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Music (BS)

The purpose of the Bachelor of Science in Music is to provide a rich yet broad education in music within the context of the Christian liberal arts tradition which prepares the student to live of life of service, function professionally as a musician, and to enter graduate/professional study.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses

credit hours (bS)

CORE EXPERIENCE

DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience

3

Developing A Christian Mind

DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind

3

English

9

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II

and

ENGL 2301 - World Literature I

or

ENGL 2302 - World Literature II

Fine Arts
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

History HIST Lower Level (LL)

3

Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List.

Kinesiology

1

KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living

Mathematics (3-4 hour course)

3

Choose one 3-hour course from Math LL Course List.

Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course)

3

Choose one 4-hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List.

Religion

9

RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey

RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey

MUSI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service

Social Science

3

POLS 2301 - American National Government

Total Core Experience

40

Additional Program General Education Hours

10

Choose one 4-hour course and one 3-hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List.

Choose one 3-4 hour course from STEM LL Course List.

Music Major

27

MUSI 1011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II

MUSI 1012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II

MUSI 1013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II

MUSI 1111 - Aural Skills I

MUSI 1112 - Aural Skills II

MUSI 1311 - Music Theory I

MUSI 1312 - Music Theory II

MUSI 2012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV*

MUSI 2013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV*

MUSI 2023A - Piano Proficiency Level III

MUSI 2111 - Aural Skills III

MUSI 2112 - Aural Skills IV

MUSI 2305 - Introduction to Music Literature and Fine Arts

MUSI 2311 - Music Theory III

MUSI 2312 - Music Theory IV

MUSI 3204 - Music History and Literature I

MUSI 3205 - Music History and Literature II

MUSI 3206 - Music History and Literature III

MUSI 3207 - Basic Conducting

* (Music Proficiency Exam Level IV courses are requisites for all upper-level Music courses, including recital courses).

Applied Lessons
MUSI 1117 - Class Piano I

MUSI 1118 - Class Piano II

Please select six additional applied lessons courses in Voice, Piano, Organ, or Guitar.

8

Music Electives
Please select an additional three credit hours of music electives.

3

Music Ensembles
Must be in Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) or Liberty Chorus (Treble) for eight semesters, including 4 upper-level hours

8

Seminar/Performance Lab
8 semesters (noncredit-hour requirement)
MUSI 1000/1001 (S-L)

8 sem. 

Total Music Core Requirements

46

Electives

Upper-Level*
*The required Upper-Level hours may increase dependent on the Music Elective choice.

17

Lower or Upper-Level

7

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.

At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

A minimum grade of C- is required for all music courses within a music major field of study.

MINOR IN MUSIC

See information about the Minor in Music here.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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