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College of Fine Arts

BM in Music Performance - Vocal emphasis (2026 - 2027)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101: College English I 1 010 3 MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 030 3
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 070 3 MUSA 114P: Piano Class Level II - Music Majors 1
MUSA 113P: Piano Class Level I - Music Majors 1 MUSA 233Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Voice 3
MUSA 233Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Voice 3 MUSC 113: Introduction to Music Studies and Professional Skills 3
MUSC 127: Musicianship 1 2 MUSC 128: Musicianship 2 2
MUSC 129: Aural Skills 1 2 MUSC 130: Aural Skills 2 2
MUSP 105: Recital Attendance 0 MUSP 105: Recital Attendance 0
MUSP 122: English Diction 1 MUSP 121: Italian Diction 1
MUSP 2__: Ensemble 1 MUSP 2__: Ensemble 1
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 1st year: 32

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 102: College English II 1 010 3 COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 020 3
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040 4 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3
MUSA 115P: Piano Class Level III - Music Majors 1 MUSA 116P: Piano Class Level IV - Music Majors 3 1
MUSA 233Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Voice 3 MUSA 233Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors-Voice 3
MUSC 229: Aural Skills 3 2 MUSP 105: Recital Attendance 0
MUSP 105: Recital Attendance 0 MUSP 2__: Ensemble 1
MUSP 2__: Ensemble 1 MUSP 222: French Diction 1
MUSP 221: German Diction 1 Theory/Composition Elective 4 2
Theory/Composition Elective 4 2 Theory/Composition Elective 4 2
Fall Total Hours 17 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 2nd year: 33

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MUSA 433Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Voice 3 MUSA 433Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Voice 3
MUSP 308: Choral Conducting 2 MUSC 726: Voice Literature 5 3
MUSP 4__: Ensemble 1 MUSP 300: Junior Recital 0
MUSP 411K: Opera Theatre 1 MUSP 4__: Ensemble 1
World Language 4 3 MUSP 411E: Opera Lab 5 1
Musicology Elective 4 3 Musicology Elective 4 3
Major Elective 4 2 World Language 4 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 3rd year: 29

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3 GEN ED: Additional GE Approved Course 070 3
MUSA 433Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Voice 3 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3
MUSP 4__: Ensemble 1 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3
MUSP 411K: Opera Theatre 1 MUSA 433Y: Applied Music Instruction for Majors - Voice 3
MUSP 625: Voice Pedagogy 2 MUSP 4__: Ensemble 1
Major Elective 4 3 MUSP 400: Senior Recital 0
Fall Total Hours 13 Spring Total Hours 13

Total hours for 4th year: 26

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 2026-2027 catalog.
  5. Course taught spring even years only

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