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	See approved list	3
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		41-47
Music Core — Applied		21*
MUSA 111, 112, 211, 212, 311, 312	Private Lessons in the Major Instrument	6
MUSA 151 or MUSA 152 OR MUSA 156 or MUSA 157 OR MUSA 159 OR MUSA 161	Major Ensemble (guitar, piano, voice) Major Ensemble (wind/brass/percussion) Major Ensemble (jazz) Major Ensemble (string majors)	2
MUSA 153	Commercial Music Ensemble	6
MUSA 181, 182	Piano Class I-II	2
MUST 217	Music Improvisation I	3
MUSA 415	Music Capstone	2
Music Core — Theoretical		26*
MUST 121	Introduction to Music Technology	1
MUST 111, 112, 211	Music Theory I-III	9
MUST 113, 114, 213	Aural Skills I-III	3
MUST 313	Commercial Music Theory and Arranging	3
MUST 301	Music Business and Entrepreneurship	2
MUST 306, 307	History of Music from 1750-1900, Music Since 1900	6
MUST 308	History of American Popular Music	3
Music Technology		4*
MUTC 121	Introduction to Music Technology	1
MUTC 201	Foundations of Music Technology	3
Other Music Requirements
MUSR 498	Recital attendance requirement	0
Minor		15-24
Electives	Choose from courses with any course designator other than MUSA or MUST	0-17
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-COMU - Bachelor of Arts in Music-Commercial Music

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