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Eight-Semester Plan for B.M., Musical Theatre Concentration

Major Program Guide For: B.M. Degree in Music
Music Theatre Concentration
2008-2009
Suggested Course Sequence

Total Hours for Degree: 128
Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
An audition is required for admission to the major.
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.

Freshman Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
*MUS	107	Applied Major	2	MUS	107	Applied Major	2
*MUS	148	Piano I	1	MUS	149	Piano II	1
MUS	171 or 172	Ensemble	1	MUS	171 or 172	Ensemble	1
MUS	358	Performance Lab	0	MUS	358	Performance Lab	0
MUS	258	Diction I	1	*MUS	208	Aural Skills II	1
CMTA	131	Introduction to Theatre	3	MUS	218	Music Theory II	3
DA		(approved by advisor)	1	DA		(approved by advisor)	2
ENGL	101	Composition I	3	ENGL	102	Composition II	3
LS		1st Year Seminar	3	CMTA	130	Makeup	1
				CMTA	140	Acting I	3
Notes: PREQ: Audition or Placement Test *An additional 1-4 hours may be needed if placed into MUS 108 (1) and/or 118 (3).
Sophomore Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
*MUS	207	Applied Major	2	MUS	207	Applied Major	2
MUS	248	Piano III	1	MUS	249	Piano IV	1
MUS	171 or 172	Ensemble	1	MUS	171 or 172	Ensemble	1
MUS	358	Performance Lab	0	MUS	358	Performance Lab	0
MUS	308	Aural Skills III	1	MUS	309	Aural Skills IV	1
MUS	318	Music Theory III	3	MUS	319	Music Theory IV	3
MUS	176	Musical Theatre Scenes	1	MUS	176	Musical Theatre Show	1
CMTA	231	Stagecrafts I	3	CMTA	340	Acting II	3
**DA		(approved by advisor)	1	**DA		(approved by advisor)	2
MATH	101 or higher	Mathematics	3	General Elective			1
Notes: PREQ: Sophomore Qualifying Exam *Six of the 13 hours required in Dance (DA) courses must be at the upper level.
Junior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
*MUS	307	Applied Major	2	MUS	307	Applied Major	2
MUS	358	Performance Lab	0	MUS	358	Performance Lab	0
MUS	375	Musical Theatre	1	MUS	375	Musical Theatre	1
MUS	101	Music Appreciation	3	**DA		(approved by advisor)	2
**DA		(approved by advisor)	2	C4		Wellness	3
CMHC	201	Intro. Speech	3	C5		Physical & Biological Sciences	3
C5		Physical & Biological Sciences	3	*P1		Social Sciences	3
***P1		Social Sciences	3	General Electives			2
Notes: PREQ: Junior Qualifying Exam Six of the 13 hours required in Dance (DA) courses must be at the upper level. *Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved (non-Music*) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6).
Senior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
MUS	407	Applied Major	2	MUS	407	Applied Major	2
MUS	378	Survey Music Industry	3	MUS	405	Senior Recital	1
MUS	375	Musical Theatre	1	MUS	375	Musical Theatre	1
MUS	410	History of Musical Theatre	3	MUS	329	Fundamentals of Conducting	2
*DA		(approved by advisor)	1	*DA		(approved by advisor)	2
**P3		History	3	**P4		Humanities	3
**P5		Fine & Performing Arts	3	**P6		World Cultures	3
				General Electives			2
Notes: Six of the 13 hours required in Dance (DA) courses must be at the upper level. Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved (non-Music*) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6).

Total Hours for Degree: 128
Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
An audition is required for admission to the major.
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.