UA Maricopa County Community College District 1999-2000 transfer guide

Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music
For students attending classes at the Maricopa County Community Colleges and preparing to transfer to The University of Arizona, the following course work is recommended. Entrance examinations in musicianship and the major performance area are required. All transfer Music majors (except Piano and Organ Performance majors) must audition for placement in class or group piano instruction. A maximum of 64 credits of community college course work may be applied to a bachelor’s degree program at The University of Arizona. Refer to The UA General Catalog or contact the assistant director of the School of Music (621-1454) for additional information. If you will not be completing this transfer guide, see the "Acceptance of Transfer Course Work to meet UA General Education Requirements."
ARIZONA GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM (AGEC-A)--35 credits (course lists)
Freshman Composition--6 credits
Humanities and Fine Arts--6-9 credits
Biological and Physical Sciences--8 credits
Mathematics--3 credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences--6-9 credits
Other Requirement Options--0-6 credits

SECOND LANGUAGE -- This requirement may be met by demonstrating proficiency in a single second language at the fourth semester level. Refer to Examination Policies in The UA General Catalog for additional information on ways in which proficiency may be demonstrated. Course work available at the Maricopa County Community Colleges includes the following. For Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese or Sign Language sequences, a placement test may be required to appropriately place students or to satisfy fourth semester proficiency.

  • ARB 101, 102
  • CHI 101, 102
  • FRE 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
  • GER 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
  • GRK 101, 102
  • HEB 101, 102, 201, 202
  • ITA 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
  • JPN 101, 102, 201, 202
  • LAT 101, 102, 201, 202
  • POR 101, 102
  • RUS 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201, 202
  • SLG 101, 102, 201, 202
  • SPA 101 or 101AA or 103, 102 or 102AA or 104, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA or 203 or 204

Note: If students select Arabic, Chinese, Greek or Portuguese, the intermediate level of study may be completed upon transfer to the UA.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS -- Students entering any of the degree programs in music must, at the very minimum, have instrumental or vocal performance skills at the MUSI181 level. This level requires at least two years of intensive private instruction and/or four years of ensemble participation. Some music degrees require a higher entrance level. A student's performance level is determined by audition at the beginning of his/her first semester of enrollment.

Music--32 credits

  • MHL 241 and 242
  • MTC 105 and 106, 155 and 156, 205 and 206, 255 and 256
  • MUP 131 and 132, 209, 231 and 232

In addition to the music courses listed above, students should complete four credits of individual instruction in their major instrument or voice and two credits of a conducted ensemble.

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Last updated March 10, 2000