The Bachelor of Arts in Music at The College at Southwestern -- which is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music -- contains all of the courses that the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities does without the languages, physical education, and fine arts. The Bachelor of Arts in Music contains three areas of concentrations in Worship, Performance, and Composition. Students must declare a concentration in either Worship, Performance, or Composition by the time they begin the second semester.
| Course Title | Course Number | Hours |
|---|---|---|
History, Life, and Thought |
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| Early Western Civilization | HIS 1103 | 3 |
| Early Western Civilization Seminar | IDE 1103 | 3 |
| Church and Empires | HIS 1203 | 3 |
| Church and Empires Seminar | IDE 1203 | 3 |
| World Religions | HIS 2103 | 3 |
| World Religions Seminar | IDE 2103 | 3 |
| Renaissance and Reformation | HIS 2203 | 3 |
| Renaissance and Reformation Seminar | IDE 2203 | 3 |
| Baptist History and Heritage | HIS 2213 | 3 |
| Enlightenment | HIS 3103 | 3 |
| Enlightenment Seminar | IDE 3103 | 3 |
| The 19th Century | HIS 3203 | 3 |
| The 19th Century Seminar | IDE 3203 | 3 |
| The Early 20th Century | HIS 4103 | 3 |
| The Early 20th Century Seminar | IDE 4103 | 3 |
| Introduction to Social Science | SOS 4103 | 3 |
| Late 20th Century to the Present | HIS 4203 | 3 |
| Late 20th Century to the Present Seminar | IDE 4203 | 3 |
| Introduction to Natural Science | NAS 4203 | 3 |
| Basic English1 | ENG 0103 | 3 |
| Reasoning/Reasoning Lab | REA 1103/REA 1100 | 3/0 |
| Interpretation/Interpretation Lab | INT 1203/INT 1200 | 3/0 |
| Evangelism | EVA 2201 | 1 |
| Missions2 | MIS 3201 | 1 |
Biblical and Theological Studies |
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| Old Testament Survey | BIB 1103 | 3 |
| Focused Study in Old Testament | BIB 1203 | 3 |
| New Testament Survey | BIB 2103 | 3 |
| Focused Study in New Testament | BIB 2203 | 3 |
| Theology I Survey | THE 3103 | 3 |
| Focused Study on Theological Issues3 | THE 3203 | 3 |
| Theology II Survey | THE 4103 | 3 |
| Focused Study on Theological Issues3 | THE 4203 | 3 |
Concentration Courses |
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| Students select a concentration in either Worship, Performance, or Composition | 43-44 | |
| Total | 132-133 | |
1Basic English is required for all new students due to the intense reading and writing content in the curriculum. Exemptions for enrollment in Basic English include submission of ACT/SAT scores before the beginning of the semester in which the student begins with scores of 18 or higher on the English and Reading sections of the ACT or scores of 450 or higher on the Reading and Writing sections of the SAT or transferring in a score of "B" or higher in English Composition from another college or university. Please note, international students must transfer in scores of "B" or higher for two semesters of English Composition. The three hours for this remedial course are not included in the number of hours required for the degree and cannot count toward the hours required for graduation.
2Students are required to go on one International Mission Trip over the course of their time at the College in order to graduate. To meet this requirement, the trip must be faculty-lead by either one of the faculty members at the College at Southwestern or Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the trip must be out of the country.
3Students are required to have six hours of theology focused study. They can take two THE 3203 courses or two THE 4203 courses or one of each to count for the six required hours of theology focused study as long as they have not previously taken the same course, i.e., they cannot take two theology focused studies on the Doctrine of Revelation. Students can also take multiple theology focused studies to count under electives, provided they have already met the six-hour requirement and have not previously taken the same course.