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BM.VOPF - Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
COURSES | CREDIT HOURS (BM) |
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Developing A Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9 |
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II | |
ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Foreign Language | 8 |
Foundations for Excellence | 1 |
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.) | |
History | 6 |
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 | |
Kinesiology | 2 |
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. | |
Mathematics | 3 |
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 | |
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) | 4 |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey RELI 4342/MUSI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service | |
Social Science | 3 |
Speech | 3 |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 51 |
ACADEMIC MAJOR | 48 |
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). | |
APPLIED MUSIC | |
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 |
ENSEMBLES | 9 |
MUSI 1135 and MUSI 1136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 2135 and MUSI 2136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 3135 and MUSI 3136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 4145 or MUSI 4146 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) | 7 |
OR | |
MUSI 1186 and MUSI 1187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 2186 and MUSI 2187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 3186 and MUSI 3187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 4186 or MUSI 4187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) | 7 |
AND | |
MUSI 1261 Opera Workshop | 2 |
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE (8 semesters) | |
MUSI 1000 - Performance Lab (S-L) MUSI 1001 - Performance Lab | CR/NCR CR/NCR |
ELECTIVES | |
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level | 0 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 130 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor’s degree is required, including 36 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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