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Eight-Semester Plan for B.A. in Music with Outside Minor or Second Major

Major Program Guide For: B.A. Degree in Music
With Outside Minor or Second Major
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 music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or 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, 172, or 173	Major Ensemble	1	MUS	171, 172, or 173	Major Ensemble	1
MUS	358	Performance Lab	0	MUS	358	Performance Lab	0
ENGL	101	Composition I	3	*MUS	208	Aural Skills II	1
MATH	101 or higher	Mathematics	3	*MUS	218	Music Theory II	3
LS		1st Year Seminar	3	ENGL	102	Composition II	3
JS	101	Jumpstart	0	CMHC	201	Intro. Speech	3
General Electives			1	C4		Wellness	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, 172, or 173	Major Ensemble	1	MUS	171, 172, or 173	Major 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
**MFL	101	Foreign Language	3	**MFL	102	Foreign Language	2
C5		Physical & Biological Sciences	3	C5		Physical & Biological Sciences	3
***P1		Social Sciences	3	***P5		Fine & Performing Arts	3
Notes: PREQ: Sophomore Qualifying Exam One semester of first-year MFL may be used to satisfy the Liberal Studies P6 category. *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).
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	371, 372, or 373	Major Ensemble	1	MUS	371, 372, or 373	Major Ensemble	1
MUS	358	Performance Lab	0	MUS	358	Performance Lab	0
MUS	418	Music History I	3	MUS	419	Music History II	3
MFL	231	Foreign Language	3	MFL	232	Foreign Language	3
Minor or Appr. Program			3	MUS	329	Fundamentals of Conducting	2
*P1		Social Sciences	3	Minor or Appr. Program			3
*P3		History	3	*P4		Humanities	3
Notes: 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
Minor or Appr. Program			6	Minor or Appr. Program			6
*General Electives			10	*General Electives			10
Notes: *At least 10 hours must be at the 300-400 level.

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 music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or 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.