Major Requirements

Major: Music - Vocal Performance

Degree Type: B.Mus
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 142

General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree

• A dynamic list of approved general education courses offered by term is available on the NDSU General Education Requirements website.
• General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, if applicable.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First Year Experience (F)		1
UNIV 189	Skills For Academic Success (Also offered with the following prefixes: ABEN, AGRI, BUSN, HD&E, ME, NURS, PHRM)
Communication (C)		12
ENGL 110	College Composition I
ENGL 120	College Composition II
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Upper Division Writing †
Quantitative Reasoning (R) †		3
Science and Technology (S) †		10
Humanities and Fine Arts (A) †		6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) †		6
Wellness (W) †		2
Cultural Diversity (D) *†
Global Perspectives (G) *†
Total Credits		40

*	May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category.
†	May be satisfied with courses required in the major. Review major requirements to determine if a specific upper division writing course is required.

Major Requirements

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all MUSC prefix courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Music Core Requirements
MUSC 103	Introduction to Music History (May satisfy general education category A)	3
MUSC 130	Theory and Analysis I	3
MUSC 131	Theory and Analysis II	3
MUSC 132	Ear Training & Sight Singing I	1
MUSC 133	Ear Training & Sight Singing II	1
MUSC 230	Theory and Analysis III	3
MUSC 231	Theory and Analysis IV	3
MUSC 232	Ear Training & Sight Singing III	1
MUSC 233	Ear Training & Sight Singing IV	1
MUSC 250	Basic Conducting	2
MUSC 340	Music History I	3
MUSC 341	Music History II	3
MUSC 380	Recital	1
MUSC 385	Music Entrepreneurship	3
MUSC 480	Recital	1
Advanced Theory - select 2 of the following 3 courses		6
MUSC 411	Form and Analysis
MUSC 430	Counterpoint
MUSC 431	Contemporary Harmonic Techniques
Applied Music Select 22 credits from the following:		22
MUSC 167	Applied Voice	1
MUSC 173	Supplementary Applied Study (1-2 credits)
MUSC 267	Applied Voice	1
MUSC 273	Supplementary Applied Study (1-2 credits)
MUSC 367	Applied Voice	1
MUSC 373	Supplementary Applied Study (2-3 credits)
MUSC 467	Applied Voice	1
MUSC 473	Supplementary Applied Study (3-4 credits)
THEA 268	Acting the Song I (Students may take this course instead of 3 credits of Supplementary Applied Study)	3
Vocal Track
MUSC 174	Pronunciation for Singers I	1
MUSC 175	Pronunciation for Singers II	1
MUSC 346	Survey/Vocal Literature	2
MUSC 349	Vocal Methods & Pedagogy I	2
MUSC 350	Vocal Methods & Pedagogy II	2
MUSC 442	Opera Literature	2
Language
FREN 101	First-Year French I	4
FREN 102	First-Year French II	4
GERM 101	First-Year German I	4
GERM 102	First-Year German II	4
Applied Piano: Private (MUSC 165) or class (MUSC 160; MUSC 161; MUSC 260; MUSC 261)		4
MUSC 160	Piano Class I (Up to 2 semesters of MUSC 165 with permission)
or MUSC 165	Applied Piano
MUSC 161	Piano Class II
MUSC 260	Piano Class III
MUSC 261	Piano Class IV
Major Ensemble: Select 8 credits from the following:		8
MUSC 306	Concert Choir (or as approved by adviser)
Minor Ensemble: Select 4 credits from the following:		4
MUSC 215	University Chamber Singers
MUSC 317	Madrigal Singers
MUSC 319	Opera Workshop
Or as approved by adviser
Performance Attendance: Must enroll for 5 different semesters
MUSC 180	Performance Attendance	0
Total Credits		102

Degree Notes

• Music majors may not declare a music minor.