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College of Fine Arts

BM in Music - Composition emphasis (2025 - 2026)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101: College English I 1 0103 MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 0303
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 0703 MUSA 114P: Piano Class Level II - Music Majors1
MUSA 113P: Piano Class Level I - Music Majors1 MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2
MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2 MUSC 113: Introduction to Music Studies and Professional Skills3
MUSC 127: Musicianship 12 MUSC 128: Musicianship 22
MUSC 129: Aural Skills 12 MUSC 130: Aural Skills 22
MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0 MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0
MUSP 2__: Ensemble1 MUSP 2__: Ensemble1
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 1st year: 28

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 102: College English II 1 0103 COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 0203
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503
MUSA 115P: Piano Class Level III - Music Majors1 MUSA 116P: Piano Class Level IV - Music Majors 31
MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2 MUSA 232_: Applied Lesson2
MUSC 229: Aural Skills 32 MUSC 260 Beginning Music Composition2
MUSC 259: Introduction to Music Composition2 MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0
MUSP 105: Recital Attendance0 MUSP 2__: Ensemble1
MUSP 2__: Ensemble1 Theory/Composition Elective 42
Theory/Composition Elective 42 Theory/Composition Elective 42
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 2nd year: 32

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MUSA 432_: Applied Lesson2 MUSA 432_: Applied Lesson2
MUSC 560: Applied Composition2 MUSC 560: Applied Composition2
MUSP 4__: Ensemble1 MUSC 641: Orchestration2
Theory/Composition Elective 42 MUSP 4__: Ensemble1
Musicology Elective 43 Musicology Elective 43
Open Elective3 Open Elective3
Choose one of the following:
  • MUSP 307: Instrumental Conducting
  • MUSP 308: Choral Conducting
2 Choose one of the following:
  • MUSP 651: Advanced Conducting and Score Reading
  • MUSP 691: Advanced Choral Conducting
2
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 3rd year: 30

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603 GEN ED: Diversity Designation 0703
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 0404 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503
MUSA 432_: Applied Lesson2 MUSA 432_: Applied Lesson2
MUSC 660: Applied Composition2 MUSC 660: Applied Composition2
MUSP 4__: Ensemble1 MUSP 4__: Ensemble1
Theory/Composition Elective 42 MUSP 400: Senior Recital0
Theory/Composition Elective 42 Theory/Composition Elective 42
Open Elective1
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 4th year: 30

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher required.
  2. Students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at WSU as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course. Those students must take an additional general education approved course.
  3. All music majors must pass a piano proficiency examination.
  4. Must be selected from a specified list. For a complete list of options, please view the 2025-2026 catalog.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity