Bachelor of Music Degree - Academic Core

To receive a Bachelor of Music degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:

Church Music Major

A. Core Courses - 46 hours

Capstone

determined by major

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Old Testament Survey

3

CSBS 1312New Testament Survey

3

Contemporary World Issues or Social Science - 3 hours

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Fulfilled by Major

Lab Science - 4 hours

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours

MATH only

MATH 1304Quantitative Reasoning

3

or

higher

Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours

Social Science - 6 hours

two different subject areas outside of major

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours

B. Other requirements are listed in the schematic plans in the Department of Music section of this catalog.

Total Credit Hours: 131

Music Education Major

A. Core Courses - 46 hours

Capstone

determined by major

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Old Testament Survey

3

CSBS 1312New Testament Survey

3

Contemporary World Issues or Social Science - 3 hours

HIST 2311American History to 1877

3

or

HIST 2312American History since 1877

3

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Fulfilled by Major

Lab Science - 4 hours

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours

MATH only

MATH 1304Quantitative Reasoning

3

or

higher

Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours

Social Science - 6 hours

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

and

POLS 2310State and Federal Government I

3

or

POLS 2311State and Federal Government II

3

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours

B. Other requirements are listed in the schematic plans in the Department of Music section of this catalog.

Teacher Certification: Students wishing to meet Texas Teacher Certification requirements should refer to the Academic Foundation and Professional Education requirements as stated in this catalog by the College of Education.

 

Total Credit Hours: 136-137

Performance Major

A. Core Courses - 54 hours

Capstone

determined by major

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Old Testament Survey

3

CSBS 1312New Testament Survey

3

Contemporary World Issues or Social Science - 3 hours

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Fulfilled by Major

Foreign Language – 8 hours

in one language

Lab Science - 4 hours

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours

MATH 1304Quantitative Reasoning

3

or

higher

Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours

Social Science - 6 hours

two different disciplines outside of the major

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours

B. Other requirements are listed in the schematic plans in the Department of Music section of this catalog.

 

Total Credit Hours: 130-131

Total minimum credit hours for degree: 130 (Voice) or 131 (Piano)