Program: Music, Music Industry, B.A. - Chowan University

Apr 09, 2025

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

NOTE: Music Industry students are required to present a forty-minute recital during their last semester of applied study. Twenty minutes in their applied area and twenty minutes of studio work.

GPA 2.00

Minimum Graduation Requirements (122 credit hours)

Music Core (38 credit hours)

MUSI 103 - Class Piano I Credits: 1 hour
MUSI 104 - Class Piano II Credits: 1 hour
MUSI 141 - Fundamentals of Conducting Credits: 2 hours
MUSI 152 - Musicianship I Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 203 - Class Piano III Credits: 1 hour
MUSI 204 - Class Piano IV Credits: 1 hour
MUSI 251 - Musicianship II Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 252 - Musicianship III Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 256 - Computer Applications for Music Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 351 - Musicianship IV Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 371 - Music History I Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 372 - Music History II Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 429 - Recital Credits: 4 hours

Primary Applied Concentration (8 credit hours)

Students must successfully complete MUSI 112 eight times.

MUSI 112 - Applied Music for Majors Credits: 1 hour

Performance Lab (0 credit hours)

Student must complete eight sessions of performance lab. No credit hours are associated with lab.

Ensembles (8 credit hours)

Students must successfully complete eight credit hours of music ensembles, enrolling in either MUSI 181 (instrumentalists) or MUSI 193 (vocalists) each session.

MUSI 181 - Chowan Winds Credits: 0.5 hour
or
MUSI 193 - Chowan Singers Credits: 0.5 hour

Music Industry (16 credit hours)

MUSI 345 - Survey of Music Business Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 354 - Basic Audio and Live Sound Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 356 - Introduction to Recording Studio Techniques Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 446 - Internship Credits: 4 hours

Additional Requirements (12 credit hours)

MUSI 161 - Music Appreciation Credits: 4 hours
MUSI 171 - Worlds of Music Credits: 4 hours
Global Learning Core Credits: 4 hours

Life Skills Core (40 credit hours)

CU 101 - Life Skills I Credits: 4 hours
CU 301 - Life Skills II Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 102 - Advanced College Writing Credits: 4 hours
COMM 101 - Effective Communication Credits: 4 hours
HIST 105 - Interpreting History Credits: 4 hours
IS 101 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts Credits: 4 hours
REL 101 - Cultures and Contexts of the Bible Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 201 - Wellness Credits: 4 hours
Mathematics Credits: 4 hours