Music, AA [MUS-AA, 60 Total Credits]

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Demonstrate fluency in the written language of music, including the ability to read and write in multiple clefs, recognize and construct various musical devices including chords, scales, intervals, rhythms, and harmonization in traditional and contemporary styles.
Demonstrate literacy in the historical styles of music, including the ability to recognize Western musical forms and styles from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century.
Acquire broad experience in applied music, through piano proficiency examinations, private instruction on voice or an instrument, and required ensemble participation.
Demonstrate expanded knowledge of diversity and technology, issues which have significant impact upon the ever-changing fields of music history, theory, and performance.

General Education Requirements (34 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: MATH 120 or 120E.

MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
or MATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded or above (except MATH 122)
or STAT 152 - Introduction to Statistics

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Literature (3 Credits)

Recommended: ENG 223.

ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

Recommended: PHIL 102.

Natural Science (6-7 Credits)

Choose two courses; one must include a lab.

Recommended: BIOL 122 and GEOG 103.

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
or ANTH 110L - Physical Anthropology Lab
or any AST prefix course
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society or above
or any EGG prefix course
or any ENV prefix course
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or any GEOL prefix course
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or any PHYS prefix course

Social Science (9 Credits)

^{Choose three courses; each course must be from a different discipline.}

Recommended: ANTH 101 and ECON 100 and PSY 101.

any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or PHIL 135 - Introduction to Ethics
or PHIL 205 - Science and Religion
or PHIL 207 - Social and Political Philosophy
or PHIL 216 - Philosophy of Human Nature
or PHIL 244 - Bioethics
or PHIL 245 - Contemporary Moral Issues
or PHIL 246 - Philosophy of Law
or PHIL 249 - Environmental Ethics
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course (except PSY 270)
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101.

Four Credit Option
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

Recommended: ENG 223 or ANTH 101 or PSY 101.

Special Program Requirements (26 Credits)

MUS 131 - Introduction to Music Literature
and MUS 201E - Basic Musicianship I E
and MUS 201F - Basic Musicianship I F
and MUS 202E - Basic Musicianship II E
and MUS 202F - Basic Musicianship II F
and MUS 207E - Advanced Musicianship I E
and MUS 207F - Advanced Musicianship I F
and MUS 208E - Advanced Musicianship II E
and MUS 208F - Advanced Musicianship II F

Private Lessons (4-8 Credits)

Private Lessons (MUSA 101-146, MUSA 201-246)

Ensemble (3 - 4 Credits)

Ensemble (MUSE 101-166)

Piano Proficiency Exam (0 Credits)

Required for Graduation

Concert Attendance (0 Credits)

Required: Four semesters of concert attendance

MUS 100 - Concert Attendance