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

MUPI 4XX Private Instruction for Primary Instrument
MUS 121 Ear Training & Sight Singing I
MUS 122 Ear Training & Sight Singing II
MUS 123 Harmony I
MUS 124 Harmony II
MUS 139 Introduction to Music Education
MUS 183/4 or MUPI 320A Class Piano or Secondary Piano
MUS ___ Performance Ensemble
ENG 101 Writing: Rhetoric & Comp, Lit Elective
PHIL 201 The Classical Mind
PHIL 202 Modern Mind
TRS ___ Foundation in Theology I
MUS 150 Field Experiences in Music Education
MUS 172 Woodwind Techniques for the Music Educator
MUS 173 Brass Techniques for the Music Educator

Sophomore Year

MUPI 4XX Private Instruction for Primary Instrument
MUS 221 Ear Training & Sight Singing III
MUS 222 Ear Training & Sight Singing IV
MUS 223 Harmony III
MUS 224 Harmony IV
MUS 325 History of Music I
MUS 326 History of Music II
MUS ___ Performing Organization
EDUC 251 Foundations of Education
EDUC 381 Educating Diverse Learners
EDUC 271 Psychology of Education
MUS 150 Field Experiences in Music Education
MUS 117 Gen-Choral Techniques for Inst. Mus. Ed
MUS 148 World Percussion, Percussion Techniques

Junior Year

MUPI 4XX Private Instruction for Primary Instrument
MUS 321 Form and Analysis I
MUS 323 Orchestration
MUS 337 Basic Conducting
MUS 457 Intermediate Conducting
MUS 155 Piano Sight Reading (piano principals only)
MUS 156 Piano Sight Reading (piano principals only)
MUS 400 Piano Pedagogy I (piano principals only)
MUS 174 String Techniques for Music Educators
TRS ___ Foundations in Theology I
MUS 147 Folk Instruments of the World for Music Educators
MUS 458 Elementary Instrumental Music Methods
MUS 462 Secondary Instrumental Music Methods
MUS 327 History of Music III
MUS 150 Field Experiences in Music Education
MUS ___ Performing Organization

Senior Year

MUS 422 Student Teaching Seminar
MUS 422A Elementary Instrumental Student Teaching
TRS ___ Foundations in Theology 2
___ Academic Elective - Free
___ Academic Elective - Math
___ Academic Elective - Social Science
MUS 422B Secondary Instrumental Student Teaching
MUS ___ Performing Organization
MUS 499 Senior Solo Recital (45 minutes long)

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.