Four-Year Degree Plan

Instrumental 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 degree 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 degree plan for the Bachelor of Music instrumental 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 Degree Plan: Instrumental Performance
(Comprehensive)

The below schedule is only one example of a possible degree plan and is provided for informational purposes only. Meet with an advisor early to develop a degree plan that best suits your needs.

The following degree plan is based on the 2018-19 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
MUS 103 Theory and Musicianship I	3
MUS 107 Recital Attendance I	0
MUS 137 Piano Class I	1
ENG 110 Writing I	3
Applied Music (Lesson)	2
Large Ensemble	1
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations or UHC 110 Freshman Honors Seminar	2
Quantitative Literacy - General Education	3
Total hours	15

Second semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
MUS 104 Theory and Musicianship II	3
MUS 108 Recital Attendance II	0
MUS 138 Piano Class II	1
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
Applied Music (Lesson)	2
Large Ensemble	1
Social and Behavior Sciences - General Education	3
Writing II	3
Total hours	16

Third semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
MUS 203 Theory and Musicianship III	3
MUS 207 Recital Attendance III	0
MUS 237 Piano Class III	1
Applied Music (Lesson)	2
Large Ensemble	1
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877	3
Humanities - General Education	3
Social and Behavior Sciences - General Education	3
Total hours	16

Fourth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
MUS 204 Theory and Musicianship IV	3
MUS 208 Recital Attendance IV	0
MUS 239 Introduction to World Music	3
MUS 298 Upper Division Applied Status	0
PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship	3
Applied Music (Lesson)	2
Large Ensemble	1
Small Ensemble	1
Life Sciences or Physical Sciences (with lab) - General Education	4
Piano Proficiency Exam	0
Total hours	17

Fifth semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
MUS 307 Recital Attendance V	0
MUS 321 Conducting	2
MUS 345 Music in Western Culture and Society I	3
Advanced Music Theory	2
Applied Music (Lesson)	3
Large Ensemble	1
Small Ensemble	1
Foreign language	3
Total hours	15

Sixth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
MUS 308 Recital Attendance VI	0
MUS 346 Music in Western Culture and Society II	3
MUS 398 Junior Recital	2-4
Applied Music (Lesson)	2
Large Ensemble	1
Small Ensemble	1
Foreign language	3
Life Sciences or Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education	3
Total hours	15

Seventh semester (fall)

Courses	Hours
MUS 407 Recital Attendance VII	0
MUS 538 Survey of Pedagogical Methods	2
Advanced Music History	3
Advanced Music Theory	2
Applied Music (Lesson)	3
Large Ensemble	1
Small Ensemble	1
General elective	4
Total hours	16

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses	Hours
MUS 498 Senior Recital	2-4
Advanced Music History	3
Advanced Music Theory	2
Large Ensemble	1
Cultural Competence - General Education	3
Public Issues - General Education	3
GEN 499 University Exit Examination	0
Music Assessment Exam	0
Total hours	15

Degree plan last reviewed 06-21-2018.