Vocal Performance (BM)
Vocal Performance (BM)
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
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COURSES |
CREDIT HOURS (BM) |
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Developing A Christian Mind |
3 |
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English |
9 |
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ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II |
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ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II |
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Foreign Language |
8 |
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Foundations for Excellence |
1 |
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FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.) |
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History |
6 |
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Choose two: HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II |
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Kinesiology |
2 |
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KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived. |
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Mathematics |
3 |
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Choose one: MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
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Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
4 |
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Religion |
9 |
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RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey RELI 4342/MUSI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service |
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Social Science |
3 |
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Speech |
3 |
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TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS |
51 |
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ACADEMIC MAJOR |
48 |
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CONTENT MUSI 1011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1111 - Aural Skills I MUSI 1112 - Aural Skills II MUSI 1206 - Diction I MUSI 1207 - Diction II MUSI 1311 - Music Theory I MUSI 1312 - Music Theory II MUSI 2011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2111 - Aural Skills III MUSI 2112 - Aural Skills IV MUSI 2305 - Introduction to Music Literature and Fine Arts MUSI 2311 - Music Theory III MUSI 2312 - Music Theory IV MUSI 3089 - Junior Recital for Performance Majors MUSI 3201 - Analysis of Musical Structure MUSI 3204 - Music History and Literature I MUSI 3205 - Music History and Literature II MUSI 3206 - Music History and Literature III MUSI 3207 - Basic Conducting MUSI 3208 - Advanced Choral Conducting MUSI 4089B - Senior Recital for Performance Majors MUSI 4201 - Orchestration MUSI 4203 - Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint MUSI 4211 - Vocal Pedagogy MUSI 4212 - Vocal Literature and Performance Practice MUSI 4214 - Choral Literature and Advanced Choral Techniques MUSB 4310 - The Musician as Entrepreneur * (Music Proficiency Exam Level IV courses are requisites for all upper-level Music courses, including recital courses). |
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APPLIED MUSIC |
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Applied Voice (18 credit hours: 8 lower level, 10 upper level) AP Level IV Applied Piano MUSI 2023B Piano Proficiency Level IV |
18 CR 4 CR |
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ENSEMBLES - GRAND CHORUS |
9 |
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MUSI 1135 and MUSI 1136 Grand Chorus |
2 |
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MUSI 2135 and MUSI 2136 Grand Chorus |
2 |
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MUSI 3135 and MUSI 3136 Grand Chorus |
2 |
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MUSI 4135 Grand Chorus (upper-level major ensemble) |
1 |
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MUSI 1261 Opera Workshop |
2 |
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PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE (8 semesters) |
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MUSI 1000 - Performance Lab (S-L) MUSI 1001 - Performance Lab |
CR/NCR CR/NCR |
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ELECTIVES |
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Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level |
0 0 |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED |
130 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor’s degree is required, including 42 upper-level credit hours.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
A minimum grade of C- is required for all music courses within a music major field of study.
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
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