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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music, B.A. Degree Requirements (124 hours)


Degree Plan (MUSICBA)


General Education Curriculum


GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)


GEC 02. Natural Science (8-10 hours minimum)


Select 2 courses with labs:

GEC 03. Humanities (9 hours)


GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)


Select 1 course: 

GEC 06. Mathematics (3 hours)


Select 1 course:

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement (Major Area)


GEC 08. Speaking Intensive Requirement (3 hours)


GEC 09. Capstone Requirement (Major Area)


 Select 1 course:

Note:


*This course satisfies both the GEC requirement and a program requirement for this major.

**This particular GEC course is recommended by this major.

***This course does not satisfy prerequisites for any other math course.

◊ GEC restrictions apply, see here .

GEC 07 - GEC 09 courses are specific to this major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum


Select 1 option:

Select 8 hours of Music electives:

(MUS, MUP, or MED courses)

Select 1 Music History

400-level course

Major instrument

Must be taken studying the same instrument for 6 semesters (12 hours required). Summer excluded ♦

Same major ensemble

Must be taken for 6 semesters. Summers excluded.

Recital class

Must be taken for 3 semesters as

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (6-15 hours)


Foreign Language Requirement:

12 hours in a single foreign language; fewer hours may suffice, but course level 202 must be completed.

Select 3 hours from ENG or HIS or FL courses.

300-level courses recommeded, especially:

DEG 03. Electives


Choose electives as needed with adviser’s approval. (See Hours to Degree below.)

Note:


♦Students must complete at least 1 semester of applied lessons at the 400-level or higher.

Hours to Degree


124 hours are needed to graduate with a BA in Music. At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 45 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements  for more information.