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 121 Ear Training and Sight Singing I
MUS 122 Ear Training and Sight Singing II
MUS 123 Harmony I
MUS 124 Harmony II
MUS 155 Piano Sight Reading I
MUS 156 Piano Sight Reading II (or MUS 541: Intro to Vocal Accompaniment by advisement)
MUS ___ Performance Organization
MUPI 420 Private Piano Instruction as Primary Instrument

Sophomore Year

ENG ___ Literature Elective
TRS 202 Foundations in Theology II: The Church and the Human Person
___ Academic Elective
HUM 101 Classics in Conversation I
MUS 153 Piano Ensemble I
MUS 154 Piano Ensemble II
MUS 221 Ear Training and Sight Singing III
MUS 222 Ear Training and Sight Singing IV
MUS 223 Harmony III
MUS 224 Harmony IV
MUS 400 Piano Pedagogy I
MUS ___ Performance Organization
MUS ___ Music Elective
MUPI 420 Private Piano Instruction as Primary Instrument

Junior Year

___ Academic Elective (Social Science)
___ Academic Elective (Math, Science)
MUS 321 Form and Analysis I
MUS 325, 326, 327 History of Music I, II or III
MUS 337 Basic Conducting
MUS 399PI Junior Solo Piano Recital (30 minutes)
MUS 434 Counterpoint
MUS 457 Intermediate Conducting
MUS 499CW Chamber Music Performance
MUS ___ Performance Organization
MUPI 420 Private Piano Instruction as Primary Instrument

Senior Year

___ Academic Elective
MUS 308A Piano Level IX Examination
MUS 322 Form and Analysis II
MUS 323 Orchestration
MUS 325, 326, 327 History of Music I, II or III
MUS 401 Accompanying Practicum
MUS 402 Chamber Music or Accompanying
MUS 403 Chamber Music or Accompanying
MUS 457 Intermediate Conducting
MUS 476 Combined Lyric Diction I
MUS 476A Combined Lyric Diction II
MUS 495A Internship in Teaching Piano
MUS 499PI Senior Solo Piano Recital (60 minutes)
MUS 499CP Piano Concerto Performance
MUS ___ Performance Organization
MUS ___ Piano Literature Electives
MUS ___ Piano Pedagogy Electives
MUPI 420 Private Piano Instruction as Primary Instrument

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.