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Associate in Fine Arts Degree - Music

Associate in Fine Arts Degree - Music

Associate in Fine Arts Degree - Music


67 Semester Credit Hours; Curriculum: 0802
General Education Requirements: Credit Hours
Area A - Communications
EGL 101 and EGL 102 6
SPE 103 3
Area B - Mathematics*
One MAT course of at least 3 credits from the approved list
of IAI general education Mathematics courses
3
Area C - Science
One science course from the Life Sciences and one science course from
the Physical Sciences; at least one of these courses must be a lab course
7
Area D - Social and Behavioral Sciences
One course 3
Area E - Humanities/Fine Arts
Two courses from the humanities (two different disciplines)
(not MUS courses or any other studio or applied courses)
6
Area F - Contemporary Global Studies*
One course that satisfies Contemporary Global Studies requirement 0-3
Total General Education Requirements: 28
Major Requirements:
MUS 121, 122, 221, 222 Music Theory I-IV 12
MUS 119, 120, 219, 220 Aural Skills I-IV 4
MUS 107, 108, 207 and 208 Class Piano I-IV 8
One series of courses from the following: 4
MUS 105, 106, 205, 206 Instrumental Ensemble I-IV  (4)
MUS 109, 110, 209, 210 Instrumental Percussion I-IV  (4)
MUS 111, 112, 211, 212 Choir I-IV  (4)
MUS 115, 116, 215, 216 Jazz Combo I-IV  (4)
MUS 117, 118, 217, 218 Jazz Band I-IV  (4)
MUS 125, 126, 225, 226 Jazz Ensemble I-IV  (4)
MUS 141, 142, 241, 242 Brass Ensemble I-IV  (4)
MUS 143, 144, 243, 244 Woodwind Ensemble I-IV  (4)
One series of courses in applied instruction from the following:
8
MUS 150-169; MUS 170-189; MUS 250-269; MUS 270-289
MUS 236 Music Literature and History 3
Total Major Requirements: 39
Total Semester Credit Hours for Associate in Fine Arts Degree:
67
*Students may take a Contemporary Global Studies course that satisfies both Area F and another Area requirement.

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Thanksgiving Recess, College closed


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Wednesday
December 16
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