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This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Major: Depending on Placement Test*** MUSI 121 - MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS or MUSI 123 - MUSICIANSHIP I* (HRS 4)
- Group Performance (Total of 4 credits required)***
- Career Pathways: PATH CA1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 123 - MUSICIANSHIP I or MUSI 210 - MUSICIANSHIP II* (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 120 - MUSIC PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Group Performance (Total of 4 credits required)***
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- After MUSI-120: Major: MUSI 223 - ELECTRONIC & COMPUTER MUSIC I OR/AND Major: MUSI 261 - RECORDING ARTS I (HRS 4)
- Major: Music and Culture Course (200 Level) HRS 4)
- Group Performance (Total of 4 credits required)***
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - SCIENTIFIC REASONING – PHYS 101 - PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTSTS (recommended) (HRS 4)
- After Musicianship I: Major: MUSI 255 - MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: Music and Culture Course (200 Level) (HRS 4)
- Group Performance (Total of 4 credits required)***
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or - VALUES AND ETHICS (HRS 4)
- School Core: CA Interdisciplinary Upper Level Course – WI (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Music and Culture Course (300 level) (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Music Production Elective (HRS 4)
- Group Performance (Total of 4 credits required)***
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or - VALUES AND ETHICS (Must be Outside CA) (HRS 4)
- School Core: CA Interdisciplinary Upper Level Course – WI (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Music and Culture Course (300 level) (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Music Production Elective (HRS 4)
- Group Performance (Total of 4 credits required)***
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- School Core: CA Interdisciplinary Upper Level Course – WI (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Major: Music & Culture Course (300 Level) (HRS 4)
- Music Production Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 450 - CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN MUSIC WI (HRS 4)
- 4+1 Program:***** MUSI 505 - ACOUSTICS & PSYCHOACOUSTICS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: CA Interdisciplinary Upper Level Course – WI (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Major: Music & Culture Course (300 Level) (HRS 4)
- Music Production Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 450 - CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN MUSIC WI (HRS 4)
- 4+1 Program:***** MUSI 510 - SOUND STUDIES & AUDIO ART
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
*Must take Musicianship placement test to determine appropriate placement. If a student scores 74 or below on this test, they will be required to take MUSI 121 – Music Fundamentals in their first term and proceed with the Musicianship sequence thereafter.
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