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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Music B. Mus.
Sub-plan: Piano
Sample Plan: Piano Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
MUS 1501 - Theory and Analysis of Tonal Music I : 2.0 cr
MUS 1511 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I : 1.0 cr
MUS 1801W - Music, Society, and Cultures : 3.0 cr : AH, GP, WI
MUS 1155 - Keyboard Skills I : 2.0 cr
MUSA 1301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
MUS 1502 - Theory and Analysis of Tonal Music II : 2.0 cr
MUS 1512 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing II : 1.0 cr
MUS 3601W - History of Western Music I : 3.0 cr : WI
MUSA 1301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
MUSA 1402 - Harpsichord: Music Major Secondary (undergraduate) : 2.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
MUS 3501 - Theory and Analysis of Tonal Music III : 2.0 cr
MUS 3511 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing III : 1.0 cr
MUS 3602W - History of Western Music II : 3.0 cr : WI
MUS 3506 - Theory and Analysis of American Popular Music : 3.0 cr
MUSA 2301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
MUS 3603W - History of Western Music III : 3.0 cr : WI
MUS 3401 - Basic Conducting : 2.0 cr
MUSA 2301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
MUS 4504 - Intensive Theory and Analysis of 20th-Century Music : 2.0 cr
MUS 4514 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing for 20th-Century Music : 1.0 cr
MUS 5101 - Piano Pedagogy I : 2.0 cr
MUS 5181 - Advanced Piano Literature I : 2.0 cr
MUSA 3301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
MUS 3440 - Chamber Ensemble : 1.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
MUS 901 - Junior Recital : 0.0 cr
MUSA 3301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
MUS 3440 - Chamber Ensemble : 1.0 cr
MUS 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
MUS 3440 - Chamber Ensemble : 1.0 cr
MUSA 3301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
MUS 4505 - Jazz Theory : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
MUS 951 - Senior Recital : 0.0 cr
MUSA 3301 - Piano: Music Major : 4.0 cr
MUS 3440 - Chamber Ensemble : 1.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr