Program: Commercial Music, B.A.A. - Texas Tech University

May 08, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

About the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Commercial Music

The Bachelor of Applied Arts in Commercial Music is a partnership between Texas Tech University (TTU) and South Plains College (SPC) Creative Arts Department. SPC students who complete the Associate of Applied Arts in Commercial Music are eligible to pursue the B.A.A.C.M. at Texas Tech, upon acceptance by application.

Communication Literacy (CL) Plan. Courses in the Communication Literacy Plan for the Commercial Music degree are three courses from MUAP 3205 , MUCP 4321 , MUHL 2307 , or IVPA 2301 .

Recommended Curriculum

TTU Semester Overview (pending completion of the SPC A.A.A. in Commercial Music)

Third Year

Fall

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours *
PHYS 1406 - Physics of Sound and Music 4 Semester Credit Hours
IVPA 2301 - Critical Issues in Arts and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours (Language, Philosophy, and Culture; Multicultural)
MUAP 3001 - Applied Music V1-4 Semester Credit Hours (3 hours)
MUEN 3101 - Choir 1 Semester Credit Hours (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
MUTH 3205 - Introduction to Jazz Harmony 2 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MUTH 4000 - Special Topics (3 hours)

Total: 17

Spring

POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours *
Life and Physical Science 4 Semester Credit Hours*
HIST 23xx 3 Semester Credit Hours*
MUAP 3002 - Applied Music V1-4 Semester Credit Hours (3 hours)
MUEN 3101 - Choir 1 Semester Credit Hours (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
MUHL 4300 - Special Topics in Music History and Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Fourth Year

Fall

HIST 23xx 3 Semester Credit Hours*
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours *
MUHL 2307 - Music and Globalization 3 Semester Credit Hours (Creative Arts and Multicultural)
MUAP 4001 - Applied Music V1-4 Semester Credit Hours (3 hours)
MUAP 3190 - Junior Recital 1 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MUAP 4190 - Senior Recital 1 Semester Credit Hours
MUEN 3101 - Choir 1 Semester Credit Hours (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Upper Level MUHL/MUTH/VPA 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

MATH 3 Semester Credit Hours*
MUEN 3101 - Choir 1 Semester Credit Hours (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
MUEN 3101 - Choir 1 Semester Credit Hours (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
MUAP 3205 - Jazz Improvisation 2 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MUAP 4002 - Applied Music V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
MUHL 4300 - Special Topics in Music History and Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
MUSI 4000 - Individual Studies in Music V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MUTH 4000 - Special Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Upper Level MUHL/MUTH/VPA 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Total Hours: 127

TTU Total Hours: 68
SPC Total Hours: 59

* Potential dual enrollment at SPC (transfer core curriculum credits)