CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS for all BA and BFA Majors (26)

Musicology (12 credits)

• MUSC 1410 - History of European Art Music to 1750 (3)
• MUSC 1420 - History of European Art Music Since 1750 (3)

Plus 2 of the following courses (6 credits):

• MUSC 1900 - New Orleans Music (3)
• MUSC 2410 - American Musics * (3)
• MUSC 2420 - World Musics * (3)
• MUSC 2450 - Introduction to Opera (3)
• MUSC 3310 - Musics of Latin America (3)
• MUSC 3320 - Musical Theatre in America (3)
• MUSC 3340 - History of Jazz (3)
• MUSC 3440 - African American Music (3)
  * Pre-requisites and/or Co-requisites (see course descriptions)

Theory (12 credits)

• MUSC 1510 - Harmony (3)
• MUSC 1520 - Advanced Harmony (3)

Plus 2 of the following courses (6 credits):

• MUSC 1530 - Jazz Theory * (3)
• MUSC 2010 - Tonal Analysis: 18th-19th Centuries * (3)
• MUSC 2020 - 20th-Century Theory * (3)
  * Pre-requisites and/or Co-requisites (see course descriptions)

Performance (2 credits)

• APMS 1090 - Musicianship Laboratory I (1)
• APMS 1100 - Musicianship Laboratory II (1)

Required Courses (34 credits)

• MUSC 2300 - Introduction to Computer Applications in Music (3)
• APMS 2171 - Ensemble (1) (4 semesters*)
• APMS 2210 - Voice, Instrument, or Composition (8) (4 semesters**)
• APMS 3210 - Private Intermediate Voice, Instrument, or Composition (4) (2 semesters)
• APMS 3500 - Jazz Improvisation (6) (2 semesters)
• APMS 3510 - Jazz Arrangements (3)
  APMS 4230 - Private Advanced Voice, Instrument, or Composition and
• Recital Preparation / APMS 4231 Advanced Lessons/Recital Prep / APMS 4232 Advanced Lessons/Recital Prep / APMS 4233 Advanced Composition/Recital Prep / APMS 4234 Advanced Lessons/Recital Prep (3)
  
• APMS 4300 - Senior Recital Capstone (3)

• * Students may elect to mature within an ensemble by taking the major ensemble for his/her instrument up to 8 times for credit.
  ** Students are encouraged to take applied lessons every semester; however, a course substitution, one semester of APMS 4910 Independent Study/Lecture Recital Prep/Lecture Recital is available for students lacking one semester of lessons.
  *** It is strongly recommended that BFA Jazz students take
  
  
• MUSC 1530 Jazz Theory , MUSC 3340 History of Jazz , and/or
• MUSC 1900 New Orleans Music which are offered as part of the CORE.