Bachelor of Music Degree (128-132 Cr.)

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To be eligible for the Bachelor of Music degree, students must complete the required curriculum for the program area. In addition, they must pass all performance tests set for them by the Department of Music. They must earn 136 credit hours for the Church Music program or 128 credit hours for the Composition or Performance program. They must maintain a grade point average of 2.000.

Two options are offered the student in the church music program: organ and voice. Each student is expected, however, to acquire sufficient skill in organ performance and choral directing to assume a position as a qualified parish musician.

General Education Requirements

For details, see Bachelor of Arts degree .

First Year Core: 8 Cr.

Theology: 6 Cr.

THEO 200 - The Christian Tradition Credits: 3
One 300-level Theology course Credits: 3

Writing Intensive Course: 3 Cr.

Writing in the Discipline

Cultural Diversity: 11 Cr.

World Language Credits: 8
Cultural Diversity Course Credits: 3

Humanities: 6 Cr.

Two courses, one each from two different areas:

Fine and Performing Arts Credits: 3
History Credits: 3
Literature Credits: 3
Philosophy Credits: 3

Social Sciences: 3 Cr.

Natural Sciences: 3-4 Cr.

Quantitative Analysis: 3-4 Cr.

Health and Wellness: 1 Cr.

One of the following options:

KIN 100 - Healthy Lifestyles Credits: 1
KIN 101 - Wellness and Stress Credits: 1

Music Requirements

The requirements for the major fields are given beginning on Music .