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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog Progression Plans are for planning purposesonly; see the catalog for official details.
Music, Bachelor of Arts
Four Year Progression PlanCampus Availibility
- Flagstaff
Year 1
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| 1. | MUS121 | Music Theory I | 2 | ||
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Description: Review of fundamentals followed by an introduction to voice leading and harmonic progression with diatonic chords; non-chord tones; and small-scale form, including cadences, phrases, and periods. Note that MUS 121 is normally taken concurrently with MUS 131. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Pass placement exam or MUS 120 w/ grade of C or better Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | MUS131 | Ear Training I | 2 | ||
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Description: How to conceptualize written diatonic melodies before hearing them and transcribe the same into notation after hearing, and improvise with these materials. Note that MUS 131 is normally taken concurrently with MUS 121. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Pass placement exam or MUS 120 w/ grade of C or better Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 3. | MUP101 | Class Piano I For Majors | 1 | ||
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Description: Beginning piano for music majors with no keyboard experience. May co-convene with MUP 102, MUP 201 and MUP 202. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 4. | MUP3XX2 | Private Lessons | 1 | ||
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| 5. | MUP3XX1 | Large Ensemble | 1 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Enroll in Large Ensemble, as assigned through audition: MUP 350, 352, 353, 356, 361, 362, 372, and 374 (5 units) (Guitar majors take MUP 372 and Piano majors take MUP 374.) |
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| 6. | MAT114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | ||
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Description: Contemporary quantitative methods, especially descriptive statistics, elementary probability, examples of statistical inference, linear and exponential models of growth and decay, and applicable discrete models. Fulfills liberal studies foundation requirement. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (MAT 102X with a grade of C or better) or Math Placement Test Results (ALEKS/MATHA 35+; MATHC 30+; PLACE 43+) or International Exchange Student Group Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 7. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | MUS122 | Music Theory II | 2 | ||
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Description: Continued study of diatonic harmony; secondary functions; common-chord modulation; and binary and ternary forms. Note that MUS 122 is normally taken concurrently with MUS 132. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MUS 121 w/ grade of C or better Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 2. | MUS132 | Ear Training II | 2 | ||
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Description: How to conceptualize written diatonic melodies with some chromaticism before hearing them (sight singing) and transcribe the same into notation after hearing (dictation), and improvise with these materials. Note that MUS 132 is normally taken concurrently with MUS 122. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MUS 131 w/ a grade of C or better Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 3. | MUP102 | Class Piano II | 1 | ||
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Description: May co-convene with MUP 101, MUP 201 and/or MUP 202. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MUP 101 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 4. | MUP3XX2 | Private Lessons | 1 | ||
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| 5. | MUP3XX1 | Large Ensemble | 1 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Enroll in Large Ensemble, as assigned through audition: MUP 350, 352, 353, 356, 361, 362, 372, and 374 (5 units) (Guitar majors take MUP 372 and Piano majors take MUP 374.) |
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| 6. | ENG105 | Critical Read/Writng In Univ | 4 | ||
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Description: Writing skills for completing university coursework. Fulfills the liberal studies requirement for English composition. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: ((English Placement Test Results (ACT 17+; Accuplacer WR 4-7; IELTS 6+; PLACE 30+; SATI 340+, TOEFL PB 525+/CB 193+/IB 70+)) or (Test Results (ACT < 7; AccuplacerWR < 4; PLACE 10; SATI < 340) and Corequisite: ENG 100)) Requirement Designation: Foundation Requirement Currently Scheduled: Summer 2013 Fall 2013 |
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| 7. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
Year 2
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | MUS221 | Music Theory III | 3 | ||
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Description: Mode mixture; Neapolitan and augmented-sixth chords; chromatic modulation; larger forms, including sonata and rondo. Note that MUS 221 is normally taken concurrently with MUS 231. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MUS 122 w/ grade of C or better Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | MUS231 | Ear Training III | 1 | ||
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Description: How to conceptualize modulating or harmonically altered tonal patterns before hearing them and transcribe the same into notation after hearing, and improvise with these materials. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MUS 132 w/ a grade of C or better; Pre- or Corequisite: MUS 221 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 3. | MUS241 | Music History To 1750 | 3 | ||
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Description: Evolution of Western music from ancient Greece through the Baroque period.. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (ENG 105 or HON 190 w/ a grade of C or better or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+)) and MUS 121 and MUS 122 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 4. | MUP3XX2 | Private Lessons | 1 | ||
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| 5. | MUP3XX1 | Large Ensemble | 1 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Enroll in Large Ensemble, as assigned through audition: MUP 350, 352, 353, 356, 361, 362, 372, and 374 (5 units) (Guitar majors take MUP 372 and Piano majors take MUP 374.) |
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| 6. | MINORCOURSE | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 7. | LANGUAGE101 | Language 101-level Course | 4 | ||
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| 1. | MUS222 | Music Theory IV | 3 | ||
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Description: Introduction to post-tonal theory and analysis, including the study of referential collections, basic pitch-class set theory, and serial techniques. Note that MUS 222 is normally taken concurrently with MUS 232. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MUS 221 w/ a grade of C or better Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 2. | MUS232 | Ear Training IV | 1 | ||
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Description: How to conceptualize complex tonal or atonal structures before hearing them and transcribe the same into notation after hearing, and improvise with these materials. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: MUS 231 w/ a grade of C or better; Pre- or Corequisite: MUS 222 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 3. | MUS242 | Music History From 1750 | 3 | ||
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Description: Music and musicians from mid-eighteenth century to the present Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (ENG 105 or HON 190 w/ a grade of C or better or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+)) and MUS 121 and MUS 122 Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 4. | MUP3XX2 | Private Lessons | 1 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Students must complete a required exit performance exam in their last term of private lesson study. |
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| 5. | MUP3XX1 | Large Ensemble | 1 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Enroll in Large Ensemble, as assigned through audition: MUP 350, 352, 353, 356, 361, 362, 372, and 374 (5 units) (Guitar majors take MUP 372 and Piano majors take MUP 374.) |
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| 6. | MINORCOURSE | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 7. | LANGUAGE102 | Language 102-level Course | 4 | ||
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Year 3
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | MUS260 | Introduction To World Music | 3 | ||
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Description: Surveys the music of the Pacific, Middle Eastern, Asian, Australian, African, Latin American, and Caribbean communities. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Requirement Designation: Cultural Understanding and Global Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | MUP3XX1 | Large Ensemble | 1 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Enroll in Large Ensemble, as assigned through audition: MUP 350, 352, 353, 356, 361, 362, 372, and 374 (5 units) (Guitar majors take MUP 372 and Piano majors take MUP 374.) |
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| 3. | MINORCOURSE | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 4. | LANGUAGE201 | Language 201-level Course (LS elective or CU) | 4 | ||
| 5. | LIBSTLAB | Liberal Studies (LAB) Course | 4 | ||
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| 1. | MUS330W | Topics In Music Literature | 3 | ||
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Description: In-depth study of various genres in the Western classical music tradition including symphonic, chamber music, and choral literature. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. This course may be repeated for credit. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (MUS 241 or 242), MUS 221, (ENG 105 or HON 190 or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+)) with grades of C or higher and Junior Status or higher Requirement Designation: Junior Writing Requirement Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | MINORCOURSE | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 3. | LANGUAGE202 | Language 202-level Course (LS elective or CU) | 4 | ||
| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
| Students must see an academic advisor before enrollment for the 7th term in preparation for graduation. | |||||
Year 4
| Course # | Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
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| 1. | MUS410 | Topics In Music Theory | 3 | ||
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Description: In-depth study of a particular musical topic from a theoretical, analytical, and/or compositional standpoint. May be repeated with different topics. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: MUS 221 and 222 with grades of C or better Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Currently Scheduled: Fall 2013 |
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| 2. | MUS/MUPELECTIVE | MUS/MUP Elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Enroll in additional MUS or MUP course with your advisor's consent (Note that you may count up to 3 units of MUP ensemble courses toward this requirement.) |
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| 3. | MINORCOURSE | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
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| 1. | MUS485C | Undergraduate Research | 3 | ||
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Description: Research paper seminar and term paper on a music related topic. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (MUS 222 and MUS 241 and MUS 242 and MUS 330W) and (ENG 105 or HON 190 with grades of C or better or English Placement Test Results (PLACE 60+)) and Senior Status or higher Requirement Designation: Senior Capstone Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better |
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| 2. | MUS/MUPELECTIVE | MUS/MUP Elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: Grade of "C" or better Notes: Enroll in additional MUS or MUP course with your advisor's consent (Note that you may count up to 3 units of MUP ensemble courses toward this requirement.) |
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| 3. | MINORCOURSE | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 4. | LIBSTCOURSE | Liberal Studies Course | 3 | ||
| 5. | GECOURSE | General Elective Course | 3 | ||
University Requirements Specified by Major
| University requirements includes 35 units of liberal studies and 6 units of diversity coursework. The courses listed below are required for the major, but may also be used to satisfy liberal studies and/or diversity. Know that if a course is used to satisfy more than one requirement it is only counted once in the cumulative totals. The sections that are blank can be satisfied with any course from the approved list of liberal studies or diversity. | |
| Foundation Requirements:English (FNRQ:ENG) (4 units) | ENG 105 (4) |
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| Foundation Requirements:Math (FNRQ:MAT) (3 units) | MAT 114 (3) |
| Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry (AHI) (6 units) | Student Choice (6) |
| Social and Political Worlds (SPW) (6 units) | Student Choice (6) |
| Cultural Understanding (CU) (6 units) | LANGUAGE 101 (4), LANGUAGE 102 (4) |
| Science/Applied Science (SAS/LAB) (7 units) | Student Choice (7) |
| Liberal Studies Elective (3 units) | LANGUAGE 201 (4) |
| Diversity:U.S. Ethnic (DIV:ETHN) (3 units) | Student Choice (3) |
| Diversity:Global (DIV:GLBL) (3 units) | Student Choice (3) |
Program Information
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Students may not use MUS or MUP prefixes courses to meet any liberal studies requirements.
Students may only use music courses with a C or better for this degree.
MUS or MUP Elective: 6 units of additional MUS or MUP courses with your advisor’s consent (Note that you may count up to 3 units of MUP ensemble courses toward this requirement.)
Large Ensemble: MUP 300-level major ensemble as assigned, through audition from MUP 350, 352, 353, 356, 361, 362, 372, and 374 (5 units) (Guitar majors take MUP 372 and Piano majors take MUP 374.)
Private Lessons: 4 terms of beginning 300-level private lessons. Students must complete a required exit performance exam in their last term of private lesson study.
CONTACT INFORMATION
School of Music
Performing Arts (#37), Room 120
PHONE: 928-523-3731
http://www.cal.nau.edu/music/
Student Services Center
College of Arts and Letters
Riles (Bldg. 15), 2nd Floor
PHONE: 928-523-8632
http://www.cal.nau.edu/advising/default.asp
General Information
Progression Plans are intended to provide a general road map related to the sequencing of courses.
For a full description of degree requirements, review the university catalog. To determine what requirements you may have already met through transfer credits, AP/IB courses, or test credits review your degree progress report.
Some courses may have pre-requisites and/or require appropriate placement scores in Mathematics and English. If you do not have the appropriate placement or pre-requisite courses, you may have to take more courses than are presented on the Progression Plan.
Not all classes are offered every term so use caution when changing the sequencing of courses.
For further clarification, refer to the catalog (link provided at the top of this page) or speak with an academic advisor.
