The Bass School of Music seeks to produce exceptional and knowledgeable performers who have a broad understanding of diverse musical styles. The Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance degree is designed to produce pianists who can perform solo repertoire at a high level, collaborate with other musicians, and attain gainful employment 雏汁视频 as pianists. This degree also prepares students for top level graduate programs across the nation.

The degree plan below shows the courses required for completion of a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. The course sequence is a suggestion only, and each student will meet with his or her advisor to discuss the most appropriate sequence for that student.

All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours. Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student. Students must receive credit for six semesters of Music Assembly. Students must attain the required proficiency and performance levels as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Instrumental Audition Requirements

Freshman Year

First Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 1112	Theory I	2
MUS 1122	Aural Skills I	2
AMA 1372	Applied Piano	2
MUEN	Major Ensemble	1
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Total Credits	16

Second Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 1212	Theory II	2
MUS 1222	Aural Skills II	2
AMA 1472	Applied Piano	2
MUEN	Major Ensemble	1
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Total Credits	16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 2112	Theory III	2
MUS 2122	Aural Skills III	2
AMA 1372	Applied Piano	2
MUEN 1941	Accompanying I	1
MUS 1123	Music and the Human Experience	3
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Advisor-Approved Electives	2
听	Total Credits	15

Second Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 35XX	Theory Topical Course	2
MUS 35XX	Theory Topical Course	2
MUS 3142	Conducting Fundamentals	2
AMA 1472	Applied Piano	2
MUED 2032/2042	Piano Pedagogy I or II	2
MUEN 1951	Accompanying II	1
MUS 3133	Writing About Music	3
听	Advisor-Approved Elective	1
听	Total Credits	15

Junior Year

First Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 3113	Orchestration	3
AMA 1372	Applied Piano	2
MUEN 1961	Accompanying III	1
听	Gen Ed & Lab	4
听	Gen Ed	3
听	General Electives	2
听	Total Credits	15

Second Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 4233	Musicology Seminar	3
AMA 1472	Applied Piano	2
MUS 3242	Conducting 鈥� Instrumental (or Vocal in Fall)	2
MUED 3032/3042	Piano Pedagogy III or IV	2
MUEN 1971	Accompanying IV	1
AMA 3441	Junior Recital	1
MUS 4752	Keyboard Skills	2
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Total Credits	16

Senior Year

First Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 4112	Forms & Analysis	2
MUS 4313	Composition I	3
AMA 1372	Applied Piano	2
MUEN 1861	Piano Ensemble	1
听	Gen Ed	3
听	General Electives	5
听	Total Credits	16

Second Semester

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
MUS 4412	18th Century Counterpoint	2
MUS 4623	Keyboard Literature Seminar	3
AMA 1472	Applied Piano	2
MUEN 1861	Piano Ensemble	1
AMA 4441	Senior Recital	1
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Gen Ed	3
听	Total Credits	15

*All courses listed on this degree plan are required for the completion of this degree. The course sequence is a suggestion only, and each student will meet with his or her advisor to discuss the most appropriate sequence for that student.

All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours. Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student. Students must receive credit for six semesters of Music Assembly in their first six semesters at OKCU. Students must attain the required performance levels as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Required Courses: 22 Hours

ENGL 1113 Composition I
ENGL 1213 Composition II
POLS 1113 Governance in America
LAS 1063 Liberal Arts Seminar**
HIST 1003/1103 US History to/Since 1876
REL 1003/2513 The Bible & Culture/Intro to World Religions
SCI 1003 & 1041 Methods of Science Inquiry & Integrated Science Lab
**Transfer students with at least 29 transferable hours (excluding CLEP, AP and IB credit) may substitute a single course of three or more credit hours for the LAS requirement. This course may be from the OKCU curriculum or transferred from another university. It may not meet any other degree requirement.

Philosophy/Ethics: 3 Credit Hours

PHIL/REL 2163 Moral Issues In Contemporary Culture
PHIL/REL 2213 Moral And Social Philosophy
MGMT 2223/PHIL 2203 Business Ethics And Leadership
PHIL/PHRH 2513 Ethics Of Communication -or- PHIL/REL 2703 Christian Ethics

Literature: 3 Credit Hours

ENGL 2103 Western Literature
ENGL 2603 World Literature
ENGL 2403/2413/2703 Survey of British Literature
ENGL 2713/2813 Survey of American Literature

Mathematics: 3 Credit Hours

MATH 1503 College Algebra
PSYC 2303/POLS 2303/SOC 2303 Statistics For Behavioral Sciences
Econ 2123 Business Statistics -or- a higher level math course

Social Science: 3 Credit Hours

PSYC 1113 Intro to Psychology
SOC 2013 Intro to Sociology -or- ECON 2113 Principles of Microeconomics

Modern Language: 6 Credit Hours

Six Hours (Through Beginner II Level) in A Single Language;

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Four Years (Eight Semesters) of A Single Language in High School;

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Equivalent Competency as Determined by the Department of Modern Language;

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For international students whose first language is other than English, a TOEFL score of 550 or above (equivalent score on the IBT is 80 or above). Online coursework will not be accepted.

Service Learning

See course schedule each semester for courses approved as service learning courses.

The Arts and Cross-Cultural Study

The arts study requirement is satisfied by any course beginning with the prefix MUS. The cross-cultural study requirement is fulfilled by:

REL 2513 Introduction to World Religions
ENGL 2603 World Literature -or- MUS 1123 Music and the Human Experience.

After beginning coursework at OKCU, students may transfer up to 12 credit hours of general education courses from another institution.

All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours.

Degree Sheet

MUSIC ADMISSIONS INFO