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Majors and Courses of InstructionMusicBachelor of ArtsDegreeMusic MinorInstrumental Major. Instrumental majors must complete a total of 34.75 graduation units plusmusic organizations. In addition to the requirements listed below, instrumental majors mustcomplete 3.50 units in the major instrument (brass, percussion, string, woodwind, or keyboard),and at least 1.0 unit in piano in order to meet the piano proficiency requirements as established bythe music department. Instrumental majors must take 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247,248, and 356. In addition to the organization requirement, one semester of participation in theChoral Art Society is required before the end of the junior year.Requirements for both choral and instrumental majors are: 020 (semesters I-VII), 109, 110, 155,156, 230, 231, 249, 255, 256, 357, 358, 359, 373, 374; EDUC 110, 251, 377, 471, 472, 473and 474. To meet State of Ohio Licensure requirements, choral and instrumental education majorsmust take ten (10) general education courses as follow: English 105; 1 course in English literaturewhich must be ENG 145 (to comply with state licensure Literacy requirements); 2 courses in socialscience; 1 course in math; 1 course in natural science; 1 course in arts (non-music); 2 courses tomeet the University and Licensure Diversity Requirements (one of which must be met by takingMUS 347 or 348); 2 additional courses as selected from outside the Department of Music; andmust complete the University quantitative reasoning requirement.The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music is provided for those students desiring a musicconcentration within a liberal arts degree program. Students preparing for professional work inmusic normally follow a Bachelor of Music curriculum. In addition to the requirements listedbelow, it is strongly recommended that 109, 116, and 117 be taken if work toward the major isbegun in the fall semester of the freshman year. Distribution requirements for the B.A. in music (allemphasis) can be found in “Degrees and Special Programs – Exceptions” on page 42.Applied Music Emphasis: 12 units plus music organizations consisting of 020 (each semester),110, 155, 156, 255, 256, 357, 358, and 359; four units of applied music, all in same area; and onemusic elective.History and Literature Emphasis: 12 units plus music organizations consisting of 020 (eachsemester), 110, 155, 156, 255, 256, 347 or 348, 357, 358, 359; two units of applied music, in samearea; and two music electives.Theory Emphasis: 12 units plus music organizations consisting of 020 (each semester), 110, 155,156, 255, 256, 354, 355, 357, 358, 359; two units of applied music, in same area, and one musicelective (suggested 352, 356, or one unit of applied composition).The music minor is available to all students except those who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Musiccurriculum or those seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree with a music major.Six units constitute the music minor. Three units are required: MUS 110 and 155 (0.50 unit each);105; one selected from 156, 347, 348, 357, 358, 359; and three music units are to be chosen by thestudent. A maximum of two of these units may be in applied music. The declaration for a minormay be submitted upon completion of two units of music study. Courses taken credit/no entry maynot be applied to the music minor.201