Music for Worship Arts and Ministry

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1	Music for Worship Arts and Ministry, BA				2023-2024
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3	Traditional Major Program Requirements
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5	Applied Music Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
6	MUS015 Class Piano for Worship Arts and Commercial Music I	0-1	-	Fall, Spring	See Music Handbook for Piano Proficiency requirements.
7	MUS017 Class Guitar for Worship Arts I	1	-	Fall
8	MUS025 Class Piano for Worship Arts and Commercial Music II	0-1	MUS025	Fall, Spring	See Music Handbook for Piano Proficiency requirements.
9	MUS027 Class Guitar for Worship Arts II	1	MUS017	Spring
10	MUS054 Worship Forum	4	-	Fall, Spring	Take 1 unit per semester for first 4 semesters.
11	MUS081 and/or 461 Private Instruction: Voice	6	-	Fall, Spring	See Music Handbook for Voice Proficiency requirements.
12	MUS082 and/or 482: Private Instruction Piano	4	-	Fall, Spring	See Music Handbook for Piano/Guitar Proficiency Requirements.
13	or MUS088 and/or 468 Private Instruction: Guitar	4	-	Fall, Spring
14	MUS055 and/or MUS455 Worship Arts Ensemble	6	-	Fall, Spring
15	MUS454 Worship Forum	4	MUS054	Fall, Spring	Take 1 unit per semester for last 4 semesters.
16	Lower Division Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
17	COM113 Oral Communication	3	-	Fall, Spring
18	or CST451 Biblical Preaching	3	Prev. Biblical coursework	Spring	This is an upper divison course.
19	MUS114 Music Theory I	3	Coreq: MUS115	Fall
20	MUS115 Musicianship Lab I	1	Coreq: MUS114	Fall
21	MUS120 Introduction to Music Ministry	1	-	Fall (even years)
22	MUS124 Music Theory II	3	MUS114; Coreq: MUS125	Spring
23	MUS125 Musicianship Lab II	1	MUS115; Coreq: MUS124	Spring
24	MUS202 Music in Global Cultures	2	-	Fall, Spring
25	MUS214 Music Theory III	3	MUS124; Coreq: MUS215	Fall
26	MUS215 Musicianship Lab III	1	MUS125; Coreq: MUS214	Fall
27	MUS282 Music Technology	2	-	Fall, Spring
28	Upper Division Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
29	CBS403 Congregation and Community	3	-	Fall
30	or CBS415 Biblical Wisdom & Human Behavior	3	-	Fall
31	MUS301 Survey of Music History	3	-	Fall
32	MUS304 Craft of Ministry I	3	-	Fall
33	MUS312 Introduction to Conducting	2	MUS214	Fall
34	MUS332 Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs	2	-	Spring
35	MUS360 Theology, History, and Practice of Worship	3	-	Fall, Spring	Approved variance for CST360.
36	MUS364 Songwriting and Commercial Production	3	MUS282	Fall
37	MUS370 Worship Technology	3	-	Spring
38	MUS404 Craft of Ministry II	2	MUS304	Spring
39	MUS434 Creative Worship Planning	2	-	Spring
40	MUS474 Worship Ministry Internship	1	Dean Permission	Summer	See program director for enrollment instructions.
41	MUS494 Senior Recital and Project for Worship Arts	1	Senior Status	Fall, Spring
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43	Christian Studies Minor Requirements
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45	Christian Studies Course Requirements	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
46	CST110 Old Testament Survey	3	-	Fall, Spring
47	CST130 New Testament Survey	3	-	Fall, Spring
48	CST350 Biblical Interpretation	3	-	Fall, Spring
49	CST360 Church History	-	-	-	MUS360 will cover (no variance form needed).
50	CST370 The Christian Faith	3	-	Fall, Spring
51	Upper Division Elective Requirement	Unit(s)	Prerequisite(s)	When Offered	Notes
52	Complete three (3) units from the following:	3	See University Catalog	See University Catalog
53	PHI303, 324, 343, 353, 433	3	See University Catalog	See University Catalog
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56	Total Required Units	124
57	Major	91
58	General Education	17
59	Electives	16
60	Total Required Upper Division Units	39
61	Major	37-40
62	Electives	0-2
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