REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC draft #1
(for students entering Fall2016 or after)
I. GENERAL EDUCATIONand GENERAL DEGREE (TOTAL of 36 hours outside of required music credits)
First-Year Experience (fye, 3 cr.) ______
English 112 (3 cr.) ______
Humanities (h, 6 cr.) MUS 261, MUS 262
Social Sciences (s, 6 cr.) _____, _____
Global Studies (gs, 3 cr., fulfilled by foreign language requirement)
Fine Arts (f, 3 cr., fulfilled by MUS 201/401, MUS 205/405, MUS 210/410, MUS 211/411)
Health and Well Being (hw, 3 cr.) ______
Finance and Quantitative Literacy (fq, 3 cr.) ______
Foreign Language (4 cr.) ____112
Natural Sciences (n/nl, 8 cr., must include labs) ______, ______
Technology (t, 3 cr.) MUS 170(strongly recommended)
United States Diversity (3 cr.) ______
Capstone (cap, 3 cr.) MUS 361
II. MUSIC (TOTAL of 44 hours of music coursework)
MUSIC THEORY (16 cr.)MUSIC HISTORY (9 cr.)
MUS 141, Music Theory I (3 cr.) ____MUS 261, Music History I (h, 3 cr.) ____
MUS 142, Music Theory II (3 cr.) ____MUS 262, Music History II (h, 3 cr.) ____
MUS 143, Aural Harmony I (2 cr.) ____MUS 361, Music History Seminar (cap, 3 cr.) ____
MUS 144, Aural Harmony II (2 cr.) ____
MUS 241, Music Theory III (3 cr.) ____
MUS 242, Music Theory IV (3 cr.) ____
Mus 243, Aural Harmony III (2 cr.) strongly recommended
MUSIC PERFORMANCE (19 cr.)
1. Applied Music (12 cr.) 2. Major Performance Ensembles (7 cr.)
MUS 151 (2 cr.) _____MUS 201/401, Wind Symphony (1 cr.) _____
MUS 152 (2 cr.) _____MUS 210/410, University Chorale (1 cr.) _____
MUS 251 (2 cr.) _____ Students are encouraged to participate in
MUS 252 (2 cr.) _____ other ensembles, such as Jazz Ensemble,
MUS 351 (2 cr.) _____ Chamber Singers, etc.
MUS 352 (2 cr.) _____
III. OTHER NON-MUSIC COURSEWORK (MUST total 44 hours)
Remember: Not more than 40 music credits count towards the degree; not more than 65 credits in any two areas count towards the degree; the degree requires 80 credits outside music (completion of at least 124 total) at least 33 credits in upper-division courses must be completed (300 level or higher); the required GPA for the degree is 2.0.
UM-Flint is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. A UM-Flint Bachelor of Arts degree in Music requires 124 credits (4 credits beyond the usual 120 for a BA degree), meetingthe standards of national accreditation.
Please check in often with your advisor to keep on track.