Sample Degree Plan

Music Studies, B.A., Sample Degree Map Sample Degree Map

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 115 Music Appreciation 3
MUS 117 Piano Class, Elementary 1
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 121 Aural Skills I 2
MUS 123 Music Theory I 3
ENGL 100 Craft of Writing 3
FF Math Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 118 Piano Class, Elementary 2
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS 122 Aural Skills II 2
MUS 124 Music Theory II 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUS xxx Elective 3
MUS xxx Elective 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
FF Course 3
Non Major Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
Upper-Level Major Elective 3
Upper-Level Major Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
Upper-Level Major Elective 3
Upper-Level Major Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
MUSC xxx Music Creativity Requirement Course 3
Upper-Level Major Elective 3
Upper-Level Major Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
MUS 120 Concert Attendance 0
Upper-Level Major Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Upper-Level Elective 3
Non-Major Elective 2
TOTAL 14

GRAND TOTAL: 120

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