Academic Credit Program | Academic Credit Program Index | Music

Option to Liberal Arts and Sciences, (AS.MUS)

The Associate of Science program in Music degree is designed for students wishing to complete a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution. Students enrolled in this program usually pursue one of two career opportunities, teaching in public and private schools or as a professional performers.

Students enrolled in the program and not pursuing a bachelor's degree may use the Associate of Science in Music to further their professional opportunities as:

Church Musical Director
Community Musical Director
Professional performers
Musical Entrepreneurship
Sound and recording specialist

Students who complete the A.S. in Music degree should be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency on an orchestral instrument, piano, voice, guitar or in electronic music
• Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of music
• Write harmonizations in both diatonic and chromatic styles
• Develop a keen sense of aural skills
• Perform in a recital, demonstrating both the technical and artistic components of music
• Utilize the new technologies available to musicians, especially computers and computer programs

All students are advised to select academic courses that will coincide with their intended careers. Students should become familiar with the college catalog of the intended transfer college.

General Education Courses	Credits
Written Communications	6
Arts and Humanities (MUS 101 required)	6
Social Science	6
Mathematics	3
Natural Science	7-8
Computer Science	3
Total	31-32
Program Courses	Credits
MUS 105 Fundamentals of Music	3
MUS 110 Aural Perception	2
MUS 115 Harmony	3
MUS 215 Chromatic Harmony	3
MUC 101 Class Piano I	1
MUC 102 Class Piano II	1
MUC 103 Class Piano III	1
MUP 131/136 Applied Music I	1
MUP 141/146 Applied Music II	1
MUP 231/236 Advanced Applied Music I	1
MUP 241/246 Advanced Applied Music II	1
Total	18
Electives	15
Total Required for Degree	64

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Last Updated: 06/11/02