Parkland College

Music Education

Program Code: FMSE AFA

Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 67 semester hours

Parkland students who are seeking a bachelor’s degree in music are strongly encouraged to complete the Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) degree and the general education core curriculum before transferring.

To transfer as a junior into a baccalaureate program with a major in music education or music performance, students should complete the course work in consultation with a music faculty advisor. Completion of the A.F.A. degree does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum. Therefore, students are advised to complete the general education core curriculum before they transfer. Choose one additional Social/Behavioral Science elective and one Humanities/Fine Arts elective to complete this core curriculum.*

Transfer admission is competitive. Completion of this program alone does not guarantee admission either to the baccalaureate program or to upper-division or specialty music courses. Students may be required to demonstrate skill level through auditions and placement testing at the institution to which they transfer. In some colleges and universities, a bachelor’s degree may also require competency in a single foreign language.

Suggested Full-time Sequence

FALL 1st Semester
MUS 101
MUS 103
Ensemble
MUS 165
MUS 180
ENG 101
Mathematics elective

SPRING 2nd Semester
MUS 102
MUS 104
Ensemble
MUS 166
MUS 180
ENG 102
HIS 104 or HIS 105
 

FALL 3rd Semester
MUS 201
MUS 203
MUS 243
Ensemble
MUS 280
POS 122
Physical/Life Sciences elective

SPRING 4th Semester
MUS 202
MUS 204
Ensemble
MUS 244
MUS 280
Physical/Life Sciences elective
KIN 181
SPE 101

 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required General Education Core Courses (27 hours)

Communications (9)
    ENG 101 Composition I
    ENG 102 Composition II
    SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication


3
3
3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (7)
   HIS 104 History of the U.S. to 1865
   or HIS 105 History of the U.S., 1865 to the Present
   POS 122 American National Government   



4
3

Mathematics elective

3

Physical Sciences elective

4

Life Sciences elective

4

Additional Humanities elective*

3

Additional Social/Behavioral Sciences elective*

2-3
 

Required Core Music Courses (38 hours)

 

MUS 101 Music Theory and Harmony I

3

MUS 102 Music Theory and Harmony I I

3

MUS 103 Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony I

1

MUS 104 Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony II

1

MUS 165 Class Piano I

2

MUS 166 Class Piano I I

2

MUS 180 Applied Music

4

MUS 201 Advanced Theory and Harmony I

3

MUS 202 Advanced Theory and Harmony I I

3

MUS 203 Advanced Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony I

1

MUS 204 Advanced Ear-Training, Sight-Singing, and Keyboard Harmony I I

1

MUS 243 Music Literature: Antiquity to 18th Century

3

MUS 244 Music Literature: 18th Century to Present

3

MUS 280 Applied Music

4

ENSEMBLE
Choose from:
Choral Ensemble (MUS 141 or MUS 142),
Instrumental Ensemble (MUS 147 or MUS 148), or
Jazz Ensemble (MUS 149, MUS 160, or MUS 169).

4
 

Other Required Courses for Teacher Certification (5-6 hours)

 

KIN 181 Health Education

     2

Total Semester Credit Hours Required

67

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