General Education		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Shared Skills and Proficiencies
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
HMXP 102	Human Experience	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing	3
Oral Communication	See approved list	3
Technology	See approved list	3
Intensive Writing	Met in major with MUST 306	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Physical Activity	See approved list;	1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines
Global Perspectives	Met in major with MUST 307	0
Historical Perspectives	Met in major with MUST 305	0
Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives
Social Science	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators; may not use MUSA or MUST	6
Quantitative Skills and Natural Science	(3 courses)	9-12
Quantitative Skills	See approved list	(3-8)
Natural Science	See approved list; must include one lab science. [If 2 courses taken, must be in 2 different groups: Life, Physical ,Earth]	(3-8)
Subtotal		38-44
Music Core — Applied		14*
MUSA 111, 112, 211, 212, 311, 312	Private Lessons in the Major Instrument	6
MUSA 151 or MUSA 152 (guitar, piano, organ, voice majors) MUSA 156 or MUSA 157 (wind/percussion majors) or MUSA 161 (string majors)	Major Ensemble (guitar majors may substitute up to 3 hours of MUSA 168)	6
MUSA 181, 182	Piano Class I-II	2
Music Core — Theoretical		34*
MUST 121	Introduction to Music Technology	1
MUST 111, 112, 211, 212	Music Theory I-IV	12
MUST 113, 114, 213, 214	Aural Skills I-IV	4
MUST 305, 306, 307	History of Music to 1750, Hist of Music from 1750-1900, Music Since 1900	9
MUSA/MUST Electives	Any courses numbered above 299 except MUST 315	5
MUST 5___	500-level MUST elective	3
MUSR 498	Recital attendance requirement	0
Minor		15-24
Electives Choose from courses with any course designator other than MUSA or MUST		4-19
Total		120

*C or better must be earned in each course and cannot be taken on the S/U basis.

A minimum of 21 hours of MUSA/MUST courses must be taken in residence at Winthrop University.

Not more than 36 hours in any one subject designator may be applied toward the major for a BA degree.

BA-MUSC - Bachelor of Arts in Music

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