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Program checklist · BM

Music, BM

Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BM
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
200004
CourseShelf checklist
CK_200004_4db64054
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

0 items

    Major Requirements (41 hours)

    26 items
    1. MUS 107
      2
    2. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MUS 148
      1
    4. MUS 149
      1
    5. MUS 207
      2
    6. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MUS 208
      1
    8. MUS 218
      3
    9. MUS 248
      1
    10. MUS 249
      1
    11. MUS 305
      0
    12. MUS 308
      1
    13. MUS 309
      1
    14. MUS 318
      3
    15. MUS 319
      3
    16. MUS 329
      2
    17. MUS 418
      3
    18. MUS 419
      3
    19. Take one of the following courses, any of which may be used to satisfy the appropriate category of Liberal Studies, but do not satisfy the Upper Level Perspectives requirement for a Music major.
      Not resolved to a course
    20. MUS 300
      3
    21. MUS 302
      3
    22. MUS 303
      3
    23. MUS 304
      3
    24. Concert Attendance (six semesters are required)
      Not resolved to a course
    25. MUS 358
      0
    26. Six semesters of ensemble are required, including four semesters of ensemble appropriate to the primary performance area chosen in consultation with the studio professor and two additional semesters selected from an School of Music ensemble. All ensembles used to meet this requirement are subject to approval by an advisor. For music education concentration students, only two semesters of marching band and/or Catamount Singers may be used to meet this requirement. For students in the performance concentration, additional ensemble is required; see details in the concentration description.
      Not resolved to a course

    Concentrations

    0 items

      Music Education Concentration (46 hours)

      0 items

        Teacher Education Program

        0 items

          Professional Education Sequence for Music Education (26 hours)

          13 items
          1. Core Courses
            Not resolved to a course
          2. EDCI 201
            3
          3. EDCI 430
            3
          4. MUS 323
            2
          5. MUS 324
            2
          6. SPED 240
            3
          7. Intern I (1 hour required)
            Not resolved to a course
          8. EDSE 484
            1-3
          9. Intern II
            Not resolved to a course
          10. EDSE 485
            6
          11. EDSE 495
            3
          12. MUS 491
            3
          13. Note: You must be fully admitted into the Teacher Education program and have a 2.75 cumulative GPA to enroll in all courses in this Professional Education Sequence except for EDCI 201 and SPED 240.
            Not resolved to a course

          Music Education Courses (7 hours)

          4 items
          1. MUS 283
            1
          2. MUS 307
            2
          3. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. MUS 428
            Choral Conducting
            or: MUS 429 - Instrumental Conducting
            2

          Methods and Materials Courses (4 hours)

          4 items
          1. MUS 314
            2
          2. MUS 315
            2
          3. MUS 326
            2
          4. MUS 327
            2

          Techniques Courses (9 hours)

          9 items
          1. MUS 168
            2
          2. MUS 169
            2
          3. MUS 258
            1
          4. MUS 259
            2
          5. MUS 272
            2
          6. MUS 311
            2
          7. MUS 312
            2
          8. MUS 403
            1
          9. MUS 411
            3

          Commercial Music and Audio Production Concentration (34 hours)

          0 items

            Required Courses (25 hours)

            12 items
            1. MUS 150
              3
            2. MUS 151
              2
            3. MUS 181
              2
            4. MUS 281
              2
            5. MUS 305
              0
            6. MUS 307
              2
            7. (a total of four hours taken over two semesters is required)
              Not resolved to a course
            8. MUS 320
              3
            9. MUS 364
              2
            10. MUS 378
              3
            11. MUS 379
              3
            12. MUS 474
              1

            Commercial Music Electives (9 hours)

            14 items
            1. MUS 182
              2
            2. MUS 300
              3
            3. MUS 302
              3
            4. MUS 303
              3
            5. MUS 304
              3
            6. MUS 377
              3
            7. MUS 383
              3
            8. MUS 413
              1
            9. MUS 426
              3
            10. MUS 468
              3
            11. MUS 469
              3
            12. MUS 479
              3
            13. MUS 483
              1-3
            14. MUS 489
              3

            Performance Concentration (33 hours)

            0 items

              Required Courses (21 hours)

              12 items
              1. MUS 283
                1
              2. MUS 305
                0
              3. MUS 307
                2
              4. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
                Not resolved to a course
              5. MUS 375
                1
              6. (a total of 6 hours is required)
                Not resolved to a course
              7. MUS 378
                3
              8. MUS 405
                0
              9. MUS 407
                2
              10. (a total of 4 hours taken over two semesters is required)
                Not resolved to a course
              11. MUS 474
                1
              12. In addition to the six semesters of ensemble listed for the music major, two more semesters of ensemble are required (for a grand total of 8 different semesters), as approved by the major advisor.
                Not resolved to a course

              Diction (3 hours)

              2 items
              1. MUS 258
                1
              2. MUS 259
                2

              Advanced Studies in Music (9 hours)

              15 items
              1. MUS 300
                3
              2. MUS 302
                3
              3. MUS 303
                3
              4. MUS 304
                3
              5. MUS 314
                2
              6. MUS 320
                3
              7. MUS 364
                2
              8. MUS 377
                3
              9. MUS 411
                3
              10. MUS 412
                1
              11. MUS 413
                1
              12. MUS 420
                3
              13. MUS 425
                3
              14. MUS 426
                3
              15. MUS 480
                1-3

              General Electives

              0 items
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