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• All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours. 
• Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student.
• All courses listed on this degree plan are required for the completion of this degree, however, the course sequence is a suggestion only. Each student will meet with his or her advisor to discuss the most appropriate sequence for that student.

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester

MUS 1112 Theory I — 2
MUS 1122 Aural Skills I — 2
AMI 1372 Applied Guitar — 2
AMA 1571 Class Piano I — 1
MUEN Major Ensemble — 1
Gen Ed — 3
Gen Ed — 3

Total Credits: 14

Second Semester

MUS 1212 Theory II — 2
MUS 1222 Aural Skills II — 2
AMI 1472 Applied Guitar — 2
AMA 1671 Class Piano II — 1
MUEN Major Ensemble — 1
Advisor-Approved Elective — 1
Gen Ed — 3
Gen Ed — 3

Total Credits: 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

First Semester

MUS 2112 Theory III — 2
MUS 2122 Aural Skills III — 2
AMI 1372 Applied Guitar — 2
MUS 3322 Fretboard Harmony I — 2
MUEN Major Ensemble/Guitar Ensemble -or- Jazz Combo — 1
MUS 1123 Music & the Human Experience — 3
Advisor-Approved Elective — 1
Gen Ed — 3

Total Credits: 16

Second Semester

MUS 35XX Theory Topical Course — 2
MUS 35XX Theory Topical Course — 2
MUS 3133 Writing About Music — 3
MUS 3142 Conducting Fundamentals — 2
AMI 1472 Applied Guitar — 2
MUS 3422 Fretboard Harmony II — 2
MUEN Major Ensemble/Guitar Ensemble -or- Jazz Combo — 1
MUS 2252 Guitar Improvisation — 2

Total Credits: 16

JUNIOR YEAR

First Semester

MUS 3113 Orchestration — 3
MUS 2242 Jazz Improvisation — 2
AMI 1372 Applied Guitar — 2
MUEN 1361 Guitar Ensemble — 1
MUS 4233 Musicology Seminar — 3
Advisor-Approved Elective — 1
Gen Ed — 3

Total Credits: 15

Second Semester

MUS 4412 18th Cent. Counterpoint — 2
MUS 3242 Conducting - Instrumental or Vocal — 2
AMI 1472 Applied Guitar — 2
MUEN 1361 Guitar Ensemble — 1
MUED 3932 Guitar Pedagogy — 2
AMI 3441 Junior Recital — 1
Gen Ed — 3
Gen Ed — 3

Total Credits: 16

SENIOR YEAR 

First Semester

MUS 4112 Forms & Analysis — 2
MUS 4313 Composition I — 3
MUS 4822 Guitar Literature Seminar I — 2
AMI 1372 Applied Guitar — 2
MUEN 1361 Guitar Ensemble — 1
Gen Ed — 3
Gen Ed — 3
Total Credits: 13

Second Semester

MUS 4922 Guitar Literature Seminar II — 2
AMI 1472 Applied Guitar — 2
MUEN 1361 Guitar Ensemble — 1
AMI 4441 Senior Recital—  1
Gen Ed & Lab — 4
Gen Ed — 3
Gen Ed — 3

Total Credits: 16

General Education Courses

UNDERGRADUATE

• 15 minutes of music with a minimum of two contrasting works
• may be performed on classical, acoustic, or electric guitar
• Optional: Additional works may include original compositions and performances on other plucked string historical or folk instruments such as the lute, theorbo, banjo and mandolin.
• Undergraduate Instrumental Audition Guidelines

GRADUATE

• 30 minutes of music
• may be performed on classical, acoustic, or electric guitar
• Optional:  Additional works (not required) may include original compositions and performances on other plucked string historical or folk instruments such as the lute, theorbo, banjo, and mandolin.
• Resume listing music-related accomplishments and provide links to completed creative projects. (Spotify, podcasts, websites, etc.)
• Graduate Instrumental Audition Guidelines