Composition
Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
Degree: Bachelor of Music
Major: Composition
2006-2007
Students requiring developmental course work based on low entrance exam scores (ACT, SAT, ASSET, COMPASS) may not be able to complete this program of study in eight (8) semesters. Developmental courses do not count toward total degree hours. Students having completed college level courses prior to enrollment will be assisted by their advisor in making appropriate substitutions. In most cases, general education courses may be interchanged between semesters. A minimum of 45 hours of upper division credit (3000-4000 level) is required for this degree. Mandatory state and institutional assessment exams will be required during your degree program. Failure to participate in required assessments may delay graduation.
Year 1				Year 1
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
MUS 1100	Recital	0		MUS 1100	Recital	0
MUS 1403	Music Connections	3		MUS 1513	Theory I	3
MUSP 1112	Applied Lessons	2		MUS 1511	Aural Theory I	1
MUS 13-1	Ensemble	1		MUSP 1112	Applied Lessons	2
HIST 1013	World Civilization to 1660	3	x	MUS 13-1	Ensemble	1
ENG 1003	Composition I	3	x	MUS 1611	Keyboard Skills 1	1
ART or THEA 2503	Fine Arts Visual or Theatre	3	x	ENG 1013	Composition II	3	x
PE 1002	Concepts of Fitness	2	x	MATH 1023	College Algebra	3	x
MUS	Music Electives	1		MUS	Music Electives	1
				HIST 2763 or 2773 or POSC 2103	US to 1876 or Since 1876 or Intro American Government	3	x
Total Hours		18		Total Hours		18
Year 2				Year 2
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
MUS 1100	Recital	0		MUS 1100	Recital	0
MUS 1523	Theory II	3		MUS 2513	Theory III	3
MUS 1521	Aural Theory II	1		MUS 2511	Aural Theory III	1
MUSP 3113	Applied Lessons	3		MUSP 3113	Applied Lessons	3
MUS 13-1	Ensemble	1		MUS 13-1	Ensemble	1
MUS 1621	Keyboard Skills 2	1		MUS 2611	Keyboard Skills 3	1
PHIL 1103 or 1503 or SCOM 1203	Intro to Philosophy or Logic & Practical Reasoning or Oral Communications (Critical Think req.)	3	x	MUS 2503	Music History I	3
ECON 2313 or 2333 or POSC 1003 or PSY 2013 or SOC 2213	Principles of Macroeconomics or Economic Issues and Concepts or Intro to Politics or Intro to Psychology or Prin of Sociology	3	x	HIST 2763 or 2773 or POSC 2103 or ECON 2313 or 2333 or POSC 1003 or PSY 2013 or SOC 2213	US to 1876 or Since 1876 or Intro American Government or Principles of Macroeconomics or Economic Issues and Concepts or Intro to Politics or Intro to Psychology or Prin of Sociology (select course not previously taken)	3	x
MUS	Music Electives	2		MUS	Music Electives	2
Total Hours		17		Total Hours		17
Year 3				Year 3
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
MUS 1100	Recital	0		MUS 1100	Recital	0
MUS 2523	Theory IV	3		MUS 4422	Comp. in Electronic Media	2
MUS 2521	Aural Theory IV	1		MUS3242	Advanced Conducting	2
MUSP 3113	Applied Lessons	3		MUSP 3113	Applied Lessons	3
MUS 33-1	Ensemble	1		MUS 33-1	Ensemble	1
MUS 2621	Keyboard Skills 4	1		MUS 4513	Music History Elective	3
MUS 4503	Music History II	3		MUS 3130	Junior Recital	0
MUS 3232	Elem. Conducting	2		ENG 2003 or ENG 2013 or PHIL 1103	Intro to Literature I or II or Intro to Philosophy (if not taken previously for critical thinking)	3	X
MUSP 3111	Secondary Applied	1		MUSP 3111	Secondary Applied	1
				MUS	Music Electives	2

Total Hours		15		Total Hours		17
Year 4				Year 4
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
MUS 3422	Orchestration	2		MUS 4412	Form and Analysis	2
MUSP 3113	Applied Lessons	3		MUSP 3113	Applied Lessons	3
MUS 33-1	Ensemble	1		MUSP 3111	Secondary Applied	1
BIOL 1003 or 1033 or 1043 or 1063	Biological Science or Biology of Sex or Plants and People or People and the Environment	3	x	CHEM 1013 or PHSC 1203 or GEOL 1003 or PHSY 1003 or PHYS 2034 or PHYS 2054	Gen Chemistry I or Physical Science or Environmental Geology or Intro to Space Science or University Physics I or General Physics	3	x
BIOL 1001	Biological Science Lab	1	x
Enhance-ment	Gen Ed course not previously taken or select from enhancement list	3	x	CHEM 1001 or PHSC 1201 or GEOL 1001 or PHYS 1101	Lab for above	1	x
MUSP 3111	Secondary Applied	1		MUS 4131	Senior Recital	1
				MUS 4161	Pedagogy and Performance	1
ART or THEA 2503	Fine Arts Visual or Theatre	3		MUS 33-1	Ensemble	1
				MUS	Music Electives	2
Total Hours		17		Total Hours		15

Total Jr/Sr Hours		45		Total Degree Hours		131

Graduation Requirements:
Completion of HIST 2763 or HIST 2773 or POSC 2103
English Proficiency (Grade of C or better in ENG 1003 and ENG 1013)
2.00 GPA in Major
2.00 GPA at ASU
2.00 GPA Overall
Maximum of 31 credit hours via correspondence, extension, examination, PLA, Military or similar means; CLEP (30 hrs max)
45 JR/SR Hours after completing 30 hours
131 Total Credit Hours
18 of last 24 hours must be ASU-Jonesboro courses
Minimum of 57 hours from 4-year institutions
32 Resident Hours if completing second degree and first degree was not from ASU-J