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CORE CURRICULUM

(Required of all Music majors)
COURSE TITLE UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 120 Music Theory I 5
MUT 121 Music Theory II 4
Music History:
MUH 101 Introduction to Listening 2
MUH 331 Music History I 2
MUH 332 Music History II 2
MUH 333 Music History III 2
MUH 334 World Music 2
MUH 431 Faith, Life, and Music 2
Applied:
MUA 201 Piano Proficiency Exam 0
MUA 212 Beginning Conducting 2
One-unit Ensembles 4
Applied Music in major performing area 4
Recital Attendance
MUA 101 Recital Attendance - 4 semesters 0
TOTAL 31

Bachelor of Arts in Music (B.A.)

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Choose 3 units from:
MUT 432 Orchestration 3
MUT 443 Choral Arranging 3
MUT 490 Special Studies in Music Theory 1-2
MUH 311 Piano Literature 3
MUH 309 Vocal Literature I 2
MUH 310 Vocal Literature II 2
MUH 312 Instrumental Literature 2
Required additional elective units in music (7 units must be upper-division) 14
TOTAL 17
A minor from the following list is recommended:
Theatre, Media Communication, or Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Music and Ministry (B.A.)

COURSE TITLE UNITS
CMU 201 Instruments in Worship 2
CMU 202 Multi-Media for Worship Ministry 2
CMU 433 Hymnology 3
CMU 314 Music and Worship 3
CMU 315 Church Music Administration 2
CMU 451 Internship 2
MUA 312 Choral Conducting and Literature 2
TOTAL 16
A minor from the following list is recommended:
Youth Ministry, Theatre, Communication, or Media Communication

Bachelor of Arts in Music Education (B.A.)

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 220 Music Theory III 4
MUT 432
MUT 443 		Orchestration OR 
Choral Arranging		 3
 (3)
Recital Attendance:
MUA 101 Recital Attendance - 4 semesters 0
Applied Music in major performing area 4
One-unit Ensembles 4
Voice (class or private) 2
MUA 313 Instrumental Conducting 2
MUE 201 Woodwind Instruments 1
MUE 202 Brass Instruments 1
MUE 203 Percussion Instruments 1
MUE 204 String Instruments 1
MUA 312 Choral Conducting and Literature 2
MUE 303 Choral and Vocal Techniques 2
MUE 441 Elementary School Music Methods 3
MUE 454 Secondary School Music Methods 3
MUA 376 Junior Recital 0
TOTAL 33
Additional requirements for the California Teaching Credential are listed in the School of Education under the Single-Subject credential.

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance (B.Mus.)

COURSE TITLE UNITS
MUT 220 Music Theory III 4
MUT 221 Music Theory IV 4
MUT 302 Analysis of Form and
Texture in Music		 3
MUA 313
MUA 312		 Instrumental Conducting OR
Choral Conducting and Literature		 2
(2)
MUE 311 Piano Pedagogy I 2
MUE 411 Piano Pedagogy II 2
MUH 311 Piano Literature 3
MUP 339 Small Ensemble 2
MUA 256 Piano 4
MUA 356 Piano 4
MUA 456 Piano 4
MUA 376 Junior Recital 0
MUA 476 Senior Recital 0
MUA 101 Recital Attendance - 4 semesters 0
One-unit Ensembles 4
Voice (class or private) 2
Upper-division Theory 3
Music Electives 4
TOTAL 47

Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance (B.Mus.)

COURSE TITLE UNITS
MUT 220 Music Theory III 4
MUT 221 Music Theory IV 4
MUT 302 Analysis of Form and
Texture in Music		 3
MUA 313 Instrumental Conducting 2
MUH 312 Instrumental Literature 2
MUE 312 Instrumental Pedagogy 2
MUE 451 Teaching Apprenticeship 2
MUP 339 Small ensemble 4
Applied Music in major performance area 12
MUA 376 Junior Recital 0
MUA 476 Senior Recital 0
One-unit Ensembles 4
MUA 101 Recital Attendance - 4 semesters 0
Upper-division Theory 3
Music Electives 5
TOTAL 47

Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (B.Mus.)

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 220 Music Theory III 4
MUT 221 Music Theory IV 4
MUT 302 Analysis of Form
and Texture in Music		 3
MUA 255 Voice 4
MUA 355 Voice 4
MUA 455 Voice 4
MUA 376 Junior Recital 0
MUA 476 Senior Recital 0
MUA 101 Recital Attendance - 4 semesters 0
MUA 312 Choral Conducting and Literature 2
MUE 310 Vocal Pedagogy 2
MUE 451 Teaching Apprenticeship 2
MUA 250 Diction I 1
MUA 251 Diction II 1
MUH 309 Vocal Literature I 2
MUH 310 Vocal Literature II 2
One-unit Ensembles 4
Upper-division Theory 3
Music Electives 2
Three units from:
MUA 331 Acting for Singers 1
MUA 332 Production 1-2
TOTAL 47

Bachelor of Music in Composition (B.Mus.)

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 220 Music Theory III 4
MUT 221 Music Theory IV 4
Upper-division music theory 12
MUA 101 Recital Attendance - 4 semesters 0
MUC 252 Private Composition 2
MUC 352 Private Composition 4
MUC 452 Private Composition 4
MUC 477 Senior recital in Composition 0
MUA 313
MUA 312
Instrumental Conducting OR
Choral Conducting and Literature		 2
 (2)
One-unit Ensembles 4
Voice (class or private) 2
Music Electives 9
TOTAL 47

Special Requirements

1. A solo Junior Recital of at least 30 minutes given during the junior or senior year is required of Music majors selecting majors in Performance and Music Education. The student must achieve the 300-level of proficiency before scheduling the Junior Recital. The student must also enroll for the appropriate level of applied study during the semester of the recital performance.
 2. Students accepted into performance degree programs must achieve the 300-level of proficiency in their performing area and give a Junior Recital during their junior year. They must also achieve the 400- level of proficiency and give a solo Senior Recital , one hour in length, during their senior year. The performance degree programs are reserved for students of marked talent and proficiency.
 3. Composition majors must give a 45-minute composition recital of original works during their senior year.
4.
 For graduation, Bachelor of Music and Music Education majors must earn credit in a one-unit ensemble for a minimum of eight semesters. Bachelor of Arts and Music and Ministry majors must earn credit in a one-unit ensemble for a minimum of four semesters. Wind, string, and percussion students meet this requirement by performing in the Concert Band or Chamber Orchestra. Vocalists meet this requirement by performing in Chorale, Concert Choir or Point Loma Singers. Keyboard students may choose either choral or instrumental ensembles.
 5. Music majors are required to perform in Monday afternoon student recitals at least once per semester until applied study requirements are completed.