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Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music, B.A. (Day)


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Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music is designed to give the student a general experience in music within a liberal arts degree and to allow students to explore a minor in another area. The degree can be successfully combined with a minor emphasis in business, religious studies, and speech communication or with a declared minor in education leading to K-12 Missouri certification.

Students will be prepared to perform at a professional level, successfully compete in their chosen professional fields, and to pursue advanced graduate studies.

General Education Requirements (39-42 sem. hrs)


For a complete list of general education courses click here ​. For additional information on general education requirements click here .

Ethics Course Requirement (3 sem. hrs)


Foreign Language Requirement (6 sem. hrs)


For information on how to fulfill the foreign language requirement click here .

Multicultural Requirement (3 sem. hrs)


All courses that meet this requirement can be found here .

Ensemble Requirements (7 sem. hrs)


Applied Music Requirements (14 sem. hrs)


Students must choose either the vocal/choral or piano/accompanying track. Students must complete two semesters of applied lessons at each level to advance through the course sequence. MUSI 400  must be taken concurrently with MUSI 274 or MUSI 284.

Open Electives (24 - 27 sem. hrs)


Following four areas of study will prepare the student for work or continued study in the areas of music education, stage performance, music management or church music leadership. Choosing a cluster of electives is recommended but not mandatory.

Total: 120 (sem. hrs)


The total reflects the minimum number of hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Some courses listed above may fulfill more than one requirement block. Please speak to your academic advisor to plan your specific degree path.

Note (s):


A candidate for the baccalaureate degree with a major in Music must pass, with a satisfactory rating (grade of C or higher), MUSI 400 - Recital 1 hour  as a culminating evaluative experience.

* Course meets Multicultural graduation requirement

1 Course is required for state certification to teach.

 

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