Performance, BM, Organ Concentration (GPS)

This Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) outlines a sample four-year path to graduation and is valid for this catalog year only. This plan is a recommendation, and your actual program may vary. This suggested four-year graduation plan is not a substitute for regular academic advising appointments.

All undergraduate degree programs require at least 120 credit hours. To graduate in four years, students must earn an average of 15 credit hours per semester (fall and spring). The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to WSU and your placement in math and writing.

See the Academic Catalog for a complete listing of curriculum requirements, course prerequisites, and course descriptions. Course offerings and prerequisites are subject to change.

Term One

ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
LA 1020 - First-Year Seminar: College of Liberal Arts Credit Hour(s): 3
MUA 1210 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2 (lessons)
MUE - Primary Musical Ensemble [assigned] Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 1010 - Theory of Music I Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 1510 - Musicianship I Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS 2420 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures: Music Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 1100 with C or better. See advisor about Juries and Requirements.

Term Two

MUS 1020 - Theory of Music II Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 1520 - Musicianship II Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE Primary Musical Ensemble [assigned] Credit Hour(s):1
MUA 1220 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2 (lessons)
MUS 1450 - Vocal Pedagogy and Choral Methods Credit Hour(s): 1
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 2
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; See advisor about Juries and Requirements

Term Three

MUS 2010 - Theory of Music III Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 2510 - Musicianship III Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE - Musical Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 2210 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2 (lessons)
MUE - Secondary Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 1110 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1 (secondary instrument - piano)
MUS 3230 - Basic Conducting Credit Hour(s): 2

Total: 17 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete one MTH course

Term Four

MUS 2020 - Theory of Music IV Credit Hour(s): 3
MUS 2520 - Musicianship IV Credit Hour(s): 1
MUE - Musical Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 2220 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 2 (lessons)
MUE - Secondary Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 1120 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 1 (secondary instrument - piano)
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4
MUS 1210 - Music Listening Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 2100 with C or better.

Term Five

MUS 3110 - History of Music I Credit Hour(s): 3
MUE - Musical Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 3410 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4 (lessons)
MUS 3420 - Form and Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
MUE - Secondary Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUS - Advanced Music Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Term Six

MUS 3120 - History of Music II Credit Hour(s): 3
MUE - Musical Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 3420 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4 (lessons)
MUS 4360 - Counterpoint Credit Hour(s): 3
MUE - Secondary Ensemble Credit Hour(s): 1
MUA 3990 - Junior Recital Credit Hour(s): 1
CORE Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete 20 upper-level credits

Term Seven

MUA 4410 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4 (lessons)
MUS 4650 - Computer Applications in Music Credit Hour(s): 2
MUS 4410 - Lecture Recital Credit Hour(s): 1
CORE - CORE (Wright State Science Course) Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 12 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Term Eight

MUA 4420 - Applied Music Credit Hour(s): 4 (lessons)
MUA 4990 - Senior Recital Credit Hour(s): 0 to 1 (1 required)
MUS 3430 - Orchestration and Vocal Arranging Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - CORE (Wright State Science Course) Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better