Pictured | Dylan Engquist Bajo | B.M., Piano | Michigan City, Indiana (hometown)
Club Affiliation | Honors Program
Volunteer Activity | South Bend Bike Garage

Curriculum for Bachelor Degrees

Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Campuswide Curriculum for B.A. and B.M. Degrees (33 cr.)

Fundamental Literacies (12 cr.)

• Writing | ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I (with a grade of C or higher)
• Critical Thinking | Select from approved course list
• Oral Communication | SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking (with a grade of C or higher)
• Visual Literacy | Select from approved course list
• Quantitative Reasoning | Select from approved course list

Extended Literacies (3 cr.)

• Visual Literacy | Select from approved course list
• Computer Literacy | MUS-T 120 Computer Skills for Musicians (will no longer fulfill the requirement for Computer Literacy)
• Health and Wellness (2 cr.) | Select from approved course list

Common Core Courses (12 cr.)

Complete one course from each of the following four areas, as designated in the Schedule of Classes. At least one of the areas must be completed at the 300-level.

• The Natural World | Select from approved course list
• Human Behavior and Social Institutions | Select from approved course list
• Literary and Intellectual Traditions | Select from approved course list
  Note | Music majors may not fulfill this requirement with MUS-T 190: Classical Music and Beyond
• Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity

Contemporary Social Values (6 cr.)

Students must complete one course from each of the following three areas, as designated in the Schedule of Classes.

• Global Cultures | MUS-M 375 Survey of Ethnic and Pop Music of the World
• Diversity in United States Society | Select from approved course list

Core Musicianship (22-25 cr.)

Music Theory and History

• MUS-M 201 The Literature of Music 1
  Fulfills Information Literacy requirement (pending approval)
• MUS-M 202 The Literature of Music 2
• MUS-M 430 Introduction to Contemporary Music (Not required for B.M.E.)
• MUS-T 113 Music Theory I
• MUS-T 114 Music Theory II
• MUS-T 115 Sightsinging and Aural Perception I (1 cr.)
• MUS-T 116 Sightsinging and Aural Perception II (1 cr.)
• MUS-T 213 Music Theory III
• MUS-T 214 Music Theory IV
• MUS-T 215 Sightsinging and Aural Perception III (1 cr.)
• MUS-T 216 Sightsinging and Aural Perception IV (1 cr.)

Other Music Requirements (3 cr.)

• MUS-I 100 Cultural Events Attendance (0 cr.) (eight semesters; or every semester of enrollment for transfer students)
• MUS-T 120 Computer Skills for Musicians
• MUS-U 310 Performance Laboratory (0 cr.)(each semester prior to passing Upper-Divisional Examination)
• MUS-X 296 Applied Music Upper-Divisional Jury Examination (0 cr.)