The following is a sample four year plan outlining only the required courses for the prescribed major and does not include electives, minors, certificates, etc which can be added upon advisement.

Freshman Year

ENG 101 Writing Logic and Rhetoric
TRS 201 Foundations in Theology I: Scripture and Jesus Christ
PHIL 201 The Classical Mind
PHIL 202 The Modern Mind
MUS 123 Music Theory I
MUS 124 Music Theory II
MUS 183 Class Piano I (non-piano principals)
MUS 404 Composition Seminar
MUS ___ Music Elective (piano principals only)
MUPI 3__A Instrument or Voice Private Instruction
MUPI 320A Private Piano Instruction as Secondary Instrument (non-piano principals)
MUPI 440 Private Composition Instruction as Primary Instruction

Sophomore Year

TRS 202 Foundations in Theology II
___ Academic Elective (Math, Science)
___ Academic Elective (Social Science)
MUS 183 Class Piano I (non-piano principals)
MUS 223 Music Theory III
MUS 224 Music Theory IV
MUS 325 History of Music I
MUS 326 History of Music II
MUS 404 Composition Seminar
MUS 473 Introduction to Electronic Composition
MUS ___ Music Elective (piano principals only)
MUPI 320A Private Piano Instruction as Secondary Instrument (non-piano principals)
MUPI 440 Private Composition Instruction as Primary Instruction

Junior Year

___ Academic Elective
MUS 183 Class Piano I (non-piano principals)
MUS 321 Form and Analysis I
MUS 323 Orchestration
MUS 5XX Music History Elective
MUS 404 Composition Seminar
MUS 434 Counterpoint
MUS 487 Writing For Voice
MUS 399CM Junior Solo Composition Recital
MUS ___ Performance Organization
MUS ___ Music Elective (piano principals only)
MUS ___ Music Elective (piano/non-piano principals)
MUPI 320A Private Piano Instruction as Secondary Instrument (non-piano principals)
MUPI 440 Private Composition Instruction as Primary Instruction
MUPI ___ Music Elective (piano principals)

Senior Year

___ Academic Elective
ENG ___ Literature Elective (English or other language)
MUS 309A Piano Principals: Level VI
MUS 337 Basic Conducting
MUS 404 Composition Seminar
MUS 457 Intermediate Conducting
MUS 499CM Senior Solo Composition Recital
MUS ___ Performance Organization
MUS ___ Music Elective (piano/non-piano principals)
MUPI 440 Private Composition Instruction as Primary Instruction
MUPI ___ (piano principals)

The above plan is a sample arrangement of required classes and should not be used as an official degree audit.  Students will meet with their major advisor to plan out a custom path that meets their needs and allows them to study various electives of interest.