Recommended Academic Plan for Bachelor of Musical Arts, (MUBMA at University Park only)
Effective Fall 2005
Semester 1 | Credits | Semester 2 | Credits |
MUSIC 129S First-Year Performance Seminar | 3 | Applied Music 18x J | 3 |
MUSIC 121 Basic Musicianship I | 1 | MUSIC 122 Basic Musicianship II | 1 |
MUSIC 131 Music Theory I | 2 | MUSIC 132 Music Theory II | 2 |
Music ensemble from approved list | 1 | MUSIC 162 (IL) Introduction to Music History | 2 |
General Education outside secondary area | 3 | Music ensemble from approved list | 1 |
| General Education outside secondary area | 3 | ENGL 015/030 (GWS) Composition/Honors Composition | 3 |
| General Education outside secondary area | 3 | |
Total Credits: | 13 | Total Credits: | 15 |
Semester 3 | Credits | Semester 4 | Credits |
Applied Music 23x J | 3 | Applied Music 28x J | 3 |
MUSIC 221 Basic Musicianship III | 1 | MUSIC 222 Basic Musicianship IV | 1 |
MUSIC 231 Music Theory III | 2 | Secondary area/General Education | 3 |
MUSIC 261 (IL) Survey of Music History I | 3 | MUSIC 262 Survey of Music History II | 3 |
| INART 258A (3) or B (1) | 1 or 3 | MUSIC 331 Tonal Analysis | 2 |
Music ensemble from approved list | 1 | Music ensemble from approved list | 1 |
Secondary area/General Education | 3 | General Education outside secondary area | 3 |
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
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Total Credits: | 15.5 - 17.5 | Total Credits: | 16 |
Semester 5 | Credits | Semester 6 | Credits |
Applied Music 33x J | 3 | Applied Music 38x J | 3 |
Music ensemble from approved list | 1 | Music ensemble from approved list | 1 |
Secondary area/General Education | 3 | MUSIC 266 Basic Conducting | 1 |
Secondary area/General Education | 3 | ENGL 202 (GWS) Effective Writing | 3 |
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech | 3 | 400-level Secondary area | 3 |
MUSIC 332 Analysis of Twentieth Century Music | 2 | 400-level Secondary area | 3 |
| General Education outside secondary area | 3 | ||
Total Credits: | 15 | Total Credits: | 17 |
Semester 7 | Credits | Semester 8 | Credits |
Applied Music 43x J | 3 | Applied Music 48x J | 3 |
Additional MUSIC | 3 | MUSIC 101 Music Common Hour | 1 |
Music ensemble from approved list | 1 | 400-level Secondary area | 3 |
400-level Secondary area | 3 | Music ensemble from approved list | 1 |
Music History Selection (W) | 3 | General Education outside secondary area | 3 |
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| General Education outside secondary area | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 | ||
Total Credits: | 13 | Total Credits: | 15.5 |
- Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
- Italics indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
- Bold Italics indicate courses requiring a quality grade of C or better and that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
- GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
- US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements.
- W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.
Program Notes:
Change of Major Requirements: A minimum grade point average of 2.0 and an audition are required.
Audition Requirements: www.music.psu.edu/prospective/ugapply.html. Additional credits may be required in keyboarding until a student passes the required piano proficiency. For advising information, go to the School of Music Web site and download the handbook www.music.psu.edu/current/handbooks.html.
