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Music
An Arts and Sciences A.A. Degree Program (Transfer)
Application Code 67
For Curriculum Information Contact the Arts and Humanities Division—Room HVPA-200—410-772-4940
This curriculum is designed as a guide for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution that offers bachelor’s degrees in music (Music Education, Performance, Musicology, Music Theory, Composition, or Jazz/Commercial Music). Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer. The goal of the music program is to produce well- rounded musicians with demonstrable excellence in core musical knowledge, solo performance and collaborative musicianship.
GENERAL EDUCATION CORECredits
(General education core credits in excess of 36 willtransfer as general electives or courses related to themajor. Each student’s total of general education andrequired courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.)
CompositionENGL-121 College Composition I3
ENGL-122 College Composition II3
Arts & HumanitiesLiterature Core Course (see p. 51)3
MUSC-202 Music Literature in Context I3
MUSC-203 Music Literature in Context II3
HistoryHistory Core Course (see p. 52)3
Social SciencesSocial and Behavioral Sciences Core Courses
(see p. 52)6
ScienceScience Core Courses (see p. 52; must
include one course with lab)7-8
MathematicsMATH-121, 122, 131 or higher3-5
InterdisciplinaryENTR-101 Entrepreneurship and Creativity3
REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR
MUSC-110Music Theory I4
MUSC-111Music Theory II4
MUSC-210Music Theory III4
MUSC-211Music Theory IV4
MUSC-217Applied Music III 1, 22
MUSC-218Applied Music IV 1, 22
MUSC-215Keyboard Skills IV 31
MUSC-131-134; orEnsemble (Major)4
MUSC 151-154; or
MUSC 171-174; or 
MUSC 181-1844
62-65
1 Students seeking a Jazz/Commercial Music Emphasis should enroll in the jazz sections of Applied Music. Students are also encouraged to take MUSC-109 Techniques of Electronic and Computer Music if time permits.
2 Level of proficiency in instrument required for music major.
3 Level of proficiency in keyboard skills required for music major.
4 Participation in one major ensemble per semester is required.