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UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM 135
MUS-141 Ensemble I (1 SHC), MUS-142 Ensemble II (1
SHC), MUS-241 Ensemble III (1 SHC), MUS-242
Ensemble IV (1 SHC) ............................................................... 4
Class Music The following courses are required (2 SHC):
MUS-151B Class Music I - Piano ................................................ 1
MUS-152B Class Music II - Piano ............................................... 1
Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program. ................................... 65
*Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or
health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after
transfer to the senior institution.
**3 SHC of Speech/Communication may be substituted for 3 SHC of
humanities or fine arts in transfer programs. Speech/Communication may
not substitute for the literature requirement.
Associate in Fine Arts in Music and Music Education
Course Sequence Example
Course Hours
Per Week
Semester
Hours
Class Lab Credit
FIRST SEMESTER (Fall)
ACA-122 College Transfer Success 1 0 1
MUS-121 Music Theory I 3 2 4
MUS-161 Applied Music I 1 2 2
MUS-151B Class Music I (piano) 0 2 1
MUS*** Ensemble Participation (select: 0 2 1
band, choir, jazz band, orchestra, or
ensemble)
ENG-111 Expository Writing 3 0 3
*** Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 0 3
11 8 15
SECOND SEMESTER (Spring)
MUS-122 Music Theory II 3 2 4
MUS-162 Applied Music II 1 2 2
MUS-152B Class Music II (piano) 0 2 1
MUS*** Ensemble Participation 0 2 1
ENG-112 Argument-Based Research 3 0 3
*** Social Behavioral Science Elective 3 0 3
*** History Elective 3 0 3
13 8 17
THIRD SEMESTER (Fall)
MUS-221 Music Theory III 3 2 4
MUS-261 Applied Music III 1 2 2
MUS-271 Music History I 3 0 3
MUS*** Ensemble Participation 0 2 1
MAT-140 Survey of Mathematics (or higher) 3 0 3
*** Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 0 3
13 6 16