Associate in Fine Arts Degree - Music

Degree Requirements

(Total Minimum Credits Required: 64)

Each candidate for an Associate in Fine Arts—Music degree shall:

• Select courses to complete the required 64 credits from:
  • Specific program required courses totaling a minimum of 35 hours;
  • General education core requirements (including coursework in the Human Relations and Global/Multicultural Studies or Contemporary Life Skills categories) totaling a minimum of 28 hours;
  • Elective courses to bring the total for the degree to 64 hours minimum.
• Earn no more than six credits in History in the Humanities and Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences categories combined for general education credit. Additional credits in History from general education or other categories may be earned as elective credit.
• Earn no credit with a satisfactory/fail grade option.
• Earn no more than 42 credits for the Communication, Physical and Life Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities and Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences categories by demonstrated competence through the Advanced Placement Program (AP), designated course-specific subject examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and the College of DuPage Proficiency Through an Instructor Program.
• Show keyboard competence through one of the following options: Complete either MUSIC 2272 Class Piano IV, complete four semesters of MUSIC 1185 Applied Music Ii: Music Major on piano, or show keyboard proficiency by demonstrated competence through the College of DuPage Proficiency Through an Instructor Program. See a Music advisor for further information.

Notes: Although designed to meet transfer requirements, the A.F.A. degree does not complete the requirements of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum or lower division general education requirements at participating colleges/universities.

Students will need to fulfill the General Education requirements of the college/university to which they transfer. Completion of the A.F.A. does not guarantee admission either to a baccalaureate program or to upper division music courses. Students may be required to demonstrate their skill level through audit, placement test, audition or review of student recordings. Students are encouraged to complete the A.F.A. degree prior to transferring.

Program Required courses - 35 credit hours

Music Core Courses - 20 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MUSIC 1101	Music Theory I	3
MUSIC 1107	Aural Skills I	1
MUSIC 1171	Class Piano I	1
MUSIC 1102	Music Theory II	3
MUSIC 1108	Aural Skills II	1
MUSIC 1172	Class Piano II	1
MUSIC 2201	Music Theory III	3
MUSIC 2207	Aural Skills III	1
MUSIC 2271	Class Piano III	1
MUSIC 2202	Music Theory IV	3
MUSIC 2208	Aural Skills IV	1
MUSIC 2272	Class Piano IV	1
Total Credits		20

Music Literature/History Course - 3 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MUSIC 1105	Music Literature	3
Total Credits		3

Music Ensemble Courses - 4 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Choose four credits from the following:		4
MUSIC 1120	College of DuPage Concert Choir
MUSIC 1125	College of DuPage Jazz Choir
MUSIC 1130	College of DuPage Chamber Singers
MUSIC 1140	Symphony Orchestra
MUSIC 1141	Chamber Orchestra
MUSIC 1150	DuPage Chorale
MUSIC 1180	Community Band
MUSIC 1181	DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble
MUSIC 1190	COD Jazz & Popular Music Ensembles
MUSIC 1192	Percussion Ensemble
MUSIC 1193	Guitar Ensemble
Total Credits		4

Applied Instruction Courses - 8 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MUSIC 1185	Applied Music Ii: Music Major (Private music lessons I to IV. Take one course each term for a total of 8 credits.)	2
Total Credits		8

Elective Coursework - 1 credit hour minimum

Any regular credit-bearing course at the College. However, since this is a transfer program, we highly recommend an approved course that will transfer seamlessly to a baccalaureate degree program.

General Education Courses - 28 credit hours

Communication - 9 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Written
ENGLI 1101	English Composition I (C1 900) 1	3
ENGLI 1102	English Composition II (C1 901R) 1	3
Oral
SPEEC 1100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication (C2 900) 1	3

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Grade of “C” or higher required.

Physical and Life Sciences - 7 to 10 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select one course from Life Sciences and one course from Physical Sciences. At least one course must have a laboratory component. Students with sufficient preparation may select from IAI science majors courses. Check with http://www.itransfer.org. A minimum of seven credits must be selected from the following list:
Life Sciences
Biology
BIOLO 1100	Survey of Biology (L1 900L)	4
BIOLO 1110	Environmental Biology (L1 905L)	4
BIOLO 1120	Introduction to Genetics (No Lab) (L1 906)	3
BIOLO 1130	Fundamentals of Biotechnology (L1 906L)	4
BIOLO 1151	Principles of Biological Science (L1 910L)	5
Physical Sciences
Chemistry
CHEMI 1105	Contemporary Chemistry (P1 903L)	4
CHEMI 1137	(P1903L)
CHEMI 1205	Intro to Forensic Science & Chemistry (P1 903L)	4
CHEMI 1211	Survey of General Chemistry (P1 902L)	5
CHEMI 1551	Principles of Chemistry I (P1 902L)	5
Earth Science
EARTH 1101	Physical Geology of Earth's Interior (P1 907L)	4
EARTH 1102	Physical Geology of Earth's Surface (P1 907L)	4
EARTH 1105	Environmental Geology (P1 908L)	4
EARTH 1110	Introduction to Meteorology (P1 905L)	4
EARTH 1111	Climate and Global Change (No Lab) (P1 905)	3
EARTH 1115	Severe and Unusual Weather (P1 905L)	4
EARTH 1119	Weather Impacts and Preparedness (No Lab) (P1 905)	3
EARTH 1120	Introduction to Astronomy (No Lab) (P1 906)	3
EARTH 1122	Astronomy: The Solar System (P1 906L)	4
EARTH 1124	Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies (P1 906L)	4
EARTH 1126	Observational Astronomy (P1 906L)	3
Select one of the following: 1		3-4
EARTH 1130	Introduction to Oceanography (P1 905L)
EARTH 1131	Fundamentals of Oceanography (P1 905)
EARTH 1135	Water Science-Fundamentals of Hydrology (P1 905L)	4
Select one of the following: 1		3-4
EARTH 1140	Fundamentals of Earth Science (P1 905L)
EARTH 1141	Introduction to Earth Science (P1 905)
Physics
PHYSI 1100	Physics (P1 900L)	4
PHYSI 1150	Energy and Society (P1 901)	3
PHYSI 1201	General Physics I (P1 900L)	5
PHYSI 2111	Physics for Science and Engineering I (P2 900L)	5

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Not both

Mathematics - 3 to 5 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MATH 1218	General Education Mathematics (M1 904)	3
MATH 1220	Quantitative Literacy (M1 901)	3
MATH 1322	Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II (M1 903)	3
MATH 1533	Finite Mathematics (M1 906)	4
MATH 1635	Statistics (M1 902) 1	4
MATH 2000	Survey of Calculus (M1 900-O)	3
MATH 2115	Discrete Mathematics (M1 905)	3
MATH 2134	Calculus for Business and Social Science (M1 900-B)	4
MATH 2231	Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (M1 900-1)	5
MATH 2232	Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (M1 900-2)	5
MATH 2233	Calculus and Analytic Geometry III (M1 900-3)	4
PSYCH 2280	Statistics/Social & Behavioral Sciences (M1 902) 1	3
SOCIO 2205	Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (M1 902) 1	3

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Only one from these three courses may count toward overall degree requirement credit. MATH 1322 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II may not be used to meet this requirement.

Humanities and Fine Arts - 6 credits
 

Select at least one course from Humanities and at least one course from Fine Arts.

Humanities

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Chinese
CHINE 2202	Intermediate Chinese II (H1 900)	4
English
ENGLI 1130	Introduction to Literature (H3 900)	3
ENGLI 1150	Short Fiction (H3 901)	3
ENGLI 1151	Novel (H3 901)	3
ENGLI 1152	Poetry (H3 903)	3
ENGLI 1153	Drama (H3 902)	3
ENGLI 1154	Film As Literature (HF 908) 1	3
ENGLI 1157	Children's Literature (H3 918)	3
ENGLI 1158	Bible As Literature (H5 901)	3
ENGLI 1159	Greek Mythology (H9 901)	3
ENGLI 1160	Native American Literature (H3 910D)	3
ENGLI 1161	Multicultural Literatures of the U.S. (H3 910D)	3
ENGLI 1165	Literature, Gender, and Sexualities (H3 911D)	3
ENGLI 2220	British Literature to 1800 (H3 912)	3
ENGLI 2221	British Literature From 1800 Through The Present (H3 913)	3
ENGLI 2223	American Literature From the Colonial Period to the Civil War (H3 914)	3
ENGLI 2224	American Literature From the Civil War to the Present (H3 915)	3
ENGLI 2226	World Literature (H3 907)	3
ENGLI 2227	Modern European Literature (H3 907)	3
ENGLI 2228	Shakespeare (H3 905)	3
ENGLI 2262	Non-Western Literature (H3 908N)	3
French
FRENC 2202	Intermediate French II (H1 900)	4
FRENC 2251	Conversation and Composition I (H1 900)	3
FRENC 2252	Conversation and Composition II (H1 900)	3
German
GERMA 2202	Intermediate German II (H1 900)	4
GERMA 2251	Conversation and Composition I (H1 900)	3
GERMA 2252	Conversation and Composition II (H1 900)	3
History
HISTO 1110	Foundations of the European World (H2 901)	3
HISTO 1120	Europe in the Modern World (H2 902)	3
HISTO 1160	World Civilization Since 1300 (H2 907)	3
HISTO 2205	History of Asia (H2 903N)	3
HISTO 2220	History and Culture of China (H2 903N)	3
HISTO 2225	History and Culture of Russia (H2 908)	3
HISTO 2230	History and Culture of Japan (H2 908)	3
HISTO 2235	20th Century World History (H2 903N)	3
HISTO 2245	History and Culture of England (H2 908)	3
Humanities
HUMNT 1102	Introduction to Humanities: Ideas and Values (H9 900)	3
HUMNT 1103	Introduction to World Mythology (H9 901)	3
HUMNT 1104	Women in Arts: Cultural and Artistic Expressions of Gender (HF 907D)	3
HUMNT 1105	Humanities Beyond the U.S. & Europe (HF 904N) 1	3
HUMNT 1110	The Arts and Cultural Diversity (HF 906D) 1	3
HUMNT 1120	Introduction to Medical Humanities (H9 900)	3
HUMNT 1150	Intersections of Humanities, Math, And Science (H9 900)	3
Italian
ITALI 2202	Intermediate Italian II (H1 900)	4
Japanese
JAPAN 2202	Intermediate Japanese II (H1 900)	4
Korean
KOREA 2202	Intermediate Korean II (H1 900)	4
Philosophy
PHILO 1100	Introduction to Philosophy (H4 900)	3
PHILO 1110	Ethics (H4 904)	3
PHILO 1116	Environmental Ethics (H4 904)	3
PHILO 1120	Logic (H4 906)	3
PHILO 1125	Critical Thinking (H4 906)	3
PHILO 1150	World Religions (H5 904N)	3
PHILO 2010	Ancient Philosophy (H4 901)	3
PHILO 2011	Early Modern Philosophy (H4 902)	3
PHILO 2150	Philosophy of Religion (H4 905)	3
Religious Studies
RELIG 1100	Introduction to Religion (H5 900)	3
RELIG 1110	Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament (H5 901)	3
RELIG 1120	Introduction to the Bible: New Testament (H5 901)	3
RELIG 1150	World Religions (H5 904N)	3
RELIG 2160	Judaism, Christianity and Islam (H5 901)	3
RELIG 2155	Asian Thought (H4 903N)	3
Russian
RUSSI 2202	Intermediate Russian II (H1 900)	4
Spanish
SPANI 2202	Intermediate Spanish II (H1 900)	4
SPANI 2206	Spanish for Heritage Speakers I (H1 900)	4
SPANI 2208	Spanish for Heritage Speakers II (H1 900)	4
SPANI 2251	Conversation and Composition I (H1 900)	3
SPANI 2252	Conversation and Composition II (H1 900)	3

Fine Arts

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Art
ART 1100	Introduction to Visual Art and Culture (F2 900)	3
ART 2211	Art Histories Before 1400 CE (F2 901)	3
ART 2212	Art Histories 1400 to 1950 (F2 902)	3
ART 2213	Art Histories Since 1950 (F2 902)	3
ART 2214	Non-Western Art (F2 903N)	3
English
ENGLI 1135	Introduction to Film Art (F2 908)	3
ENGLI 1154	Film As Literature (HF 908) 1	3
Humanities
HUMNT 1101	Introduction to Humanities: The Arts (F9 900)	3
HUMNT 1104	Women in Arts: Cultural and Artistic Expressions of Gender (HF 907D)	3
HUMNT 1105	Humanities Beyond the U.S. & Europe (HF 904N) 1	3
HUMNT 1110	The Arts and Cultural Diversity (HF 906D) 1	3
Theater
THEAT 1100	Theater Appreciation (F1 907)	3

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Interdisciplinary credit may be earned as either Fine Arts or Humanities. No Music courses may fulfill this requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 credits

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Anthropology
ANTHR 1000	Introduction to Anthropology (S1 900N)	3
ANTHR 1100	Cultural Anthropology (S1 901N)	3
ANTHR 1105	Practical Anthropology (S1 904D)	3
ANTHR 1130	People and Cultures of the World (S1 904D)	3
ANTHR 1200	Discovering Archaeology (S1 903)	3
ANTHR 1400	Race, Sex and Human Evolution (S1 902)	3
Economics
ECONO 2200	Principles of Economics (S3 900)	3
ECONO 2201	Macroeconomics and the Global Economy (S3 901)	3
ECONO 2202	Microeconomics and the Global Economy (S3 902)	3
Geography
GEOGR 1100	Western World Geography (S4 901)	3
GEOGR 1105	Eastern World Geography (S4 902N)	3
GEOGR 1120	Economic Geography (S4 903N)	3
GEOGR 1130	Cultural Geography (S4 900N)	3
History
HISTO 1130	History of the United States to 1865 (S2 900)	3
HISTO 1140	History of the United States Since 1865 (S2 901)	3
HISTO 2210	History and Culture of Africa (S2 907N)	3
HISTO 2215	History and Culture of South Asia (S2 916N)	3
HISTO 2260	United States History Since 1945 (S2 901)	3
Political Science
POLS 1100	Introduction to Political Science (S5 903)	3
POLS 1101	American Politics (S5 900)	3
POLS 1105	State and Local Politics (S5 902)	3
POLS 2203	Comparative Politics (S5 905)	3
POLS 2220	World Politics (S5 904N)	3
Psychology
PSYCH 1100	General Psychology (S6 900)	3
PSYCH 2230	Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence (S6 903)	3
PSYCH 2233	Developmental Psychology: Adolescence (S6 904)	3
PSYCH 2235	Developmental Psychology: Adulthood (S6 905)	3
PSYCH 2237	Developmental Psychology: The Life Span (S6 902)	3
PSYCH 2240	Social Psychology (S8 900)	3
Sociology
SOCIO 1100	Introduction to Sociology (S7 900)	3
SOCIO 1120	Sociology of Sex, Gender and Power (S7 904D)	3
SOCIO 2210	Social Problems (S7 901)	3
SOCIO 2215	Race and Racism in America (S7 903D)	3
SOCIO 2220	Sexual Relationships, Marriage & Family (S7 902)	3

Human Relations - One Course

Select one course from the Human Relations category.

Contemporary Life Skills or Global/Multicultural Studies - One Course

Select one course from the Contemporary Life Skills or Global/Multicultural Studies category. 

Suggested Course Sequence

Plan of Study Grid

First Semester		Credits
MUSIC 1101	Music Theory I	3
MUSIC 1107	Aural Skills I	1
MUSIC 1171	Class Piano I	1
MUSIC 14XX: Applied Lesson		2
MUSIC 11XX: Music Ensemble		1
ENGLI 1101	English Composition I	3
MATH 1218	General Education Mathematics (MATH 1218 is a suggestion, but students may choose another option based on personal interest, abilities, and transfer goals.)	3
	Credits	14
Second Semester
MUSIC 1102	Music Theory II	3
MUSIC 1108	Aural Skills II	1
MUSIC 1172	Class Piano II	1
MUSIC 14XX: Applied Lesson		2
MUSIC 11XX: Music Ensemble		1
ENGLI 1102	English Composition II	3
GEN ED: Physical & Life Sciences 1		3-5
	Credits	14-16
Summer Semester
GEN ED: Physical & Life Sciences 2		3-5
	Credits	3-5
Third Semester
MUSIC 2201	Music Theory III	3
MUSIC 2207	Aural Skills III	1
MUSIC 2271	Class Piano III	1
MUSIC 14XX: Applied Lesson		2
MUSIC 11XX: Music Ensemble		1
SPEEC 1100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
GEN ED: Humanities/Fine Arts 3		3
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 4		3
	Credits	17
Fourth Semester
MUSIC 2202	Music Theory IV	3
MUSIC 2208	Aural Skills IV	1
MUSIC 2272	Class Piano IV	1
MUSIC 14XX: Applied Lesson		2
MUSIC 11XX: Music Ensemble		1
MUSIC 1105	Music Literature	3
GEN ED: General Education 3		3
	Credits	14
	Total Credits	62-66

¹

Students should take a science course this term. Select one course from Life Sciences and one course from Physical Sciences for a degree total of 7-10 credits. At least one course (in the degree) must have a laboratory component.

²

Students could take a science course during the summer semester reducing course load in semesters 3 and 4. Select one course from Life Sciences and one course from Physical Sciences for a degree total of 7-10 credits. At least one course must have a laboratory component.

³

Students should take a 3 credit Humanities/Fine Arts course (NOT a MUSIC course) based on personal interest, abilities, and transfer goals for a degree total of 6 credits.

⁴

Students should take a 3 credit Social/Behavioral Sciences course based on personal interest, abilities, and transfer goals for a degree total of 3 credits.

Program Milestones

First Semester

• Consider joining or visiting with a professional, cultural or interest-based Student Club.

Second Semester

• If you have not done so yet this semester, it is important to make an appointment with a Faculty or Program Advisor to discuss your future academic progress.