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2023-2024 Academic Catalog

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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [NOT CURRENT CATALOGS]

Music Major

Complete the institutional graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Music.

Bachelor of Music is a minimum of 90 credits required for the major, plus one of the options listed below; Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major and a cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for completion of the major. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements. [On-campus only program]

Theory, Musicianship, and Pedagogy Courses: 40 credits:

MUS 101 - Elements Music*APC Credits: 3
MUS 111 - Music Theory*AEH Credits: 3
MUS 112 - Musicianship I Credits: 2
MUS 113 - Music Theory*AEH Credits: 3
MUS 114 - Musicianship II Credits: 2
MUS 140 - Electronic Music I*APC Credits: 3
MUS 192P - Class Lesson: Piano*APC Credits: 2
MUS 193P - Class Lesson: Piano*APC Credits: 2
MUS 194P - Class Lesson: Piano*APC Credits: 2
MUS 225 - Basic Conducting Credits: 3
MUS 311 - Chromatic Harmony & Jazz Theory Credits: 3
MUS 313 - Popular Music Theory Credits: 3
MUS 315 - Intro Composition & Arranging Credits: 3
MUS 318 - Global Rhythms Credits: 2
MUS 320 - Improvisation Credits: 2
MUS 340 - Electronic Music II Credits: 2

Performance & Performance Practice Courses: 29 credits

Minimum of 11 credits in the MUP 100-200 level courses listed below:

MUP 171 - Performance: Piano*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 174 - Performance: Organ*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 175 - Performance: Strings*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 180 - Performance: Guitar*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 181 - Performance: Woodwinds*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 186 - Performance: Brass*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 191 - Performance: Percussion*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 271 - Performance: Piano*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 274 - Performance: Voice*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 275 - Performance: Strings*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 280 - Performance: Guitar*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 281 - Performance: Woodwinds*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 286 - Performance: Brass*APC Credits: 2-3
MUP 291 - Performance: Percussion*APC Credits: 2-3

Minimum of 18 credits in the MUS 195 or MUS 395 courses listed below:

MUS 195 - Various Ensemble Titles*APC Credits: 1-2
MUS 195A - Community Orchestra*APC Credits: 1
MUS 195B - Community Band*APC Credits: 1
MUS 195C - Community Chorus*APC Credits: 1
MUS 195D - African Drumming*APC Credits: 1
MUS 195E - 45th Parallel Ensemble*APC Credits: 2
MUS 195F - Fiddle Ensemble*APC Credits: 1
MUS 195G - EOU Chamber Choir*APC Credits: 2
MUS 395 - Various Ensemble Titles*APC Credits: 1-2
MUS 395A - Community Orchestra*APC Credits: 1
MUS 395B - Community Band*APC Credits: 1
MUS 395C - Community Chorus*APC Credits: 1
MUS 395D - African Drumming*APC Credits: 1
MUS 395E - 45th Parallel Ensemble*APC Credits: 2
MUS 395F - Fiddle Ensemble*APC Credits: 1
MUS 395G - EOU Chamber Choir*APC Credits: 2

Music History & Literature Courses: 18 Credits

MUS 202 - World Music*AEH Credits: 3
MUS 203 - Jazz: American Music*AEH Credits: 3
MUS 204 - Popular Music in America*AEH Credits: 3
MUS 364 - European Music Traditions I Credits: 3
MUS 365 - European Musical Traditions II Credits: 3
MUS 421 - Study in Ethnomusicology Credits: 3

Capstone:

MUS 445 - Music in The Community (Capstone) Credits: 3

Electives for Degree Completion

ELECTIVES FOR DEGREE COMPLETION

OPTION 1:

Complete a minor in one of the following: Anthropology/Sociology, Business, History, Communication Studies, Psychology or Theatre Arts.

OPTION 2:

Complete a second major/degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science). 216 total credits, meet both the requirements of the BMUS and the BA or BS.

OPTION 3:

Complete 25 additional credits in the following Arts & Letters prefixes: THEA, ART, COM, WR, ENGL.

Total credits required for major: 90 + Option 1, 2 or 3

Last EPCC update - November 2014

Four Year Plan

Music Typical Four Year Curriculum