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Nov 24, 2024
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ARCHIVED 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Music, BA
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Total number of hours for program: 120.
To major in music, students must pass an audition in the principal performance area and take a music aptitude examination. Based on the audition and examination, MUS 105, 108, 118 may be required. These courses do not count toward degree requirements. If a student fails MUS 108 or MUS 118 twice, the student shall be ineligible to continue in a music program.
All music majors must pass a public recital in the last semester of principal applied lessons before a degree will be granted. MUS 371, 372, and 373 must (unless exempted) reflect the applied study area; only one will count per semester. All wind and percussion majors in the BA program must include a minimum of one semester in marching band.
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Major Requirements
The major requires 45 hours as follows (three hours of MUS 303 will double count for Liberal Studies P6 but MUS 303 does not satisfy the upper-level perspective requirement for Music majors):
Students should take eight hours of Applied Music courses taken in one of the following combinations:
- Two Semester (each) of MUS 107 (2, R6) and MUS 207 (2, R6)
- Two semesters (each) of MUS 106 (1, R3), 206 (1, R3), 306 (1, R3), 406 (1, R3)
- Any combination of the above as approved by the student’s advisor
Students should take all of the following:
Additional Requirements
To complete the program, 33 hours, including a minimum of seven hours at the junior-senior level and six hours of a foregin language (WLL 101-102 are required). One of the following options or concentrations must be completed:
Minor, Second Major, or Approved Program Hours plus Electives (33 hours)
Music Industry Option & Electives (33 hours)
Additional Information
Visit the department’s website at http://music.wcu.edu/ to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.
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