Music Option, General Studies, A.A.

Program Description

The Music Option prepares students to transfer into a bachelor’s program in music at a four-year college or university.

Graduates of the Music Option will be able to:

• Apply principles of music theory to the evaluation and interpretation of musical scores
• Describe the historical evolution of Western music as it relates to stylistic periods, performance  practices, and representative composers and their works
• Utilize current technologies in performance, composition, notation, and distribution of music
• Demonstrate through performance technical proficiency and stylistic grasp at the sophomore level
• Work collaboratively to apply technical and stylistic knowledge and skills to an ensemble performance
• Transfer into a bachelor’s degree program in music at a four-year institution

General Education Courses

The list of general education courses appears in the General Education List . Some programs recommend or require specific courses to fulfill general education requirements. Please check your program’s sequence of study for this information.

Program Requirements

• PAS-1000 First Year Experience 1 Credit **

Transferability

Credit earned at any public institution in the state shall be transferable to any other institution if the:

• Credit is from a college or university parallel course or program;
• Grades in the block of courses transferred average 2.00 or higher; and
• Acceptance of the credit is consistent with the policies of the receiving institution governing students following the  same program. Refer to ARTSYS at artweb.usmd.edu and the receiving institution’s catalog to select transferable courses.

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Sequence of Study - Music Option A.A.

Below are the required courses for your program arranged in a suggested sequence. Please note that the sequence does not  include developmental coursework. See Academic Preparation  for the developmental course sequence if applicable to you.

Program Total: 60 Credits

¹Either the Social Science course or the History course must be taken at the 2000 level to reach 18 credits of 2000-level courses.

Asterisk (*) denotes a general education course.

Double asterisk (**) denotes a course that is an institutional requirement.