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Program Information

Program Description

The purpose of the Bachelor of Science in Music is to provide a rich yet broad education in music within the context of the Christian liberal arts tradition which prepares the student to live of life of service, function professionally as a musician, and to enter graduate/professional study.
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Choose one 3-hour course from the list below.*

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

*MATH1301 is not approved for BS degrees.

**A 4-hour math will fulfill this requirement, plus 1 hour toward your total required hours for the degree.

Choose one 4-hour course from the list below. The second digit of the course number must be a four.

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Completion requirement

Choose one 4-hour course and one 3-hour course from the list below. The second digit of the 4-hour course number must be a four.

Complete at least 2 courses in the following Course Sets:

Choose one 3-4 hour course from the list below.

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Please select an additional four credit hours of music electives.
Completion requirement

The student in the BS degree program must complete a minimum of 11 credit hours of applied study, 4 hours of which must be upper-level selected from the Primary Instrument.

Third digit of a course number determines instrument:

Voice --1-

Piano --2-

Organ --3-

Guitar --6-

Other instrumental lessons may be available depending on demand.

The following requirements are an example of fulfillment of the applied lessons requirement if student's primary instrument is voice.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
AND
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

MUSI 1117 taken as needed per audition results as a requisite to MUSI 1118.

AND
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

*Required to take concurrently with course Piano Proficiency Level III

The following requirements are an example of fulfillment of the applied lessons requirement if student's primary instrument is piano.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Requires concurrent enrollment in course - Piano Level VII: Sophomore Barrier for Piano.

AND
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
AND

Choose three (3) cumulative credit hours of applied lessons in another instrument or composition.

MUSI 11XX or 12XX

MUSI 21XX or 22XX

Completion requirement

Must be in Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) or Liberty Chorus (Treble) for eight semesters, including 4 upper-level hours.

Complete at least 1 of the following:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
OR
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Completion requirement

8 semesters (noncredit-hour requirement).

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Completion requirement
Select 17 upper-level credit hours.
Select 2-4 lower or upper-level credit hours.
Completion requirement
Completion requirement

The following list of courses found in the above degree plan contain a field-based service-learning component.

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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.

program

See information about the Music minor.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

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