UT Dallas 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Visual and Performing Arts (BA) with Music Concentration

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
010 Core 010 3 010 Core 010 3
MUSI 2322 1 050 3 020 Core 2 020 3
MUSI 2328 3 040 Core 040 3
Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2 080 Core 080 3
Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1 MUSI 2329 3
Free Elective 7 3 Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2
AHTC 1100 1 Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1
Total  16 Total  18
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
030 Core 030 3 030 Core 030 3
070 Core 070 3 070 Core 070 3
MUSI 2321 1 5090 3 090 Core 090 3
MUSI 2330 3 MUSI 3328 3
Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2 Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2
Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1 Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1
Total  15 Total  15
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
060 Core 060 3 060 Core 060 3
VPA Requirement 3 3 VPA Requirement 3 3
Upper-Division MUSI History/Theory Elective 6 3 Upper-Division MUSI History/Theory Elective 6 3
MUSI 3331 3 MUSI 3330 3
Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2 Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2
Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1 Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1
Total  15 Total  15
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2 Applied Music and Ensemble 4 2
Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1 Applied Music and Ensemble 5 1
VPAS 4389 3 3 VPAS 4390 3 3
Free Elective 7 3 or VPAS 4V99 3
Free Elective 7 3 Free Elective 7 3
Free Elective 7 2 Free Elective 7 3
Total  14 Total  12
 
NOTES:
1 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
3VPA Requirement - 12 semester credit hours - VPAS 3340, VPAS 4389, (VPAS 4390 or VPAS 4V99) and 3 semester credit hours of upper-level Related Courses from the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (excluding the MUSI prefix).
416 semester credit hours of Applied Music courses in primary instrument or voice (at least 8 semester credit hours must be upper-division)
58 semester credit hours of any 1 semester credit hour upper-division MUSI ensemble participation. Placement by audition
6Upper-Division MUSI History/Theory Elective - Select 6 semester credit hours of upper-division Music History/Theory elective courses (MUSI 3322, MUSI 3324, MUSI 3325, MUSI 3327, MUSI 3342, MUSI 3389, or MUSI 4348)
7Free Elective - any lower or upper-level course. Students may need to take some as upper-level to meet the university requirement of earning a minimum of 45 semester credit hours of upper-level courses.
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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