Four-Year Graduation Plan
Keyboard performance track
Bachelor of Music
The five track options offered within the music degree can be completed in four years or a total of eight semesters. However, a four-year graduation plan does not take into account dual credit or transfer credit that you may bring upon admission to the University.
Degree options
The music department offers a comprehensive Bachelor of Music degree that can be taken with a focus in one of five areas, as well as a non-comprehensive Bachelor of Arts degree.
Below is the four-year graduation plan for the Bachelor of Music keyboard performance track. Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit you earned while in high school.
Check out the course rotation before scheduling your classes.
BM Four-Year Graduation Plan: Keyboard Performance
(Comprehensive)
First semester (fall)
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MUS 107 Recital Attendance I | 0 |
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MUS 103 Theory and Musicianship I | 3 |
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MUS 151 - Applied Piano | 2 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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GEP 101 First-Year Foundations | 2 |
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ENG 110 Writing I | 3 |
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CIS/CSC 101 - Computers for Learning | 2 |
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COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Second semester (spring)
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MUS 108 Recital Attendance II | 0 |
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MUS 104 Theory and Musicianship II | 3 |
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MUS 151 - Applied Piano | 2 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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KIN 100 Fitness for Living | 2 |
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SOC 150 Introduction to Society | 3 |
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BIO 102 Principles of Biological Science | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
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MUS 207 Recital Attendance III | 0 |
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MUS 203 Theory and Musicianship III | 3 |
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MUS 251 - Applied Piano | 2 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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MTH 130 Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
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PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship | 3 |
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HST 121/122 - Survey of U.S. History | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
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MUS 208 Recital Attendance IV | 0 |
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MUS 204 Theory and Musicianship IV | 3 |
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MUS 251 - Applied Piano | 2 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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MUS 298 Upper Division Applied Status | 0 |
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MUS 239 Introduction to World Music | 3 |
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AST 114 Survey of Astronomy | 4 |
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ENG 210 Writing II: Academic Writing | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Fifth semester (fall)
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MUS 307 Recital Attendance V | 0 |
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MUS 351 - Applied Piano | 3 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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MUS 345 Music in Western Culture and Society I | 3 |
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MUS 372 Small Ensemble | 1 |
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MUS 321 Conducting | 2 |
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Advanced Music Theory | 2 |
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Foreign Language (French or German) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
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MUS 308 Recital Attendance VI | 0 |
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MUS 398 Junior Recital | 2-4 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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MUS 346 Music in Western Culture and Society II | 3 |
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MUS 372 Small Ensemble | 1 |
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MUS 315 Form and Analysis | 2 |
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Foreign Language (French or German) | 3 |
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PSY 121 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| Total hours | 17 |
Seventh semester (fall)
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MUS 407 Recital Attendance VII | 0 |
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MUS 451 - Applied Piano | 3 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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MUS 472 Small Ensemble | 1 |
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Advanced Music Theory | 2 |
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Advanced Music History | 3 |
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MUS 538 Survey of Pedagogical Methods | 2 |
| Total hours | 13 |
Eighth semester (spring)
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MUS 498 Senior Recital | 2-4 |
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Large Ensemble (Band, Choral, or Orchestra) | 1 |
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MUS 472 Small Ensemble | 1 |
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Advanced Music History | 3 |
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THE 101 Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts | 3 |
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GEN 499 - Exit Exam | 0 |
| Total hours | 12 |
