Music with Teacher Certification

The Bachelor of Music degree with Teacher Certification prepares students to work as instrumental, vocal, guitar, and keyboard educators in public and private school settings. Students also have the potential to participate in other areas of music, such as performing, composing, or maintaining a private studio. Students who complete this program may also pursue graduate degrees in all areas of music.

Music Performance

Graduates in the music performance degree develop expertise in the performance of music, music pedagogy, music history, music theory, and entrepreneurship. Most graduates go on to pursue careers performing with professional orchestras, opera companies, choirs, and bands, freelance work, and developing a private teaching studio. Most graduates will go on to pursue a graduate degree in music performance or related field.  

Music Theory and Composition

The Bachelor of Music degree in Theory and Composition prepares students for graduate study (M.M., D.M.A./Ph.D.) in theory and composition. Students who pursue these advanced degrees are credentialed for academic positions in higher education. They may also pursue work as free-lance composers/arrangers, public school teachers, or as performing musicians or ensemble directors. The intellectual rigor of the degree also prepares students for careers in a variety of non-music disciplines.

Marketable Skills

Music with Teacher Certification

Students will develop the following skills:

1. Confidence: Be self-assured through appreciating your own talents, abilities, skills, and qualities.
2. Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task.
3. Organization: Use resources effectively and efficiently in order to stay focused on different tasks.
4. Pedagogy: Co-create knowledge and skills with students of different backgrounds.
5. Social skills: Effectively use body language, verbal and non-verbal communication skills and personal appearance to communicate and interact with others.
6. Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal.

Future music educators have the opportunity to inspire young students in music musical expression and creativity.

Music Performance

Students will develop the following skills:

1. Entrepreneurship: Examples of entrepreneurship in the field of music performance include marketing, creating digital portfolios, and interacting with potential clients on social media.  

2. Listening: In the field of music performance, listening is one of the core essential skills.  Whether it is listening carefully to a conductor to perform music exactly as instructed or listening across an ensemble to match volume, rhythm, and style, music performance graduates must have excellent listening skills.

3. Pedagogy: Music performance graduates are well-trained in pedagogy and often will maintain an active studio of students.

4. Social skills: Music performance graduates must posses excellent social skills to be able to attract new audiences, maintain a good rapport with contractors, and to ensure that they work well with others in chamber music and larger music organizations.  

5. Teamwork: Music performance graduates have to have the ability to work well with others in chamber and large group settings.  These situations often have a variety of dynamics requiring graduates to be able to serve as a group leader or be prepared to follow the lead of a section leader on any given performance.  

Graduates of the Music Performance degree at UTEP have the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently through verbal, written, and musical means.  

Graduates of the Music Performance degree at UTEP are highly adaptable and able to work in a variety of environments and situations.  Graduates are trained to work on their own or as part of team, and are ready to work in a variety of mediums.

Graduates of the Music Performance degree are highly trained in problem solving skills and are ready take on large scale projects on their own or as part of a team.  

Graduates in the Music Performance degree are well-trained as critical thinkers which enables them to maintain a private studio or work as a consultant in public/private schools.

Music Theory and Composition

Students will develop the following skills:

1. Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
2. Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task
3. Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
4. Social skills: Effectively use body language, verbal and non-verbal communication skills and personal appearance to communicate and interact with others
5. Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
6. Time management: Prioritize goals and organize time to be more productive and efficient

The study of music theory involves the perception and understanding of complex structures. and thus helps students develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. The composition component of the degree hones creativity and the ability to express ideas in an abstract language.

Degree Plan

Concentration in All-Levels Ed-Instrumental

Required Credits: 131

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society ( Required for Creative Arts component)	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Instrumental Track Music
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses: 1
MUSA 1165	Chamber Music/Accompanying (Complete two semesters)	2
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters) 2	4
MUSA 2033	Instrumental Conducting Lab	0
MUSA 3295	Individual Instruction (Complete three semesters) 2	6
MUSA 3331	Instrumental Conducting I	3
MUSA 3333	Instrumental Conducting II	3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
Ensemble I:
Select three semesters of the following:		6
MUSA 1241	Marching Band
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings 3
Ensemble II:
Select four semesters of the following - This will be between 4 and 8 hours		4
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band
MUSA 1241	Marching Band
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings 3
Ensemble III:
Select one additional semester of ensemble of the following - This will be either 1 or 2 hours.		1
MUSA 1137	Special Focus Ensembles
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band
MUSA 1241	Marching Band
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings 3
Ensemble IV:
Select one semester of a vocal ensemble. This will be 1 or 2 hours.		1
MUSA 1151	University Chorus
MUSA 1250	University Chorale
Pedagogy:
Select three semesters of the following. Must include the course that includes the student's primary instrument.		6
MUSA 2267	Secondary Instruct-Woodwinds I
MUSA 2268	Secondary Instruction-Brass I
MUSA 2275	Secondary Instruc.-Low Strings
MUSA 2277	Secondary Instruc-Woodwinds II
MUSA 2279	Secondary Instruct.-Percussion
Piano Proficiency:
MUSA 1271	Piano Class I	2
MUSA 1272	Piano Class II	2
MUSA 2271	Piano Class III	2
MUSA 2272	Piano Class IV (or fulfill piano proficiency) 4	2
Senior Recital:
Complete senior recital
Education Minor (Music)
Required Courses:
BED 4317	Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls	3
EDPC 3300	Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed	3
MUSE 3336	Tch Music Elementary Schools	3
MUSE 4333	Tch Music Secondary School	3
RED 3342	Content Area Literacy	3
TED 4697	Stud't Teach: All-Levels Music	6
Total Hours		120

¹

Only one ensemble course per semester is accepted toward the Ensemble I and II requirements.

²

Complete courses in the same instrument.

³

If orchestral string

⁴

Or fulfill piano proficiency

Concentration in All-Levels Ed-Guitar

Required Credits: 120

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Guitar Track Music Core
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1165	Chamber Music/Accompanying (Complete two semesters)	2
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters) 2	4
MUSA 3295	Individual Instruction (Complete three semesters) 2	6
MUSA 3331	Instrumental Conducting I	3
or MUSA 3337	Choral Conducting I
MUSA 4292	Guitar Literature	2
MUSE 4297	Guitar Pedagogy	2
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
Choir:
Select a combination of seven semesters from the following. This will be between 7 and 14 hours		7-14
MUSA 1151	University Chorus
MUSA 1250	University Chorale
Piano Proficiency:
MUSA 1271	Piano Class I	2
MUSA 1272	Piano Class II	2
MUSA 2271	Piano Class III	2
MUSA 2272	Piano Class IV 4	2
Senior Recital:
Complete senior recital
Education Minor (Music)
BED 4317	Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls	3
EDPC 3300	Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed	3
MUSE 3336	Tch Music Elementary Schools	3
MUSE 4333	Tch Music Secondary School	3
RED 3342	Content Area Literacy	3
TED 4697	Stud't Teach: All-Levels Music	6
Total Hours		122

²

Complete courses in the same instrument. 

⁴

Or fulfill piano proficiency

Concentration in All-Levels Ed-Keyboard

Required Credits: 120

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Keyboard Track Music Core
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1165	Chamber Music/Accompanying (Complete two semesters)	2
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters) 2	4
MUSA 3295	Individual Instruction (Complete three semesters) 2	6
MUSA 3331	Instrumental Conducting I	3
or MUSA 3337	Choral Conducting I
MUSA 4395	Piano Repertory (Complete two semesters)	6
MUSE 4394	Piano Pedagogy I	3
MUSE 4395	Piano Pedagogy II	3
MUSE 4396	Piano Pedagogy III	3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
Choir:
Select a combination of seven semesters from the following. This will be between 7 and 14 hours.		7-14
MUSA 1151	University Chorus
MUSA 1250	University Chorale
Senior Recital:
Complete Senior recital
Education Minor (Music)
Required Courses:
BED 4317	Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls	3
EDPC 3300	Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed	3
MUSE 3336	Tch Music Elementary Schools	3
MUSE 4333	Tch Music Secondary School	3
RED 3342	Content Area Literacy	3
TED 4697	Stud't Teach: All-Levels Music	6
Total Hours		126

²

Complete courses in the same instrument.

Concentration in All-Levels Ed-Vocal

Required Credits: 120

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society (Required for Creative Arts component)	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Vocal Track Music Core
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters) 2	4
MUSA 2263	Diction I	2
MUSA 2264	Diction II	2
MUSA 3295	Individual Instruction (Complete three semesters) 2	6
MUSA 3337	Choral Conducting I	3
MUSA 3338	Choral Conducting II	3
MUSA 4293	Pedagogy Of Voice	2
MUSA 4294	Song Literature	2
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
Choir:
Select a combination of seven semesters from the following. This will be between 7 and 14 hours.		7
MUSA 1151	University Chorus
MUSA 1250	University Chorale
Piano Proficiency:
MUSA 1271	Piano Class I	2
MUSA 1272	Piano Class II	2
MUSA 2271	Piano Class III	2
MUSA 2272	Piano Class IV 4	2
Senior Recital:
Complete senior recital
Education Minor (Music)
Required Courses:
BED 4317	Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls	3
EDPC 3300	Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed	3
MUSE 3336	Tch Music Elementary Schools	3
MUSE 4333	Tch Music Secondary School	3
RED 3342	Content Area Literacy	3
TED 4697	Stud't Teach: All-Levels Music	6
Total Hours		126

²

Complete courses in the same instrument.

⁴

Or fulfill piano proficiency

Concentration in Music Performance: Keyboard Pedagogy

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society (Required for Creative Arts component)	3
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence.		6
Keyboard Pedagogy
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1165	Chamber Music/Accompanying (Complete four semesters )	4
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters ) 2	4
MUSA 3391	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters )	12
MUSA 4395	Piano Repertory (Complete two semesters )	6
All courses listed below are required:
MUSE 4394	Piano Pedagogy I	3
MUSE 4395	Piano Pedagogy II	3
MUSE 4396	Piano Pedagogy III	3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
MUST 3218	Music Theory VI	2
Conducting
Please Choose a Course Below:
MUSA 3331	Instrumental Conducting I	3
or MUSA 3337	Choral Conducting I
Ensemble
Select a combination of four semesters from the list below; only one ensemble per semester is accepted
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band
MUSA 1151	University Chorus
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony
MUSA 1250	University Chorale
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings
Junior Recital
Complete junior recital
Senior Recital
Complete senior recital
Electives
Select four additional hours of music electives from:
DANC 3311	Music for Dancers
DANC 3322	World Dance
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz
DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
DANC 3350	Dances of Mexico and Spain
MUSA 1185	Individual Instruction
MUSA 1280	Beginning Guitar Class
MUSA 1285	Individual Instruction
MUSA 2217	Improvisation I
MUSA 2280	Intermediate Guitar Class
MUST 1215	Music Technology I
MUST 3211	16th Century Counterpoint
MUST 3212	18th-Century Counterpoint
MUST 3216	Theory Seminar
MUST 3261	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp I
MUST 3262	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp II
MUST 3263	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp III
MUST 4211	Twentieth-Century Techniques
THEA 3226	Musical Theatre Studio
THEA 3355	Broadway Musicals-A History
THEA 3387	Leadership in Perf. Arts Org.
THEA 4305	Arts Entrepreneurship
Total Hours		120

²

Complete courses in the same instrument. 

Concentration in Music Performance: Wind/String/Percussion 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society (Required for Creative Arts component)	3
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence.		6
Wind/String/Percussion
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1165	Chamber Music/Accompanying (Complete four semesters )	4
All courses listed below are required:
MUSA 3331	Instrumental Conducting I	3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
MUST 3218	Music Theory VI	2
Applied Music
Complete the following; all courses must be in the same instrument:
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Take four semesters) 2	4
MUSA 3391	Individual Instruction (Take four semesters) 2	12
Ensemble I:
If orchestral string, complete eight hours of ensemble
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings (Complete 8 semesters)	16
If brass, percussion or woodwind, complete eight semesters of ensemble. This will be between 10 and 16 hours.		10-16
Only one ensemble course per semester is accepted.
MUSA 1241	Marching Band	2
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band	1
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony	2
Ensemble II
Select one semester of a vocal ensemble. This will be either 1 or 2 hours.		1-2
MUSA 1151	University Chorus	1
MUSA 1250	University Chorale	2
Ensemble Elective - Please Choose a Course Below:		1-2
MUSA 1137	Special Focus Ensembles (Up to two semesters)	1
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band	1
MUSA 1241	Marching Band (A minimum of two, and up to four, semesters)	2
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony (A minimum of four, and up to six, semesters)	2
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings	2
Piano proficiency
MUSA 1271	Piano Class I	2
MUSA 1272	Piano Class II	2
MUSA 2271	Piano Class III	2
MUSA 2272	Piano Class IV 4	2
Junior Recital
Complete junior recital
Senior Recital
Complete senior recital
Electives
Select three additional hours of music electives from:
DANC 3311	Music for Dancers
DANC 3322	World Dance
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz
DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
DANC 3350	Dances of Mexico and Spain
DANC 3351	Performance Activism
MUSA 1185	Individual Instruction
MUSA 1280	Beginning Guitar Class
MUSA 1285	Individual Instruction
MUSA 2217	Improvisation I
MUSA 2280	Intermediate Guitar Class
MUST 1215	Music Technology I
MUST 3211	16th Century Counterpoint
MUST 3212	18th-Century Counterpoint
MUST 3216	Theory Seminar
MUST 3261	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp I
MUST 3262	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp II
MUST 3263	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp III
MUST 4211	Twentieth-Century Techniques
THEA 3226	Musical Theatre Studio
THEA 3355	Broadway Musicals-A History
THEA 3387	Leadership in Perf. Arts Org.
THEA 4305	Arts Entrepreneurship
Total Hours		120

²

Complete courses in the same instrument. 

⁴

Or fulfill piano proficiency

Concentration in Music Performance: Guitar

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society (Required for Creative Arts component)	3
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence.		6
Music Performance: Guitar
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1165	Chamber Music/Accompanying (Complete four semesters )	4
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters ) 2	4
MUSA 1285	Individual Instruction (Complete two semesters)	4
MUSA 3391	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters) 2	12
All courses listed below are required:
MUSE 4297	Guitar Pedagogy	2
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
MUST 3218	Music Theory VI	2
Conducting
MUSA 3331	Instrumental Conducting I	3
or MUSA 3337	Choral Conducting I
Ensemble
Select a combination of four semesters from the list below; only one ensemble per semester is accepted		4-8
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band	1
MUSA 1151	University Chorus	1
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony	2
MUSA 1250	University Chorale	2
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings	2
Piano proficiency
MUSA 1271	Piano Class I	2
MUSA 1272	Piano Class II	2
MUSA 2271	Piano Class III	2
MUSA 2272	Piano Class IV 4	2
Junior Recital
Complete junior recital
Senior Recital
Complete senior recital
Electives
Select three additional hours of music electives from:		3
DANC 3311	Music for Dancers
DANC 3322	World Dance
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz
DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
DANC 3350	Dances of Mexico and Spain
DANC 3351	Performance Activism
MUSA 1185	Individual Instruction
MUSA 1280	Beginning Guitar Class
MUSA 1285	Individual Instruction
MUSA 2217	Improvisation I
MUSA 2280	Intermediate Guitar Class
MUST 1215	Music Technology I
MUST 3211	16th Century Counterpoint
MUST 3212	18th-Century Counterpoint
MUST 3216	Theory Seminar
MUST 3261	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp I
MUST 3262	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp II
MUST 3263	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp III
MUST 4211	Twentieth-Century Techniques
THEA 3226	Musical Theatre Studio
THEA 3355	Broadway Musicals-A History
THEA 3387	Leadership in Perf. Arts Org.
THEA 4305	Arts Entrepreneurship
Total Hours		120

²

Complete courses in the same instrument. 

⁴

Or fulfill piano proficiency

Concentration in Music Performance: Keyboard 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society (Required for Creative Arts component)	3
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence.		6
Keyboard Performance
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1165	Chamber Music/Accompanying (Complete four semesters )	4
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters ) 2	4
MUSA 3391	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters in Piano) 2	12
MUSA 4395	Piano Repertory (Complete two semesters)	6
MUSE 4297	Guitar Pedagogy	2
MUSE 4394	Piano Pedagogy I	3
MUSE 4395	Piano Pedagogy II	3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
MUST 3218	Music Theory VI	2
Conducting
MUSA 3331	Instrumental Conducting I	3
or MUSA 3337	Choral Conducting I
Ensemble
Select a combination of four semesters from the list below; only one ensemble per semester is accepted
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band	1
MUSA 1151	University Chorus	1
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony	2
MUSA 1250	University Chorale	2
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings	2
Junior Recital
Complete junior recital
Senior Recital
Complete senior recital
Electives
Select seven additional hours of music electives from:
DANC 3311	Music for Dancers
DANC 3322	World Dance
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz
DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
DANC 3350	Dances of Mexico and Spain
DANC 3351	Performance Activism
MUSA 1185	Individual Instruction
MUSA 1274	Voice Class
MUSA 1280	Beginning Guitar Class
MUSA 1285	Individual Instruction
MUSA 2217	Improvisation I
MUSA 2280	Intermediate Guitar Class
MUSE 4396	Piano Pedagogy III
MUST 1215	Music Technology I
MUST 3211	16th Century Counterpoint
MUST 3212	18th-Century Counterpoint
MUST 3216	Theory Seminar
MUST 3261	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp I
MUST 3262	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp II
MUST 3263	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp III
MUST 4211	Twentieth-Century Techniques
THEA 3226	Musical Theatre Studio
THEA 3355	Broadway Musicals-A History
THEA 3387	Leadership in Perf. Arts Org.
THEA 4305	Arts Entrepreneurship
Total Hours		120

²

Complete courses in the same instrument. 

Concentration in Music Performance: Vocal 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society (Required for Creative Arts component)	3
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence.		6
Music Performance: Vocal
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters in Voice) 2	4
MUSA 2253	Opera Workshop (Complete two semesters in Voice )	4
MUSA 2263	Diction I	2
MUSA 2264	Diction II	2
MUSA 3337	Choral Conducting I	3
MUSA 3391	Individual Instruction (Complete four semesters in Voice ) 2	12
MUSA 4293	Pedagogy Of Voice	2
MUSA 4294	Song Literature	2
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
Choir
Select a combination of eight semesters
MUSA 1151	University Chorus	1
MUSA 1250	University Chorale	2
Piano
MUSA 1271	Piano Class I	2
MUSA 1272	Piano Class II	2
MUSA 2271	Piano Class III	2
MUSA 2272	Piano Class IV 4	2
Electives
Select five additional hours of music electives from:
DANC 3311	Music for Dancers
DANC 3322	World Dance
DANC 3348	American Dance Forms - Jazz
DANC 3349	Hip Hop Dance I
DANC 3350	Dances of Mexico and Spain
DANC 3351	Performance Activism
MUSA 1185	Individual Instruction
MUSA 1280	Beginning Guitar Class
MUSA 1285	Individual Instruction
MUSA 2217	Improvisation I
MUSA 2280	Intermediate Guitar Class
MUST 1215	Music Technology I
MUST 3211	16th Century Counterpoint
MUST 3212	18th-Century Counterpoint
MUST 3216	Theory Seminar
MUST 3261	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp I
MUST 3262	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp II
MUST 3263	Comm Arr/Anal/Comp III
MUST 4211	Twentieth-Century Techniques
THEA 3226	Musical Theatre Studio
THEA 3355	Broadway Musicals-A History
THEA 3387	Leadership in Perf. Arts Org.
THEA 4305	Arts Entrepreneurship
Total Hours		120

²

Complete courses in the same instrument. 

⁴

Or fulfill piano proficiency

Concentration in Music Theory and Composition 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Designated Core
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society (Required for Creative Arts component)	3
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.		42
Music Theory and Composition
Theory Advancement Test required for all Bachelor of Music degrees
Required Courses:
MUSA 2217	Improvisation I	2
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I	3
or MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II
Select three hours from the following:		3
MUSL 3321	Classical Music History I (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3322	Classical Music History II (If not selected in previous section)	3
MUSL 3324	Music in World Cultures	3
MUSL 3325	Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am	3
MUSL 3326	Social History of Rock	3
MUSL 3327	History of Jazz	3
MUSL 3329	Topics in Music Hist & Culture	3
MUSL 3330	History of Commercial Music	3
MUSL 3332	Music and Film	3
MUSL 3333	Music of the Middle East	3
MUSL 3334	Intro to Ethnomusicology	3
MUST 1111	Aural Skills I	1
MUST 1112	Aural Skills II	1
MUST 1215	Music Technology I	2
MUST 1313	Music Theory I	3
MUST 1314	Music Theory II	3
MUST 2111	Aural Skills III	1
MUST 2112	Aural Skills IV	1
MUST 2219	Introduction to Composition (Complete two semesters)	4
MUST 2313	Music Theory III	3
MUST 2314	Music Theory IV	3
MUST 3211	16th Century Counterpoint	2
MUST 3212	18th-Century Counterpoint	2
MUST 3215	Music Theory V	2
MUST 3216	Theory Seminar (Complete two semesters)	4
MUST 3218	Music Theory VI	2
MUST 3315	Music Technology II	3
MUST 3319	Advanced Composition (Complete three semesters)	9
MUST 4211	Twentieth-Century Techniques	2
Individual Instruction
Complete the following; all courses must be in the same instrument:
MUSA 1195	Individual Instruction (Four semesters) 2	4
MUSA 3295	Individual Instruction (Two semesters) 2	4
Ensemble
If brass, percussion or wind, complete eight semesters of ensemble. This will be between 10 and 16 hours.		10-16
MUSA 1137	Special Focus Ensembles (Up to two semesters)	1
MUSA 1241	Marching Band (A minimum of two, and up to four, semesters )	2
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony (up to six semesters)	2
If vocal, complete eight semesters of ensemble. This will be between 8 and 16 hours		8-16
MUSA 1137	Special Focus Ensembles (Up to two semesters )	1
MUSA 1151/1250	University Chorus (A minimum of six, and up to eight, semesters )	1
If guitar or piano, complete eight semesters of ensemble. This will be between 8 and 16 hours.		8-16
Up to eight semesters from the following:
MUSA 1143	Symphonic Band	1
MUSA 1151	University Chorus	1
MUSA 1244	Wind Symphony	2
MUSA 1250	University Chorale	2
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings	2
If orchestral string, complete eight semesters of ensemble:		16
Up to eight semesters from the following:
MUSA 1261	Orchestra-Strings	2
Only one ensemble course per semester is accepted
Piano
MUSA 1271	Piano Class I	2
MUSA 1272	Piano Class II	2
MUSA 2271	Piano Class III	2
MUSA 2272	Piano Class IV 4	2
Total Hours		124

²

Complete courses in the same instrument. 

⁴

Or fulfill piano proficiency

University Core Curriculum (A program may recommend specific courses. All courses require a C or better.)

I. Communication (six hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility.
Select six hours of the following:		6
For students whose secondary education was in English:
COMM 1611	Written and Oral Communication
ENGL 1313	Writing About Literature
RWS 1301	Rhetoric & Composition I
RWS 1302	Rhetoric & Composition 2
RWS 1601	Rhetoric, Composition & Comm
For students whose secondary education was not in English:
ESOL 1311	Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl
ESOL 1312	Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl
TOTAL HOURS		6

II. American History (six hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on the consideration of past events and ideas relative to the United States, with the option of including Texas History for a portion of this component area. Courses involve the interaction among individuals, communities, states, the nation, and the world, considering how these interactions have contributed to the development of the United States and its global role. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
HIST 1301	History of U.S. to 1865	3
HIST 1302	History of U.S. Since 1865	3
TOTAL HOURS		6

III. Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience. Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Select one of the following:		3
AFST 2300	Intro-African Amer Studies
CHIC 2302	Latina/o Presence in the U.S.
ENGL 2311	English Literature
ENGL 2312	English Literature
ENGL 2313	Intro to American Fiction
ENGL 2314	Intro to American Drama
ENGL 2318	Intro to American Poetry
FREN 2322	Making of the "Other" Americas
HIST 2301	World History to 1500
HIST 2302	World History Since 1500
PHIL 1301	Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2306	Ethics
RS 1301	Introduct to Religious Studies
SPAN 2340	Seeing & Naming: Conversations
WS 2300	Introduction to Womens Studies
WS 2350	Global Feminisms
TOTAL HOURS		3

IV. Mathematics (three hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns, and relationships. Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and Empirical & Quantitative Skills.
Select one of the following:		3
MATH 1309	College Algebra
MATH 1310	Trigonometry and Conics
MATH 1319	Math in the Modern World
MATH 1320	Math for Social Sciences I
MATH 1411	Calculus I
MATH 1508	Precalculus
MATH 2301	Math for Social Sciences II
STAT 1380	Statistical Literacy
STAT 2480	Elementary Statistical Methods
TOTAL HOURS		3

V. Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on experiences. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, and Teamwork.
Select one of the following:
ASTR 1107	Astronomy Lab I
ASTR 1307	Elem Astronomy-Solar System
ASTR 1308	Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies
BIOL 1103	Introductory Biology Lab
BIOL 1104	Human Biology Laboratory
BIOL 1107	Topics in Study of Life I
BIOL 1108	Organismal Biology Laboratory
BIOL 1203	Introductory Biology
BIOL 1304	Human Biology
BIOL 1305	General Biology
BIOL 1306	Organismal Biology
BIOL 2111	Human Anat/Physio Lab I
BIOL 2113	Human Anat/Physio Lab II
BIOL 2311	Human Anat/Physiology I
BIOL 2313	Human Anat/Physiology II
CHEM 1105	Laboratory for CHEM 1305
CHEM 1106	Laboratory for CHEM 1306
CHEM 1107	Intro General Chemistry Lab
CHEM 1108	Intro Organic & Biochem Lab
CHEM 1305	General Chemistry
CHEM 1306	General Chemistry
CHEM 1307	Intro to General Chemistry
CHEM 1308	Intro Organic & Biochemistry
ESCI 1101	Environmental Sci. Lab
ESCI 1102	Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301
ESCI 1301	Intro to Environmental Sci
GEOG 1106	Laboratory for GEOG 1306
GEOG 1306	Physical Geography
GEOL 1103	Lab for GEOL 1313
GEOL 1104	Lab for GEOL 1314
GEOL 1111	Principles of Earth Sci - Lab
GEOL 1112	Laboratory for Geology 1212
GEOL 1211	Principles of Earth Sciences
GEOL 1212	Principles of Earth Science
GEOL 1230	The Blue Planet
GEOL 1231	Natural Hazards
GEOL 1313	Intro to Physical Geology
GEOL 1314	Intro to Historical Geol
HSCI 2302	Fundamentals of Nutrition
HSCI 2303	Wellness Dynamics
MICR 2330	Microorganisms and Disease
PHYS 1403	General Physics I
PHYS 1404	General Physics II
PHYS 2120	Laboratory for PHYS 2320
PHYS 2121	Laboratory for PHYS 2321
PHYS 2320	Introductory Mechanics
PHYS 2321	Introductory Electromagnetism
TOTAL HOURS		6

VI. Political Science (six hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on consideration of the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the states, with special emphasis on that of Texas. Courses involve the analysis of governmental institutions, political behavior, civic engagement, and their political and philosophical foundations. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Social Responsibility and Personal Responsibility.
Required Courses:
POLS 2310	Introduction to Politics	3
POLS 2311	American Gover & Politics	3
TOTAL HOURS		6

VII. Social & Behavioral Sciences (three hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on the application of empirical and scientific methods that contribute to the understanding of what makes us human. Courses involve the exploration of behavior and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, and events, examining their impact on the individual, society, and culture. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 1301	Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog
ANTH 1302	Intro-Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1310	Cultural Geography
ANTH 2320	Intro to Linguistics
ASIA 2300	Asian American Studies
CE 2326	Econ for Engrs & Scientists
CHIC 2311	Intro to Chicano Studies
COMM 2350	Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2372	Mass Media and Society
ECON 2303	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2304	Principles of Microeconomics
EDPC 1301	Introduction to Ed Psychology
EDU 1342	Action Research in Classrooms
ENGL 2320	Introduction to Linguistics
GEOG 1310	Cultural Geography
LEAD 2300	Leadership in Action
LING 2320	Introduction to Linguistics
LING 2340	Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics
PSYC 1301	Introduction to Psychology
SOCI 1301	Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 1310	Cultural Geography
TOTAL HOURS		3

VIII. Creative Arts

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Courses in this category focus on the appreciation and analysis of creative artifacts and works of the human imagination. Courses involve the synthesis and interpretation of artistic expression and enable critical, creative, and innovative communication about works of art. Course objectives for this component are: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.
Select one of the following:		3
ART 1300	Art Appreciation
ARTH 1305	History of Art I
ARTH 1306	History of Art II
CHIC 1311	Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat
DANC 1304	Introduction to Dance
FILM 1390	Intro-Art of Motion Pict.
MUSL 1324	Music Appreciation
MUSL 1327	Jazz to Rock
MUSL 2321	Music, Culture, and Society
THEA 1313	Introduction to Theatre
TOTAL HOURS		3

IX. Component Area Option (six hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
a. A minimum of 3 SCH must meet the definition and corresponding Core Objectives specified in one of the foundational component areas. b. As an option for up to 3 semester credit hours of the Component Area Option, an institution may select course(s) that: (i) Meet(s) the definition specified for one or more of the foundational component areas; and (ii) Include(s) a minimum of three Core Objectives, including Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and one of the remaining Core Objectives of the institution's choice.
BUSN 1301	Intro to Global Business
COMM 1301	Public Speaking	3
COMM 1302	Business/Profession Comm
CS 1310	Intro-Computational Thinking
CS 1320	Computer Programming Sci/Engr
EL 1301	Eng Innovation and Leadership
ENGR 1302	Engineering Design Experience
ENGR 1303	Applied Engineering Analysis
LEAD 1300	Introduction to Leadership
SCI 1301	Inquiry in Math & Science
SPLP 1312	Comm. Var. Across the Lifespan
UNIV 1301	Seminar/Critical Inquiry
TOTAL HOURS		6