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Associate of Arts Degree - Music Emphasis
Degree Requirements
2008-09 Catalog

General Education Requirements (38 Credit Hours)
I. Communications (9 credit hours)
ENG 121	English Composition I	3 credits
ENG 122	English Composition II	3 credits
COM 115	Public Speaking OR	3 credits
COM 125	Interpersonal Communications	3 credits
II. Art and Humanities (9 credit hours)
Required Music Courses: (6 Credit Hours)
MUS 121	Music History I	3 credits
MUS 122	Music History II	3 credits
Select one course from the following category:
Art
ART 110	Art Appreciation	3 credits
ART 111	Art History I	3 credits
ART 112	Art History II	3 credits
MUS 120	Music Appreciation	3 credits
MUS 121	Introduction to Music History I	3 credit
MUS 122	Introduction to Music History II	3 credits
THE 105	Introduction to Theatre Arts	3 credit
THE 211	Development of Theatre I	3 credit
THE 212	Development of Theatre II	3 credit
Literature and Humanities
HUM 121	Early Civilizations	3 credits
HUM 122	From Medieval to Modern	3 credits
HUM 123	The Modern World	3 credits
LIT 115	Introduction to Literature	3 credits
LIT 201	Masterpieces of Literature I	3 credits
LIT 202	Masterpieces of Literature II	3 credits
LIT 205	Ethnic Literature	3 credits
LIT 211	Survey of American Literature I	3 credits
LIT 212	Survey of American Literature II	3 credits
LIT 221	Survey of British Literature I	3 credits
LIT 222	Survey of British Literature II	3 credits
Ways of Thinking
PHI 111	Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
PHI 112	Ethics	3 credits
PHI 113	Logic	3 credits
Foreign Language
FRE 211	French III	3 credits
FRE 212	French IV	3 credits
SPA 211	Spanish III	3 credits
SPA 212	Spanish IV	3 credits
JPN 211	Japanese III	3 credits
JPN 212	Japanese IV	3 credits
III. Mathematics (3 credit hours)
MAT 120	Mathematics for Liberal Arts	4 credits
MAT 121	College Algebra	4 credits
MAT 122	College Trigonometry	3 credits
MAT 123	Finite Mathematics	4 credits
MAT 125	Survey of Calculus	4 credits
MAT 135	Introduction to Statistics	3 credits
MAT 201	Calculus I	5 credits
MAT 202	Calculus II	5 credits
IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credit hours)
Select three courses, one of which must be History, with no more than two courses from any one category.
Economic and Political Systems
ECO 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
ECO 202	Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
POS 105	Introduction to Political Science	3 credits
POS 111	American Government	3 credits
Human Behavior and Social Systems
ANT 101	Cultural Anthropology	3 credits
ANT 111	Physical Anthropology	3 credits
PSY 101	General Psychology I	3 credits
PSY 102	General Psychology II	3 credits
PSY 235	Human Growth and Development	3 credits
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology I	3 credits
SOC 102	Introduction to Sociology II	3 credits
Geography
GEO 105	World Regional Geography	3 credits
GEO 106	Human Geography	3 credits
History
HIS 101	Western Civilization I	3 credits
HIS 102	Western Civilization II	3 credits
HIS 201	U.S. History I	3 credits
HIS 202	U.S. History II	3 credits
HIS 247	Contemporary World History	3 credits
V. Physical and Life Science (8 credit hours)
Select two courses. (Credits over 8 will be applied to the electives category.)
AST 101	Astronomy I	4 credits
AST 102	Astronomy II	4 credits
BIO 105	Science of Biology	4 credits
BIO 111	General College Biology I with Lab	5 credits
BIO 112	General College Biology II with Lab	5 credits
BIO 201	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4 credits
BIO 202	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4 credits
BIO 204	Microbiology	4 credits
CHE 101	Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab	5 credits
CHE 102	Introduction to Chemistry II with Lab	5 credits
CHE 111	General College Chemistry I with Lab	5 credits
CHE 112	General College Chemistry II with Lab	5 credits
GEY 111	Physical Geology	4 credits
GEY 121	Historical Geology	4 credits
MET 150	General Meteorology	4 credits
PHY 105	Conceptual Physics	4 credits
PHY 111	Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab	5 credits
PHY 112	Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab	5 credits
PHY 211	Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab	5 credits
PHY 212	Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab	5 credits
VI. MUS Core Classes: (10 credit hours)
*MUS 110	Music Theory I	3 credits
*MUS 112	Ear Training – Singing Lab I	1 credit
MUS 111	Music Theory I	3 credits
MUS 113	Ear Training - Singing Lab II	1 credit
MUS 131	Music Class*	2 credits
* MUS 132 can be substituted for MUS 131 for those with a background in various instruments and voice. Please see the Department Chair for approval. Students with no background in theory should take Music Fundamentals (MUS 100) or pass an equivalency exam before taking MUS 110 and MUS 112. *Piano majors should take Guitar or Voice Class. Voice, Instrumental and Theory/Composition majors should take Piano Class unless already having a strong background in piano, in which case either Guitar or Voice class should be taken.
VII. MUS Area of Emphasis:
Option A: Piano/Voice/Instrument majors: (12 credit hours)
Private lessons (4 Semesters – 8 credits)
MUS 141	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 142	Private Instruction II	2 credits
MUS 241	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 242	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 243	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 244	Private Instruction	2 credits
AND
Ensemble (4 Semesters – 4 credits)
MUS 151	Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 152	Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 251	Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 252	Ensemble II	1 credit
OR
Option B: Theory/Composition majors: (12 credit hours)
Private lessons (2 Semesters – 4 credits)
MUS 141	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 142	Private Instruction II	2 credits
MUS 241	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 242	Private Instruction	2 credits
AND
Private lessons in Composition (2 Semesters – 4 credits)
MUS 241	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 242	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 243	Private Instruction	2 credits
MUS 244	Private Instruction	2 credits
AND
Ensemble (4 Semesters – 4 credits)
MUS 151	Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 152	Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 251	Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 252	Ensemble II	1 credit
OR
Option C: Music Industry/Business/Technology majors (12 credit hours)
Required Courses:
MUS 161	Music Technology	3 credits
MUS 167	Music Business I	3 credits
MUS 261	Audio Production	3 credits
Please choose 3 credit hours from the following: MUS 123, MUS 125, MUS 141, MUS 142, MUS 151, MUS 152, MUS 241, MUS 242, MUS 243, MUS 244, MUS 251 or MUS 252.
Ensemble (4 credits)
MUS 151	Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 152	Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 251	Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 252	Ensemble II	1 credit
And other classes related to subject:
MUS 125	History of Jazz	3 credits
Total		60 Credit Hours

NOTE: This degree will be conferred as an Associate of Arts. Music Concentration will not be listed on student's transcript or diploma, but will be recognized by transfer institutions for program admission.

Course Descriptions | Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements (38 Credit Hours)

VII. MUS Area of Emphasis:

Option A: Piano/Voice/Instrument majors: (12 credit hours)