Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Requirements
Total Hours for Degree – minimum of 124 sem. hrs.		(124)
Residence Requirement – minimum		(60)
Grade point average – minimum of 2.00 overall, and also in the major for work done at Baylor.
Basic Requirements
Chapel
Complete two semesters		0
Creative Arts Experience
Attend twelve events		0
Students are required to attend 12 approved events with at least 2 events from each of the following categories: Art, Film, Music, Theatre, and Literature/World Cultures. Transfer students with 30 hours will attend 10 events.
Literature in Context
Select 3 hours from the School of Music Literature in Context distribution list.		3
History
Select one course from the following:		3
HIS 1300	The United States in Global Perspective
HIS 1305	World History to 1500
HIS 1307	World History since 1500
Political Science
PSC 1387	The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience	3
Religion
REL 1310 & REL 1350	The Christian Scriptures and The Christian Heritage	6
Foreign Languages and Culture
Select a minimum of 6 hours from the SOM Foreign Language and Cultural Competency distribution list. 1		6-12
Formal Reasoning -or- Scientific Method I: Course w/Lab Experience
Select 3 hours from the Formal Reasoning distribution list or 4 hours (one 4-hour course with included lab or 3-hour lecture and matching 1-hour lab course) from the Scientific Method I distribution list.		3-4
Research Writing
ENG 1310	Research Writing: Writing and Academic Inquiry Seminars	3
Select one of the following:		3
PWR 3300	Technical Writing
PWR 3303	Persuasive and Argumentative Writing
PWR 3318	Professional & Workplace Writing
Lifetime Fitness
Select two activity courses		2
Voice majors must fulfill this requirement by taking:
LF 1197	Beginning Relaxation/Fitness
Select one course from the following:
LF 1106	Beginning Aerobics
LF 1107	Intermediate Aerobics
LF 1110	Aerobic Walking
LF 1111	Aerobic Running
LF 1117	Beginning Ballet
LF 1118	Intermediate Ballet
LF 1119	Advanced Ballet
LF 1130	Social Dance
LF 1147	Beginning Jazz Dance
LF 1148	Intermediate Jazz Dance
LF 1176	Intermediate Swimming
LF 1192	Weight Control
LF 1194	Beginning Weight Training
LF 1195	Intermediate Weight Training
LF 1198	Intermediate Relaxation/Fitness
LF 1199	Advanced Relaxation/Fitness
Electives
Optional; may be required to reach 124 sem. hr. minimum

¹

B.M. voice and B.M. music history and literature majors must take two semesters each of two languages (12 sem. hrs). B.M. voice majors must select from Italian (ITA), French (FRE), or German (GER).

Distribution lists appear at the end of the School of Music section of this catalog.

Music Core for Bachelor of Music Degree

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Requirements
MUS 1301	Theory I (must have a grade of "C" or above) 1,2	3
MUS 1101	Musicianship I (must have a grade of "C" or above) 1,2	1
MUS 1302	Theory II (must have a grade of "C" or above) 1,2	3
MUS 1102	Musicianship II (must have a grade of "C" or above) 1,2	1
MUS 2301	Theory III (must have a grade of "C" or above) 1,2	3
MUS 2101	Musicianship III (must have a grade of "C" or above) 1,2	1
MUS 2302	Theory IV 1,2	3
MUS 2102	Musicianship IV 1,2	1
MUS 3301	Theory V	3
MUS 3324	The History of Music before 1600 2	3
MUS 3325	The History of Music from 1600 to 1800 2	3
MUS 3326	The History of Music from 1800 to World War I 2	3
MUS 3327	The History of Music from World War I to the Present 2	3
MUS 1001	Recital Attendance (6 semesters)	0
Total Hours		31

¹

Undergraduate majors in music theory must make a grade of "B" or above.

²

Undergraduate majors in music history and literature must make a grade of "B" or above.