Students who are very serious about studying music at Cowley College will definitely be able to enroll in courses that will prepare them for transferring into a four-year institution. Students wanting to major in music must show a passionate desire to play, teach, or be involved with music at some professional level. Students must have significant background from their high school situations in performance, private lessons, and music theory fundamentals and be extremely aware of the commitment and rigors of being in a college music program.

MUSIC(Associate of Arts Degree)

COURSENUMBER COURSE NAME

SEMESTER1 2 3 4

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTSBasic Skills (12 hours)ENG2211 Composition I 3MTH4420 College Algebra 3ENG2212 Composition II 3COM2711 Public Speaking 3Computer Literacy (3 hours)CAP1516 Computer Applications or Computer Literacy* 3Humanities (9 hours) 3 Different Departments

Humanities Elective* 3

Humanities Elective* 3

Humanities Elective* 3

Social Sciences (9 hours) 3 Different DepartmentsPSY6711 General Psychology 3

Social Science Elective* 3

Social Science Elective* 3

Laboratory Sciences (5 hours)Laboratory Science Elective* 5

Health & Physical Education (1 hour)Health & Physical Education Elective* 1

GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS 39 10 9 11 9ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK REQUIREDMUS2640 Class Piano I 2MUS2620 Music Theory I 3MUS2625 Aural Skills I 2MUS2621 Music Theory II 3MUS2626 Aural Skills II 2MUS2650 Music Theory III 3MUS2652 Aural Skills III 2MUS2651 Music Theory IV 3MUS2653 Aural Skills IV 2

Applied Lessons 1 1 1 1

MUS2700MUS2701MUS2702MUS2703

Applied Lesson Seminar I-IV* 1 1 1 1

Large Performance Ensemble 1 1 1 1

Small Performance Ensemble 1 1 1 1ELECTIVE HOURS 38 11 9 9 9TOTAL HOURS 77 21 18 20 18Additional suggested electives:

DAN2752 Introduction to Dance 1THE2735 Acting 3FOL2330 Spanish I 5DAN2755 Dance II 1DAN2756 Dance III 1DAN2757 Dance IV 1*See List of Electives that fulfill Requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree .

Depending on skill level and assessment scores, students may be required to take the necessary basic skill or prerequisite courses prior to enrolling in the program.

Revised: April 18, 2016

5/8/2023