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Suggested Course Sequence for B.A. or B.S. Degree
This sequence gives the student 70 hours of non-music courses, which is required before a student can graduate. A student may have more than 58 credits of music, but must have at least 70 credits in non-music courses.
(Revised Fall 2009)
Freshman Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| MUSC 108 The World of Music (Goal 6) | 4 cr | MUSC 104 Theory of Music II | 3 cr |
| MUSC 103 Theory of Music I | 3 cr | MUSC 114 Aural Skills II | 1 cr |
| MUSC 113 Aural Skills I | 1 cr | MUSC 119 Class Piano II* | 1 cr |
| MUSC 118 Class Piano I* | 1 cr | Applied Major | 1 cr |
| Applied Major | 1 cr | Large Ensemble | 1 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | Goal 1 ENGL 102 Critical R&W | 3 cr |
| Goal 1 ENGL 101 English Comp. | 3 cr | Goal 2 COMM 101 Speech | 3 cr |
| Goal 3 Mathematics | 3 cr | ||
| Total | 14 cr | Total | 16 cr |
Sophomore Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| MUSC 203 Theory of Music III | 3 cr | MUSC 204 Theory of Music IV | 3 cr |
| MUSC 213 Aural Skills III | 1 cr | MUSC 214 Aural Skills IV | 1 cr |
| MUSC 218 Class Piano III* | 1 cr | MUSC 219 Class Piano IV* | 1 cr |
| Applied Major | 1 cr | MUSC 304 Music History I | 3 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | Applied Major | 1 cr |
| Goal 7 Literature | 3 cr | Large Ensemble | 1 cr |
| Goal 8 Philosophy | 3 cr | Goal 9 U.S. History | 3 cr |
| Goal 10B Foreign Language | 4 cr | Goal 10B Foreign Language | 4 cr |
| Total | 17 cr | Total | 17 cr |
Junior Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| MUSC 305 Music History II | 3 cr | MUSC 306 Music History III | 3 cr |
| MUSC 311 Form & Analysis | 2 cr | Music Elective** | 2 cr |
| Applied Major | 1 cr | Applied Major | 1 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | Large Ensemble | 1 cr |
| Goal 4 Biological Science | 4 cr | Goal 5 Physical Science | 4 cr |
| Goal 10A Other Cultures | 3 cr | Goal 11 Politics/Economics | 3 cr |
| Non-music elective** | 3 cr | Non-music elective** | 3 cr |
| Total | 17 cr | Total | 17 cr |
Senior Year
| MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr | MUSC 107 Recital Attendance | 0 cr |
| Upper Division Theory/History Elective | 3 cr | MUSC 495 Senior Recital*** | 2 cr |
| Applied Major | 1 cr | Applied Major | 1 cr |
| Large Ensemble | 1 cr | Large Ensemble | 1 cr |
| Goal 12 Anth/Psych/Soc | 3 cr | Non-music electives** | 11 cr |
| Non-music electives** | 7 cr | ||
| Total | 15 cr | Total | 15 cr |
*The Piano Proficiency Requirement must be met. If a student cannot pass the proficiency exam, he or she must take Class Piano (118-119 or 218-219) courses at the appropriate level until MUSC 219 is passed with a grade of "C-" or better. Students must register concurrently for Class Piano with MUSC 103-104 and 203-204.
**Electives. ISU requires that 36 of the credits counted toward graduation must be in upper division courses carrying 300 or 400 numbers. Sixteen of these credits must be earned in music courses. Therefore, some non-music elective courses will need to be at the upper division level in order to satisfy ISU graduation requirements. Music electives must be chosen from Music Courses, not from Applied Music or Music Ensembles (Performing Organizations).
***Senior Recital. Students are expected to participate in chamber ensembles during their degree program. A chamber work is required on the senior recital.
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