAT 1080Problem Solving: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach

3
MAT 1310Precalculus

3
MAT 1510Calculus I

4

Human Sciences Tier — 6 hours

Institutional (Choose one) — 3 hours
ECO 2000Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ATH 3010Introduction to Anthropology

3
POL 2020American Political Institutions

3
SOC 2500The Family in Society

3
SOC 3200Social Problems

3
SOC 3300Urban Sociology

3
SWK 1200Introduction to Social Work

3
 
HIS 1400World Civilizations: Ancient and Medieval World

3
or
HIS 1450World Civilizations: Early Modern and Modern World

3
 
HIS 2010United States History Survey I

3
or
HIS 2020United States History Survey II

3

HIS 1400 or HIS 1450: whichever is not used to satisfy the World Civilization Context in the Contexts Tier

Behavioral (Choose one) — 3 hours
PSY 2010General Psychology

3
SOC 2010General Sociology

3
COM 2010Interpersonal Communication

3

Natural Sciences Tier — 6-7 hours

SCI 2600Issues in Science

3
Lab Science (Choose one) — 3-4 hours
SCI 1500Life Science

3
SCI 2000Introduction to Environmental Science

3
BIO 1510General Biology I

4
SCI 1600Physical Science

3
SCI 2300Introduction to Astronomy

3
SCI 2510Earth and Space Science

3
CHE 1010Principles of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry

4
CHE 1040General Chemistry I

4
PHY 1010Basic College Physics I

4
PHY 1020Basic College Physics II

4
PHY 1040The Physics of Sound

3
PHY 2110General Physics I

4

Contexts Tier — 19-21 hours

ENG 2000World Literature

3
REL 2000Introduction to Biblical Faith

3
REL 3000Christian Tradition

3
REL 4000Christian Life and Ministry

3
World Civilization (Choose one) — 3 hours
HIS 1400World Civilizations: Ancient and Medieval World

3
HIS 1450World Civilizations: Early Modern and Modern World

3
World Aesthetics (Choose one) — 1-3 hours
MUS 1500Fine Arts

3
MUS 1515Art for the Music Major

1

MUS 1500, MUS 1515: Waive Fine Arts (MUS 1500) & add Art for the Music Major (MUS 1515) if at least 4 hours of traditional Music is taken

Philosophy (Choose one) — 3 hours
PHL 2010Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHL 3070Ethics

3

Additional Requirement for Freshmen — 3 hours

INT 1100Life, Calling, and Purpose

3

Music Core — 18-20 hours

MUS 3600Keyboard Proficiency

0
or
MCM 1600Class Piano I

1
and
MCM 1610Class Piano II

1
 
MUS 2010Theory I

2
MUS 2020Theory II

2
MUS 3010Theory III

2
MUS 2060Aural Theory I

2
MUS 2070Aural Theory II

2
MUS 3060Aural Theory III

2
MUS 3100Elementary Conducting

2

Music History (Student Choice) — 4 hours

MUS 2410History I

2
MUS 2420History II

2
MUS 3410History III

2
MUS 3420History IV

2
MCM 2100History of Audio Recording

2
MCM 2420Jazz History

2

Commercial Core — 16 hours

MUB 1100Survey of Music Business

3
MCM 2150Commercial Music History

2
MCM 2780The Working Musician

2
MCM 1050Basic Concepts of Audio Technology

3
BUS 2300Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

3
MCM 2010Commercial Theory

3

Applied Study — 20 hours

MUS 1200Recital Attendance

0
 
MUS 27--
Applied, Lower Division (Vocal)

4
or
MUS 27--
Applied, Lower Division (Instrumental)

4
and
MCM 27--
Applied, Lower Division (Instrumental)

4
 
MUS 2900Applied Proficiency

0
 
MCM 47--
Applied, Upper Division (Vocal)

8
or
MCM 47--
Applied, Upper Division (Instrumental)

4
 
MUS 18--
Required Choir/Wind Ensemble/ TSO

7
 
MCM 4015Recording Project Capstone

1
or
MCM 4600Senior Performance for Music Majors

1

MUS 1200: Students must successfully complete this requirement six times to graduate

Minor and Electives — 7-14 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120