BA Four-Year Degree Plan: Music (General)
The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.
Missouri State is committed to helping you graduate in four years.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 06-20-2018, is based on the 2018-19 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MUS 103 Theory and Musicianship I |
3 |
| MUS 107 Recital Attendance I |
0 |
| MUS 137 Piano Class I |
1 |
| ENG 110 Writing I |
3 |
| Applied Music (Lesson) |
1 |
| Performing Ensemble |
1 |
| BA Requirement - Fine Arts |
3 |
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations
or UHC 110 Freshman Honors Seminar |
2 |
| Quantitative Literacy - General Education |
3 |
| Total hours |
17 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MUS 104 Theory and Musicianship II |
3 |
| MUS 108 Recital Attendance II |
0 |
| MUS 138 Piano Class II |
1 |
| COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| Applied Music (Lesson) |
1 |
| Performing Ensemble |
1 |
| Life Sciences or Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education |
3 |
| Writing II |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Third semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MUS 203 Theory and Musicianship III |
3 |
| MUS 207 Recital Attendance III |
0 |
| MUS 237 Piano Class III |
1 |
| MUS 239 Introduction to World Music |
3 |
| HST 103 World History to Circa 1600 C.E. |
3 |
| Applied Music (Lesson) |
1 |
| Performing Ensemble |
1 |
| Life Sciences or Physical Sciences (with lab) - General Education |
4 |
| Total hours |
16 |
Fourth semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MUS 208 Recital Attendance IV |
0 |
| MUS 298 Upper Division Applied Status |
0 |
| HST 104 World History since 1600 C.E. |
3 |
| PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship |
3 |
| Applied Music (Lesson) |
1 |
| Performing Ensemble |
1 |
| BA Requirement - Fine Arts |
3 |
| Cultural Competence - General Education |
3 |
| Social and Behavior Sciences - General Education |
3 |
| Piano Proficiency Exam |
0 |
| Total hours |
17 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MUS 307 Recital Attendance V |
0 |
| MUS 345 Music in Western Culture and Society I |
3 |
| Applied Music (Lesson) |
1 |
| Foreign language |
3 |
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877
or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877 |
3 |
| Course for minor |
3 |
| Course for minor |
3 |
| Total hours |
16 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MUS 346 Music in Western Culture and Society II |
3 |
| Applied Music (Lesson) |
1 |
PHI 105 Critical Thinking
or PHI 115 Ethics and Contemporary Issues |
3 |
| Foreign language |
3 |
| Course for minor |
3 |
| Total hours |
13 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MUS 407 Recital Attendance VII |
0 |
| Foreign language |
3 |
| Public Issues - General Education |
3 |
| Social and Behavior Sciences - General Education |
3 |
| Course for minor |
3 |
| Total hours |
12 |
Eighth semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| General elective |
2 |
| Additional music electives |
3 |
| Course for minor |
3 |
| Course for minor |
3 |
| Foreign language |
3 |
| Music Assessment Exam |
0 |
| Total hours |
14 |
