Suggested Four Year Plan: Music and Worship Arts
Communication Emphasis
This four year plan is a sample and only for planning purposes; this is not an official document. You are required to meet with an Academic Advisor each semester.
Incoming Music and Worship Arts Majors please click the link below
for information on Course Registration
*Incoming students will enroll in Theory Placement (Call# 0000) to determine which class he or she will be attending. Subsequent theory courses will be taken in order until Music Theory II has been been completed. Students must show proficiency in Basic Musicianship I (MUSC 106) prior to enrolling in Basic Musicianship II (MUSC 106). PLEASE NOTE: Theory courses are only offered in the semester in which they are indicated below. If a student tests into Basic Musicianship II, he or she will not attend a theory class until Spring Semester.
Incoming students will enroll in Piano Placement (Call# 0002) to determine which class he or she will be attending.
Incoming students will enroll in Ensemble Placement (Call#0001) until it is determined which ensemble he or she will be performing. Orchestra, Concert Choir, and Women's Chorus are the ensembles which fulfill the requirements for the Music and Worship Arts Major. All other ensembles - Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Vanguard Singers & Band, etc. - are by audition only and may be taken in addition to the primary ensemble.
Note: All incoming VUSC students who are intending to declare a Music and Worship Arts Major and/or are interested in a music activity scholarship, are required to perform an entrance audition in their primary performing medium. It is the responsibility of the student to be in contact with the Music department regarding audition dates and deadlines. Please visit www.vanguard.edu/music and click on the "Audition Request Form" on the left side bar to begin this process.
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Year One: Fall Semester(17-18 units)
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Year One: Spring Semester(18-19 units)
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Major Courses:
Intro to Formation/Discipleship (CFST 101) (2 units)
*[Basic Musicianship I (3 units) ]
Class Piano I (1 unit)
Ensemble (1 unit)
Private Music Instruction (1 unit)
Recital Attendance (0 units)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
Recommended Core Courses:
Cornerstone (CORE 100C)
New Testament Survey (NT 101C)
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness (KINE 145C and 146C)
Intro. to Sociology (SOCI 100C)
Data Analysis (MATH 145C)
or Intro. to Statistics (SOCS 265C)*
*If student is placed into Basic Muscianship II they are recommended to take an additional Core Course.
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Major Courses:
Acting for Non-Majors (THEA 102) (3 units)
Basic Musicianship II (3 units)
Class Piano II (1 unit)
Ensemble (1 unit)
Private Music Instruction (1 unit)
Recital Attendance (0 units)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
Recommended Core Courses:
Foundations of Christian Life (THEO 101C)
Persuasive Writing (ENGL 120C)
U.S. History (HIST 156C) or U.S. Government (POLS 155C)
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Year Two: Fall Semester(18-19 units)
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Year Two: Spring Semester(18-19 units)
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Major Courses:
Music Theory I (3 units)
Ensemble (1 unit)
Aural Theory I (1 unit)
Private Music Instruction (1 unit)
Recital Attendance (0 units)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
Recommended Core Courses:
Old Testament Survey (OT 201C)
World Civilization I (HIST 203C)
Speech Composition and Presentation (COMM 201C)
Intro. to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 102C) or General Psychology (PSYC 103C)
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Major Courses:
Music Theory II (3 units)
Intro to MIDI (1 unit)
Ensemble (1 unit)
Aural Theory II (1 unit)
Private Music Instruction (1 unit)
Recital Attendance (0 units)
Crew or Theatrical Performance (THEA 206 or THEA 221)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
Recommended Core Courses:
Intro to the Arts (FINA 215C)
Empirical World (NSCI 210C)
Research Writing (ENGL 220C)
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Year Three: Fall Semester(16-17 units)
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Year Three: Spring Semester(15-16 units)
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Major Courses:
Christianity and Ethics in Media (COMM 255) (3 units)
Research Methods/Study of Scripture (BINT 270) (3 units)
Intro to Christian Leadership (PLST 310) (2 units)
Conducting (MUSC 331A) (3 units)
Foundation of Worship (MUSC 309) (3 units)
Ensemble (1 unit)
Private Music Instruction (1 unit)
Recital Attendance (0 units)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
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Major Courses:
Digital Technologies (COMM 272) (3 units)
Music History & Literature II(MUSC 326) (3 units)
Music and Worship (MUSC 406C) (3 units)
Ensemble (1 unit)
Intercollegiate Forensics: (Individual or Debate) or Publications: Newspaper (COMM (115/315 or 116/316) or COMM 119/319) (1 unit)
Private Music Instruction (1 unit)
Recital Attendance (0 units)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
Recommended Core Course:
Developing a Christian Worldview (THEO 300C)
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Year Four: Fall Semester(14-15 units)
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Year Four: Spring Semester(12-13 units)
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Major Courses:
Intro to Preaching and Teaching (2 units)
Church Music Administration (MUSC 408) (2 units)
Church Music Internship (MUSC 450) (1 unit)
Small Group Leadership (COMM 333) (3 units)
Creative Writing or Dramatic Literature: Script Analysis (ENGL/THEA 360) (3 units)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
Recommended Core Course:
Christian Heritage (CHIS 400C)
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Major Courses:
Church Music Internship (MUSC 450) (1 unit)
Creative Worship in the Contemporary Church (MUSC 411) (2 units)
Photography (COMM 222)
Faith, Life, and Worship Arts (MUSC 499C) (2 units)
Optional Ensemble (1 unit)
Recommended Core Course:
Literary Perspectives (ENGL 300C)
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