Associate in Fine Arts: Music Emphasis
Program Overview
These requirements apply to the Associate in Fine Arts-Music Emphasis degree.
These requirements apply to students who first enrolled for Fall 2025 or later. Students who first enrolled prior to Fall 2025 should obtain the appropriate sheet of requirements from a Student Development Center.
Completion of the Associate in Fine Arts-Music degree does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois General Education core curriculum. After transfer, Associate in Fine Arts-Music students will need to complete the general education requirements of the institution to which they transfer.
Program Requirements
Communications
3 courses
Hours Required: 9
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Composition I 1 | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Composition II 1 | 3 |
| SPE 101 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
- 1
A grade of C or better is required.
Mathematics
1 course.
Hours Required: 3
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MTH 101 | Quantitative Literacy 1 | 3 |
| MTH 124 | Finite Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| MTH 131 | Mathematics for Elementary Teaching II | 4 |
| MTH 134 | Calculus for Business and Social Sciences 1 | 4 |
| or MTH 200 | Calculus I | |
| MTH 165 | Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| or MTH 225 | Business Statistics | |
| MTH 201 | Calculus II | 5 |
| MTH 202 | Calculus III | 5 |
| MTH 220 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
Physical and Life Sciences
2 courses with 1 course from the Life Sciences and 1 from the Physical Sciences. 1 course must be a lab science.
Hours Required: 7
Life Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 101 | Biology Survey | 3 |
| BIO 103 | Humans and the Environment | 3 |
| BIO 104 | Environmental Laboratory Biology 1 | 4 |
| BIO 105 | Heredity, Evolution and Society | 3 |
| BIO 110 | Introduction to Biology and Society 1 | 4 |
| BIO 115 | Fundamentals of Cellular Biology 1 | 4 |
| BIO 116 | Fundamentals of Organismal Biology 1 | 4 |
| BIO 120 | Plants and Society 1 | 4 |
| BIO 140 | Animals and Society 1 | 4 |
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Lab science course
Physical Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AST 100 | Astronomy Survey | 3 |
| AST 112 | The Solar System 1 | 4 |
| AST 115 | Stars and Galaxies 1 | 4 |
| CHM 100 | Chemistry for the Health Sciences 1 | 4 |
| CHM 103 | The Chemistry Connection 1 | 4 |
| CHM 105 | Chemical World 1 | 4 |
| CHM 110 | Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| CHM 121 | General Chemistry I 1 | 5 |
| ESC 100 | Rocks and Minerals Survey | 3 |
| ESC 101 | Earth Science Survey | 3 |
| ESC 110 | Exploring the Earth and Universe 1 | 4 |
| ESC 111 | Physical Geology 1 | 4 |
| ESC 112 | Dinosaurs, Fossils and Planet Earth 1 | 4 |
| ESC 113 | Environmental Geology 1 | 4 |
| ESC 121 | Introduction to Meteorology 1 | 4 |
| GEG 111 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEG 112 | Physical Geography Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| PHY 100 | Basic Concepts in Physics | 3 |
| PHY 110 | Introduction to Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHY 112 | Energy and Society 1 | 4 |
| PHY 121 | Introductory Physics I 1 | 5 |
| PHY 201 | General Physics I-Mechanics 1 | 5 |
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Lab science course
Humanities and Fine Arts
3 courses with at least one course from Humanities and one course from Fine Arts.
Hours Required: 9
Humanities
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FRN 202 | Intermediate French II | 4 |
| FRN 210 | Introduction to French Literature | 3 |
| GER 202 | Intermediate German II | 4 |
| GER 210 | Introduction to German Literature + | 3 |
| HST 105 | Great Ideas of World Civilizations | 3 |
| or HUM 105 | Great Ideas of World Civilizations | |
| HUM 101 | Ancient through the Medieval West + | 3 |
| HUM 102 | Renaissance through the Modern West + | 3 |
| HUM 104 | Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilizations + | 3 |
| HUM 106 | The Cultures of Asia + | 3 |
| HUM 107 | The Cultures of Africa + | 3 |
| HUM 110 | Women and Creativity + | 3 |
| HUM 120 | Classical Mythology | 3 |
| HUM 125 | World Mythology + | 3 |
| JPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
| LIT 105 | Poetry | 3 |
| LIT 112 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| LIT 115 | Fiction | 3 |
| LIT 208 | Non-Western Literature + | 3 |
| LIT 210 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| LIT 219 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| LIT 220 | Japanese Literature in Translation + | 3 |
| LIT 221 | American Literature, Colonial Days to Civil War | 3 |
| LIT 222 | American Literature: Civil War to Present | 3 |
| LIT 223 | Multicultural American Literature + | 3 |
| LIT 224 | Women in Literature + | 3 |
| LIT 231 | English Literature to 1800 | 3 |
| LIT 232 | English Literature 1800-1914 | 3 |
| PHI 101 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHI 105 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 115 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 120 | Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 160 | Non-Western Philosophy + | 3 |
| PHI 205 | Religions of the World + | 3 |
| PHI 215 | Religion in America + | 3 |
| PHI 220 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHI 231 | History of Philosophy--Ancient and Medieval | 3 |
| PHI 232 | History of Philosophy-Modern | 3 |
| SGN 202 | American Sign Language IV | 3 |
| SGN 210 | American Sign Language: Cultural Perspective + | 4 |
| SPA 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPA 210 | Introduction to Spanish Literature + | 3 |
| THE 121 | Ethnic Traditions in American Theatre | 3 |
- +
Meets the World Cultures and Diversity graduation requirement. One 3 credit-hour course is required for graduation.
Fine Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 103 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 104 | Introduction to American Music + | 3 |
| MUS 106 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 107 | Introduction to Music in Theatre | 3 |
| MUS 108 | Introduction to World Music + | 3 |
| MUS 120 | Introduction to Music Literature | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
1 course.
Hours Required: 3
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 101 | Introduction to Anthropology + | 3 |
| ANT 202 | Cultural Anthropology + | 3 |
| ANT 205 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 206 | Archeology + | 3 |
| ECO 200 | Introduction to Economics + | 3 |
| ECO 211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 212 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| GEG 100 | Cultural Geography + | 3 |
| GEG 101 | World Regional Geography + | 3 |
| GEG 103 | The Developing World + | 3 |
| GEG 104 | The Developed World + | 3 |
| GIS 100 | Introduction to Geospatial Technologies | 3 |
| HED 202 | Human Sexuality + | 3 |
| HST 111 | American Experience to 1877 | 3 |
| HST 112 | American Experience Since 1877 | 3 |
| HST 121 | History of Mexico, Central and South America + | 3 |
| HST 141 | History of Western Civilization to 1650 | 4 |
| HST 142 | History of Western Civilization Since 1650 | 4 |
| HST 212 | Recent American History, 1945-Present | 3 |
| HST 231 | History of the Middle East to 1453 | 3 |
| HST 232 | History of the Middle East 1453 to Present | 3 |
| HST 241 | History of China: Earliest Time through Ming Dynasty | 3 |
| HST 242 | History of China: From the Ching Dynasty to Present | 3 |
| HST 243 | Far East in the Modern World | 3 |
| HST 245 | The World Since 1945 | 3 |
| PSC 101 | American Politics and Government | 3 |
| PSC 220 | State and Local Government in the U.S. | 3 |
| PSC 250 | Comparative Politics + | 3 |
| PSC 270 | Global Politics + | 3 |
| PSC 280 | Non-Western Comparative Politics + | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology + | 3 |
| PSY 216 | Child Psychology I | 3 |
| PSY 217 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 218 | Adult Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 228 | Psychology of Human Development | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology + | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Family in Contemporary Society + | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Social Problems + | 3 |
| SOC 215 | Introduction to Social Psychology + | 3 |
| SOC 230 | Sociology of Sex and Gender + | 3 |
| SOC 235 | Race and Ethnicity + | 3 |
- +
Meets the World Cultures and Diversity graduation requirement. One 3 credit-hour course is required for graduation.
Total General Education
No more than two GEG and two HST courses (except HST 105) may be used to fulfill the General Education requirements.
Hours Required: 31
Core Courses
Hours Required: 36
Music Theory
12 credit hours required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 111 | Theory of Music I | 3 |
| MUS 112 | Theory of Music II | 3 |
| MUS 211 | Theory of Music III | 3 |
| MUS 212 | Theory of Music IV | 3 |
Keyboard Skills
8 credit hours required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 165 | Class Piano I 1 | 2 |
| MUS 166 | Class Piano II 1 | 2 |
| MUS 265 | Class Piano III 1 | 2 |
| MUS 266 | Class Piano IV | 2 |
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All music majors must demonstrate piano proficiency: MUS 165, MUS 166 and MUS 265 may be passed by proficiency exam.
Aural Skills
4 credit hours required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 115 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUS 116 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUS 215 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUS 216 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
Ensemble
4 credit hours required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 130 | Choir | 1 |
| MUS 140 | Band | 1 |
| MUS 145 | Ensembles | 1 |
| MUS 150 | Orchestra | 1 |
Applied Instruction
8 credit hours required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 180 | Flute and Piccolo | 1 |
| MUS 181 | Oboe and English Horn | 1 |
| MUS 182 | Clarinet | 1 |
| MUS 183 | Bassoon and Contra Bassoon | 1 |
| MUS 184 | Saxophone | 1 |
| MUS 185 | French Horn | 1 |
| MUS 186 | Trumpet | 1 |
| MUS 187 | Trombone | 1 |
| MUS 188 | Baritone | 1 |
| MUS 189 | Tuba | 1 |
| MUS 190 | Drum Set | 1 |
| MUS 191 | Violin | 1 |
| MUS 192 | Viola | 1 |
| MUS 193 | Cello | 1 |
| MUS 194 | String Bass | 1 |
| MUS 195 | Harp | 1 |
| MUS 196 | Piano | 1 |
| MUS 198 | Voice | 1 |
| MUS 199 | Guitar | 1 |
| MUS 279 | Private Lessons in Composition | 2 |
| MUS 280 | Flute and Piccolo | 2 |
| MUS 281 | Oboe and English Horn | 2 |
| MUS 282 | Clarinet | 2 |
| MUS 283 | Bassoon and Contra Bassoon | 2 |
| MUS 284 | Saxophone | 2 |
| MUS 285 | French Horn | 2 |
| MUS 286 | Trumpet | 2 |
| MUS 287 | Trombone | 2 |
| MUS 288 | Baritone | 2 |
| MUS 289 | Tuba | 2 |
| MUS 290 | Drum Set | 2 |
| MUS 291 | Violin | 2 |
| MUS 292 | Viola | 2 |
| MUS 293 | Cello | 2 |
| MUS 294 | String Bass | 2 |
| MUS 295 | Harp | 2 |
| MUS 296 | Piano | 2 |
| MUS 298 | Voice | 2 |
| MUS 299 | Guitar | 2 |
World Cultures and Diversity Requirement
One 3-credit hour course is required. Courses that fulfill this requirement may also be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education category.
Select one course marked with a + from the above Groups.
Total Hours Required
Hours Required: 67