ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS IN MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION (A1020D)

The Associate in Fine Arts in Music and Music Education degree is designed to prepare students for transfer to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at a senior college or university. Students will receive a foundation in music theory, music history, and applied music performance skills. They should be able to audition on their primary instrument or voice and complete theory and history placement exams to allow them to continue work as juniors and to begin an area of concentration at the transfer institution.

General Education Core (28 Semester Hours Credit)
The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC)

• ENG 111 and ENG 112

Humanities/Fine Arts (6 SHC)**
Select two courses from two of the following discipline areas: art, dance, drama, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, music, philosophy, and religion. One course must be a literature course.

• Art (ART 111, 114, 115)
• Foreign Languages (FRE 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212)**
• Interdisciplinary Humanities (HUM 110, 115, 120, 122, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220)
• Literature (ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262)
• Music (MUS 110, 113)
• Philosophy (PHI 215, 240)
• Religion (REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221)
• Speech/Communication (COM 110, 120, 231)*

Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 SHC)
Select three courses from three of the following discipline areas: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. One course must be a history course.

• Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 240)
• Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
• Geography (GEO 111)
• History (HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132)
• Political Science (POL 120, 220)
• Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
• Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (7 SHC)

Natural Sciences (4 SHC): Select one course, including accompanying laboratory work, from among the biological and physical science disciplines.

• Astronomy (AST 111 [class] and 111A [lab])
• Biology (BIO 110, 111, 112, 120, 130, 140 [class] and 140A [lab])
• Chemistry (CHM 151, 152)
• Physics (PHY 110 [class] and 110A [lab], 151, 152, 251, 252)

Mathematics (3 SHC): Select one course in introductory mathematics (college algebra, trigonometry, calculus).

• Mathematics (MAT 140, 171, 172, 271, 272)

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (37 SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT)
One semester hour of credit may be included in a sixty-five semester hour credit associate in arts program. The transfer of the 65th hour is not guaranteed.

Other Required Courses: ACA 115 Success & Study Skills (1 SHC)

Major Core:

Music Theory The following courses are required (16 SHC):

• MUS 121 Music Theory I (4 SHC)
• MUS 122 Music Theory II (4 SHC)
• MUS 221 Music Theory III (4 SHC)
• MUS 222 Music Theory IV (4 SHC)

Applied Music The following courses are required (8 SHC):

• MUS 161 Applied Music I (2 SHC)
• MUS 162 Applied Music II (2 SHC)
• MUS 261 Applied Music III (2 SHC)
• MUS 262 Applied Music IV (2 SHC)

Electives: 6 SHC from other MUS courses: MUS 271 Music History I (3 SHC) and MUS 272 Music History II (3 SHC)

Ensemble 4 SHC from the following:

• MUS 131 Chorus I (1 SHC), MUS 132 Chorus II (1 SHC), MUS 231 Chorus III (1 SHC), MUS 232 Chorus IV (1 SHC)
• MUS 133 Band I (1 SHC) MUS 134 Band II (1 SHC), MUS 233 Band III (1 SHC), MUS 234 Band IV (1 SHC)
• MUS 135 Jazz Ensemble I (1 SHC), MUS 136 Jazz Ensemble II (1 SHC), MUS 235 Jazz Ensemble III (1 SHC), MUS 236 Jazz Ensemble IV (1 SHC)
• MUS 141 Ensemble I (1 SHC), MUS 142 Ensemble II (1 SHC), MUS 241 Ensemble III (1 SHC), MUS 242 Ensemble IV (1 SHC)

Class Music The following courses are required (2 SHC): MUS 151 Class Music I (1 SHC) MUS 152 Class Music II (1 SHC)

Total Semester Hours (65 Semester Hours Credit)

*3 SHC in Speech/Communication may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/Fine Arts. Speech/Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.

**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.

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the associate degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree as listed at www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/aa/planning/traditional.htm. Students are encouraged to contact the senior institution to confirm degree offerings.

Admission to the Major
Grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Music and Music Education. Validation of level of achievement in Theory, Class Music, and Applied Music is required for acceptance into four-year programs in accordance with NASM requirements for admission of transfer students. Admission to teacher licensure programs requires satisfactory scores on PRAXIS I and II.