To receive a Bachelor of Music degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:
Church Music Major
A. Core Courses - 40 hours
Christian Studies - 6 hours
English - 9 hours
Exercise & Sport Science- 2 activity courses
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Social Science - 3 hours
Lab Science - 4 hours
Public Speaking - 3 hours
Mathematics - 3 hours
MATH only
US Government or US History- 3 hours
World Cultures- 3 hours
Freshman Seminar - 1 hour
UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only
Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits
UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification
Chapel - 1 to 4 credits
UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification
B. Other requirements are listed in the schematic plans in the Department of Music section of this catalog.
Total Credit Hours: 128
Music Education Major
A. Core Courses - 40 hours
Christian Studies - 6 hours
English - 9 hours
Exercise & Sport Science- 2 activity courses
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Fine Arts must be outside of Music
Social Science - 3 hours
Lab Science - 4 hours
Public Speaking - 3 hours
Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours
History or Political Science - 3 hours
World Cultures - 3 hours
Chapel - 1 to 4 credits
UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification
Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits
UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification
Freshman Seminar - 1 hour
UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only
B. Other requirements are listed in the schematic plans in the Department of Music section of this catalog.
Teacher Certification: Students wishing to meet Texas Teacher Certification requirements should refer to the Academic Foundation and Professional Education requirements as stated in this catalog by the College of Education.
Total Credit Hours: 136-137
Performance Major
A. Core Courses - 54 hours
Capstone
Christian Studies - 6 hours
English - 9 hours
Exercise & Sport Science- 2 activity courses
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Foreign Language – 8 hours
in one language
Global Issues or Social Science - 3 hours
Lab Science - 4 hours
Public Speaking - 3 hours
Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours
Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours
Social Science - 6 hours
two different disciplines outside of the major
Chapel - 1 to 4 credits
UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification
Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits
UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification
Freshman Seminar - 1 hour
UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only
World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours
B. Other requirements are listed in the schematic plans in the Department of Music section of this catalog.
Total Credit Hours: 130-131
Total minimum credit hours for degree: 130 (Voice) or 131 (Piano)