Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Music - Classical Performance
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS141-146 Music Ensemble | 1 | | MUS201 Basic Piano - See Note 1 | 2 | | MUS203 Theory 1 | 3 | | MUS220-227 Applied Music | 2 | | MUS103 Basic Sight Singing and Ear Training - See Note 1 | 1 | | MUS110 Introduction to Music Studies | 1 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS141-146 Music Ensemble | 1 | | MUS202 Piano 1 | 2 | | MUS204 Theory 2 | 3 | | MUS220-227 Applied Music | 2 | | MUS231 Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS301 Piano 2 | 2 | | MUS232 Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 | | MUS331 Music to 1750 | 3 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | MUS3xx Music Elective | 2 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS303 Theory 3 | 3 | | MUS335 Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 | | MUS333 Music since 1750 (Humanities) | 3 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS141-146 Music Ensemble | 1 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | MUS3xx Music Elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3-4 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS141-146 Music Ensemble | 1 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) - See Note 2 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Electives | 6 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS141-146 Music Ensemble | 1 | | MUS364 Form and Analysis | 3 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Electives | 6 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS141-146 Music Ensemble | 1 | | MUS483 Senior Recital | 1 | | MUS420-427 Applied Music | 2 | | Electives | 9 | | Total | 13 |
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Notes
If required by placement test.
Recommended: MUS330 Music Cultures of the World
This program includes 37 upper-division credits. To meet the College requirement of 45, the student must choose courses representing at least 8 more upper-division credits (General Education courses or general elective courses).
Classical Voice Performance majors should take MUS228/428 Applied Studio Class as an elective every semester, concurrently with Applied Music.
Total Credits: 120-122
